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Youth Apprenticeship Grant Information

Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Grantees

The following consortia have been awarded 2026-2027 Youth Apprenticeship grants:

Consortium Grant Amount
Apprenticeship for West Side Youth $29,700
Central Wisconsin $81,400
CESA 1 Youth Apprenticeship $196,900
CESA 11 Youth Apprenticeship $704,000
CESA 12 Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $337,700
CESA 5 Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $688,600
CESA 6 Youth Apprenticeship $2,953,500
CESA 9 Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $134,200
Chippewa Valley Youth Apprenticeship $393,800
Clinton Community School District $27,500
Connect Consortium $206,800
D.C. Everest Youth Apprenticeship $63,800
Eau Claire Area Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $93,500
Edgerton High School $39,600
Gateway District Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $310,200
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Consortium $27,500
GPS Education Partners $211,200
Kenosha Unified School District $127,600
The La Crosse Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $107,800
Mauston School District $29,700
Merrill Area Public Schools $107,800
Mid-Wisconsin School to Work Consortium $78,100
Mississippi Valley CESA 4 $147,400
Milwaukee Public Schools $122,100
Northeast Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship $2,141,700
North Central School-to-Career Partnership $438,900
Northwoods Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $127,600
RAMAC $235,400
Rock & Green County Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $260,700
South Central Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Partnership $1,156,100
South Shore Suburban Consortium $68,200
Southwest Milwaukee Consortium $107,800
Southwest Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $688,600
St. Croix Valley $225,500
Stevens Point Area Youth Apprenticeship $63,800
The Lincoln Academy $27,500
Trempealeau Valley Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $68,200
Waukesha School-to-Career $382,800
Western Wisconsin Consortium $59,400
Wolf River School to Work Youth Apprenticeship Consortium $177,100
Total $13,449,700

2026-2028 Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program Announcement (GPA)

The purpose of the grant is to sustain and expand the statewide youth apprenticeship program. All local partnerships must be approved by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to operate a Youth Apprenticeship Program.

Funding under this Grant Program Announcement (GPA) is available to consortia which will implement and coordinate a YA program. Consortia may consist of:

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Grant requests are limited to $1,100 per youth apprentice served, and grantees must serve at least 25 students to be eligible. All grant awards are contingent upon the availability of state funds. The grant application materials are available for review below.

Contact youth apprenticeship staff at YA@dwd.wisconsin.gov with questions about the youth apprenticeship program or to receive technical assistance in planning a new program.