SEC. 2. GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Office 
of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor shall award 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible en-
tities on a competitive basis if the eligible entity is a quali-
fied intermediary— 
(1) to support national industry and equity 
intermediaries in establishing or expanding sector- 
based partnerships to support the delivery or expan-
sion of programs under the national apprenticeship 
system to significant scale in the United States— 
(A) in key sectors, including manufac-
turing, information technology, cyber security, 
health care, insurance and finance, energy, hos-
pitality, retail, construction, and other sectors 
identified by the Administrator as targeted for 
expansion under the national apprenticeship 
system; or 
(B) for nontraditional apprenticeship popu-
lations, women, minorities, individuals with dis-
abilities, and individuals impacted by the crimi-
nal or juvenile justice system; or 
(2) to serve programs under the national ap-
prenticeship system in a local or regional setting. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity applying for 
any grant activity under this Act— 
(1) shall use at least 5 percent of the grant 
funds to provide direct financial assistance to ap-
prentices, pre-apprentices, or youth apprentices 
through emergency grants to support their financial 
needs to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete 
such program, such as support for the related costs 
of supplies and equipment, courses, transportation, 
child care, and housing; and 
(2) may use funds for any of the following ac-
tivities: 
(A) To establish or expand partnerships 
with organizations that provide program partici-
pants access to financial planning, mentoring, 
and supportive services that are necessary to 
enable an individual to participate in and com-
plete a program under the national apprentice-
ship system. 
(B) To conduct outreach and recruitment 
activities, including assessments of potential 
participants for, and enrollment of participants 
in, a program under the national apprenticeship 
system. 
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(C) To conduct outreach, engagement, re-
cruitment, and coordination of activities with 
employers, industry associations, labor and 
labor-management 
organizations, 
qualified 
intermediaries, education and training pro-
viders, State or local workforce agencies, poten-
tial sponsors, community-based organizations, 
communities with high numbers or percentages 
of nontraditional apprenticeship populations, 
small- and medium-sized businesses, or rural 
communities to establish or expand industry or 
sector partnerships and opportunities under the 
national apprenticeship system. 
(D) To carry out grant requirements, in-
cluding program evaluation and reporting re-
quirements. 
(E) To conduct any activities as described 
in the application that would advance the pur-
poses of the grant. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(i) a program sponsor; 
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