Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund Grant

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The Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund (“Training Fund”) provides grants to State Workforce Agencies to form partnerships with eligible employers in key high-growth and emerging industry sectors to provide skills training to their current employees or newly hired workers. In September 2025, DOL awarded more than $86 million in grants to 14 states to accelerate innovation, strengthen domestic production, and address critical workforce needs across the country.

Participating employers can apply for outcomes-based partial reimbursement of actual training costs on a per-employee basis. Grantees will prioritize training for in-demand skilled trades including shipbuilding occupations, occupations essential to the buildout of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, nuclear energy, domestic mineral production, and information technology including AI.

These grants are authorized under section 169(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), as amended (codified at 29 U.S.C. 3224a).

For more information about the Training Fund, please see the following:

Performance

Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund Grant Performance Reporting Orientation Webinar

Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS) Access:
- Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund WIPS Account Policy
- WIPS Access Change Request Form

Reporting Requirements for the Exit-Based Outcomes

Reporting Requirements for the Exit Based Outcomes

Quarterly Narrative Report

Quarterly Narrative Report (QNR) Template (ETA-9179)

QNR Submission Instructions

Training Fund- Reporting Employers in the QNR

Training Fund Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)

Program Guidance

Key Program Policy Guidance for Grantees:

Training Fund FAQs Revised July 2026

Add/Remove Points of Contact to the Grant E-Mail List:
- Point of Contact Change Request Form

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Content Details

Topics:

Grants Management - General

Target Populations:

General Audience

Programs:

Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund Grant Program

Geographic Locations:

National Scope

Industry Sectors:

Manufacturing - Advanced Other Industry Sector Information Technology (IT) Energy/Utilities Construction Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Resource Publication Date: 2026
Posted by: Margaret Lamb
Posted in: H-1B Skills Training