DIR and DAS Announce $68 Million in Additional Apprenticeship Funding

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On February 26, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) announced $68 million in funding to boost apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. Of the total sum, $52 million is Apprenticeship Innovation Funding (AIF) to help grow and scale new and existing apprenticeship programs to meet job market needs within high-demand sectors such as technology and healthcare. The remaining $16 million comes from a California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship (COYA) grant to boost youth apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. This was the third round of AIF funding. During the first and second rounds, DAS awarded $41.7 million to 73 registered apprenticeship programs

https://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2025/2025-21.html

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