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‘‘(B) to support (including by providing 
technical assistance) program sponsors and em-
ployers (especially small- and medium-sized 
businesses) in the creation of, recruitment for, 
and execution of programs under the national 
apprenticeship system; and 
‘‘(C) to provide opportunities to rural com-
munities, as applicable. 
‘‘(4) A labor market analysis with respect to 
the geographic area of service that demonstrates— 
‘‘(A) the need to create or expand the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) a plan to align the activities sup-
ported by the grant with the labor market 
needs of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand in-
dustry sectors or occupations. 
‘‘(5) A plan— 
‘‘(A) to comply with requirements for an 
evaluation and report under section 203; 
‘‘(B) as appropriate, to coordinate activi-
ties assisted under the grant with activities car-
ried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2301 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et
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seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), 
and any related Federal programs and if appro-
priate, how funds provided under these pro-
grams will be leveraged in support of the pro-
grams supported by this grant; 
‘‘(C) to use funds awarded under this sec-
tion in support of the programs supported by 
this grant, as described in section 202; 
‘‘(D) to continue the program after the 
grant period ends; 
‘‘(E) to recruit and retain program partici-
pants for pre-apprenticeship, youth apprentice-
ship, and apprenticeship programs, including 
from nontraditional apprenticeship populations, 
such as women, minorities, individuals with dis-
abilities, individuals impacted by the criminal or 
juvenile justice system, and individuals with 
barriers to employment; 
‘‘(F) to ensure program participants are 
able to access supportive services, as applicable; 
and 
‘‘(G) to comply with the equal opportunity 
requirements for diversity described in subpara-
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graphs (B) and (C) of section 111(b)(7) and 
section 113(c)(5), as applicable. 
‘‘(6) For any grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements expanding existing programs under the 
national apprenticeship system, a description of— 
‘‘(A) a plan to coordinate the activities car-
ried out under the grant with the existing pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of the program, in-
cluding demonstrations of programmatic com-
ponents such as program costs to employers 
and to program participants, completion and 
placement rates, credential attainment, diversity 
in populations served, the effectiveness of the 
program in increasing participant’s wages and 
benefits, or services provided to employers and 
program participants. 
‘‘(7) A description of potential program partici-
pants and strategies to support the recruitment, re-
tention, and completion of such participants, includ-
ing nontraditional apprenticeship populations and in-
dividuals with barriers to employment, to the extent 
practicable.
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‘‘(8) A description of strategies to recruit and 
support employers involved in programs under the 
national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(9) An assurance that the eligible entity will— 
‘‘(A) provide information to the Adminis-
trator, as requested, for any such evaluations as 
the Administrator may carry out; 
‘‘(B) make program performance data col-
lected under section 131 available (in accord-
ance with applicable data privacy laws, includ-
ing section 444 of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and section 4 of 
this Act) to independent evaluators to enable 
the evaluators to prepare the evaluations and 
research reports described in section 203(a)(1); 
and 
‘‘(C) coordinate grant activities with a 
State Apprenticeship Agency, if such agency ex-
ists in the State where the eligible entity is ap-
plying for a grant or carrying out activities. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Administrator shall require an eligible entity applying 
for a grant under this title to include as part of their ap-
plication in subsection (e) the following information, as 
applicable:
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‘‘(1) CREATION AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 
An eligible entity applying to create new ap-
prenticeship programs and carry out activities 
in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) shall 
include as part of their application a description 
of— 
‘‘(i) any plans for further expansion 
upon development of the program; and 
‘‘(ii) employers, and to the extent 
practicable, labor organizations or joint 
labor-management organizations, engaged 
in the program creation and implementa-
tion. 
‘‘(B) EXPANDING
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAMS.—An eligible entity applying to expand 
existing apprenticeship programs and carry out 
activities 
in 
accordance 
with 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(ii) shall include as part of their appli-
cation a description of employers engaged in the 
program expansion. 
‘‘(C) CREATING
OR
EXPANDING
PRE-AP-
PRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity 
applying to create or expand pre-apprenticeship 
programs and carry out activities in accordance
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‘‘(B) SERVING PROGRAMS IN A LOCAL OR 
REGIONAL SETTING.—An eligible entity apply-
ing to carry out activities in accordance with 
subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii) shall include as part of 
their application a description of how such enti-
ty will— 
‘‘(i) 
engage 
employers, 
especially 
small- and medium-sized businesses, in the 
formation or ongoing development of in-
dustry or sector partnerships and pro-
grams in the national apprenticeship sys-
tem; 
‘‘(ii) identify the industry or sector 
partnerships that will be served, and dem-
onstrate alignment to high-skill, high-wage, 
or in-demand industry sectors or occupa-
tions; 
‘‘(iii) leverage additional resources, in-
cluding funding provided by Federal and 
non-Federal resources; and 
‘‘(iv) provide services to program 
sponsors and program participants. 
‘‘(4) EDUCATIONAL
ALIGNMENT.—An eligible 
entity applying to carry out activities in accordance