California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Grant Round 2

COYA awarded $15.4 million in grants through its second round, which was announced in June 2025 and has a performance period of 2025-2027. The focus of the COYA Grant is on Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (IACA) connected programs. These are programs that serve occupations across all sectors of the economy except for the building trades. As examples, this includes healthcare, education, advanced manufacturing, information technology, public sector, transportation and more. Programs serving occupations in the fire trades are eligible to apply for this funding, however any proposal serving these occupations must be approved by the California Apprenticeship Council (CAC). The grant program does not apply to building and construction trades programs that are within the jurisdiction of the CAC. The COYA Grant program includes 3 grant types: Apprenticeship Planning Grant (COYA-AP) Funding amount – up to $500,000 Grant duration – 1-2 years Pre-Apprenticeship Implementation Grant (COYA-PI) Funding amount – $500,000 to $2,000,000 Grant duration – 2.5 years Apprenticeship Implementation Grant (COYA-AI) Funding amount – $500,000 to $2,000,000 Grant duration – 2.5 years

Eligibility

• Programs related to information technology
• Programs related to manufacturing
• Programs related to advanced manufacturing
• Programs related to construction
• Programs related to healthcare
• Programs related to apprenticeship

Award details

Applications close on April 10, 2025.

Categories

Apprenticeship · Health · Social Services