Youth Apprenticeship Grant Information

Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Grantees

The following consortia have been awarded 2024-2025 Youth Apprenticeship grants:

Consortium	Grant Amount
Apprenticeship for Westside Youth	$27,500.00
Central Wisconsin	$49,684.00
CESA 11 Youth Apprenticeship	$391,145.00
CESA 12 Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$178,568.00
CESA 5 Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$495,556.00
CESA 6 Youth Apprenticeship	$2,128,545.00
CESA 9 Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$107,667.00
Chippewa Valley Youth Apprenticeship Conosrtium	$291,872.00
Clinton Community Schools	$27,500.00
Connect Consortium	$176,492.00
Eau Claire Area Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$62,213.00
Edgerton Milton School to Career	$37,812.00
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Consortium	$27,500.00
Gateway District Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$160,915.00
GPS Education Partners	$192,506.00
Kenosha Unified School District	$125,987.00
La Crosse Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$83,413.00
Lakeshore Youth Apprenticeship	$635,359.00
Mauston School District	$27,500.00
Merrill Area Public Schools	$75,183.00
Mid-Wisconsin School-to-Work Partnership	$84,691.00
Milwaukee Public Schools	$104,156.00
Mississippi Valley CESA 4	$83,139.00
North Central WI School-to-Career Partnership	$403,871.00
Northeast Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$1,328,580.00
Northwest Wisconsin CEP	$48,961.00
Northwoods Youth Apprenticeship	$103,483.00
Ozaukee Youth Appreticeship	$106,150.00
RAMAC (Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce)	$217,932.00
Rock & Green County Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$166,842.00
South Central Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Partnership	$895,794.00
South Shore Suburban Consortium	$66,611.00
Southwest Milwaukee Consortium	$91,729.00
Southwest Wisconsin	$516,946.00
St. Croix Valley	$214,078.00
The Lincoln Academy	$27,500.00
Trempealeau Valley Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$53,160.00
Waukesha School-to-Career	$281,142.00
Western Wisconsin Consortium	$46,555.00
Wolf River School to Work Youth Apprenticeship Consortium	$136,736.00
Total	$10,280,973.00

2024-2026 Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program Announcement (GPA)

The application period for the 2024-2026 Youth Apprenticeship Grants is now OPEN.

The purpose of the grant is to sustain and expand the statewide youth apprenticeship program. All local partnerships must be approved by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to operate a Youth Apprenticeship Program.

Funding under this Grant Program Announcement (GPA) is available to consortia which will implement and coordinate a YA program. Consortia may consist of:

One or more school districts

One or more school districts plus any of the following:
- Community based organizations
- CESAs
- Employers
- Colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System
- Labor unions
- Chambers of commerce
- Workforce Development Boards
- Other public agencies
- Other contributing individuals

Grant requests are limited to $1,100 per youth apprentice served, and grantees must serve at least 25 students to be eligible. All grant awards are contingent upon the availability of state funds. The grant application materials are available for review below.

For consortia that have already been approved to operate the Youth Apprenticeship program for program years 2024-25 and 2025-26, instructions on applying for grant funds for program year 2025-26 have been emailed. If you have not received this email or have questions about applying for 2025-26 grant funds, please email ya@dwd.wisconsin.gov.

2024-2026 Youth Apprenticeship GPA Application Materials

Secretary's Cover Letter
GPA Guidelines
GPA Application - Narrative - Must be uploaded to cBASERS.
GPA Application - Proposed Budget Worksheet: This form can be used by the Consortium to capture information necessary to enter budget information. The GPA Application Budget is keyed in using the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards Electronic Registration System (cBASERS).
Supplement 1: YA Partnership Agreement – To be kept on file with the consortium
Supplement 2: YA School District Affiliation Agreement – To be kept on file with the consortium

All grant applications will now be submitted through the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards Electronic Registration System (cBASERS). For information on how to access the system, View the instructional document.

If you have questions about the youth apprenticeship program or desire technical assistance in planning a new program, please contact:

Youth Apprenticeship Staff: YA@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Craig Henrickson, (608) 733-3880
Tommie Myles, (608) 733-3856
Amy Phillips, (608) 733-3914
Colton Waters, (608) 405-4203
Renee O'Day, (608) 733-3908

2024-2026 Grant Program Announcement (GPA) Applicants Webinar

Here is the link to the 2024-2026 GPA Applicants Webinar. This webinar explains the grant application and highlights changes from the previous year.