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Introduced February 6, 2025 by Juan Ciscomani · Last progress February 6, 2025
The bill significantly expands federally funded training and job-placement pathways into residential construction—particularly benefiting students, incumbent workers, and rural/underserved communities—while imposing modest federal cost, administrative compliance, and eligibility trade-offs that could exclude some partners and shift funds away from urban needs.
Students and opportunity youth gain expanded access to residential construction training and credentials through new competitive grants, increasing pathways into construction careers.
Incumbent residential construction workers can receive federally funded upskilling and credentialing that improves career mobility and earning potential.
Rural communities and underserved populations receive funding priority, expanding training access where providers and opportunities are scarce.
Taxpayers face roughly $100 million in additional federal spending over five years to fund the grant program.
Applicants must attest there are no pending labor-enforcement actions, which could exclude schools, nonprofits, or providers involved in minor/ongoing disputes and shrink the pool of eligible partners.
New reporting and administrative requirements (applications, annual reports, consolidated Secretary report) add compliance burden and cost for grantees and for the Department of Labor administering the program.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a new competitive grant program at the Department of Labor, run with the Department of Education, to fund community colleges, career schools, and eligible training providers to expand residential construction training and outreach in rural and underserved areas. Grants (up to four years) support evidence-based training, incumbent worker upskilling, partnerships with local employers, K–12 outreach, flexible schedules, job-placement help, and reporting; $20 million is authorized per year for FY2026–FY2030.