Establishes grants to promote industry or sector partnerships for infrastructure industry growth and worker training, retention, and advancement.
Defines terms such as apprenticeship program, career and technical education, career pathway, and others relevant to the legislation.
Grants can be either implementation grants (initial grants) or renewal grants (for partnerships that have already received an initial grant).
Grant duration is limited to 3 years, with a maximum amount of $2,500,000 for implementation grants and $1,500,000 for renewal grants.
Emphasizes geographic diversity in grant awards and gives priority to renewal grants that demonstrate long-term sustainability and success in improving access for individuals with barriers to employment.
Requires applications to include descriptions of the partnership, targeted infrastructure industry, worker recruitment strategies, and strategic objectives, among other elements.
Targets industries such as transportation, construction, energy, information technology, and utilities for infrastructure growth.
Activities funded by grants include business engagement, support services for individuals with barriers to employment, and planning activities for implementation grants.
Mandates annual progress reports from grant recipients to evaluate the success of the partnership based on specific performance indicators.
Limits administrative costs to 5% of grant funds for eligible partnerships and 10% of appropriated funds for the Secretary of Labor’s administrative expenses.
Authorizes the appropriation of necessary funds to carry out the Act.