6. How do I determine what kind of funding to seek?

ARRA/WIA funds can be used in various ways to support union-sponsored occupational training programs, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, journey-level, and other occupational training programs. For details see Attachments A through E.

LWIBs can chose to contract directly with eligible training providers for the whole amount of the program, support specific parts of the program, or fund a selected number of participants.

If you are looking to support the actual training costs of program participants, you will most likely be asked to calculate a per-person cost for your training program, much like a tuition cost for a class, regardless of how you collect and manage the program’s funds.

This training program “tuition” cost should include the cost of the training, equipment, safety precautions, and on-the-job earnings that meet area self-sufficiency standards.  Click here for generic budget categories and formulas for cost calculation.

In addition to seeking public dollars to pay for the education and training costs of specific individual “trainees,” union-sponsored occupational training programs can also request funding for training expansion that might not necessarily require a per-person tuition cost analysis. Public funds can support, for example, the addition of instructors to accommodate a larger pool of trainees, expansion of training materials and equipment.

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