{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"a6a8648e-f7f9-54b0-9d9b-ad8efe2f985b","title":"H.I.R.E.D. Apprenticeship Fund","identifiers":{"systemId":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:system","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-system.json"},"id":"5e32f19a-e8b5-4915-a571-e7c73a6044f9"},"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"va:vw-hired-apprenticeship-fund"}}},"status":{"value":"custom","customValue":"Confirm with agency","description":"Varies — check official page"},"description":"The H.I.R.E.D. (Highlight, Include, Recruit, Engage, Deliver) Apprenticeship Fund helps employers create new Registered Apprenticeship programs or scale existing ones by covering training, program infrastructure and supportive-service costs (transportation, uniforms, tools, equipment, child or dependent care, pre-apprenticeship training) for up to two new apprentices per employer. The 2026 round targeted high-demand sectors including education, information technology, the care economy, service trades, manufacturing, and maintenance and repair. Applications are scored on need, program design, performance outcomes and budget, and service to under-represented areas and under-served populations.","funding":{"details":"$3,500 per apprentice, up to $7,000 per employer (2026 round)","maxAwardAmount":{"amount":"7000.00","currency":"USD"}},"funders":{"primary":{"id":"1836fe8a-0e5c-5627-9d1c-948e35ecde5e","name":"Virginia Works","identifiers":{"otherIds":{"org:opengrants:funder":{"registry":{"code":"org:opengrants:funder","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/org-opengrants-funder.json"},"id":"21475750-a6e8-4cd6-85b0-4b51bee3c908","allIds":[{"id":"21475750-a6e8-4cd6-85b0-4b51bee3c908","status":"active"}]},"org:us:va:agency":{"registry":{"code":"org:us:va:agency","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/org-us-va-agency.json"},"id":"Virginia Works"}}}}},"keyDates":{"otherDates":{"cycle":{"name":"Application cycle","eventType":"other","details":"Periodic rounds funded by federal State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants; the first round ran February 18 to March 17, 2025 and Round 3 ran February 18 to March 18, 2026; no next round posted"}}},"acceptedApplicantTypes":[{"value":"for_profit_small_business","description":"Business"},{"value":"for_profit_not_small_business","description":"Business"}],"source":"https://virginiaworks.gov/hired-apprenticeship-fund/","customFields":{"costSharing":{"name":"costSharing","fieldType":"object","value":{"isRequired":false},"description":"Cost-sharing / match requirement","schema":"https://commongrants.org/custom-fields/costSharing"},"contactInfo":{"name":"contactInfo","fieldType":"object","value":{"email":"GrantApplications@virginiaworks.gov","phone":"804-486-2500"},"description":"Program contact","schema":"https://commongrants.org/custom-fields/contactInfo"},"eligibilityCriteria":{"name":"eligibilityCriteria","fieldType":"object","value":{"details":"Employers in Virginia high-demand industry sectors that register up to two new apprentices into a Registered Apprenticeship program; apprentices must be employed by the employer sponsor. Funds may not pay apprentice wages, food and beverages, or promotional items. Employers (Registered Apprenticeship sponsors) in high-demand industry sectors in Virginia; the apprentices must be employed by the sponsor."},"description":"Who is eligible, in the funder's words","schema":"https://commongrants.org/custom-fields/eligibilityCriteria"},"additionalInfo":{"name":"additionalInfo","fieldType":"object","value":{"url":"https://virginiaworks.gov/im-an-employer/","description":"Virginia Works grants page"},"description":"Where the agency publishes its programs","schema":"https://commongrants.org/custom-fields/additionalInfo"},"fundingInstrument":{"name":"fundingInstrument","fieldType":"string","value":"grant","description":"grant, loan, grant+loan, tax credit, rebate, in-kind or other","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"fundingSource":{"name":"fundingSource","fieldType":"string","value":"Federal","description":"State, Federal, Federal and State, or Other","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"lastSyncedAt":{"name":"lastSyncedAt","fieldType":"string","value":"2026-11-09T06:04:52Z","description":"When the OpenGrants record data behind this opportunity was last refreshed (UTC)","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"stateCode":{"name":"stateCode","fieldType":"string","value":"VA","description":"USPS code of the state whose agency offers this funding","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"agencyKey":{"name":"agencyKey","fieldType":"string","value":"vw","description":"Portal key of the administering agency","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"agencyAbbrev":{"name":"agencyAbbrev","fieldType":"string","value":"Virginia Works","description":"Administering agency abbreviation","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"agencyUrl":{"name":"agencyUrl","fieldType":"string","value":"https://www.virginiaworks.gov/","description":"Administering agency website","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"categories":{"name":"categories","fieldType":"array","value":["Employment, Labor & Training"],"description":"Portal categories","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"applicantTypes":{"name":"applicantTypes","fieldType":"array","value":["Business"],"description":"Portal applicant types","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"applicantTypesNotes":{"name":"applicantTypesNotes","fieldType":"string","value":"Employers (Registered Apprenticeship sponsors) in high-demand industry sectors in Virginia; the apprentices must be employed by the sponsor.","description":"Notes on who may apply","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"purpose":{"name":"purpose","fieldType":"string","value":"Reimburses employers for the costs of starting or expanding Registered Apprenticeship programs for new apprentices.","description":"One-line purpose","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"geography":{"name":"geography","fieldType":"string","value":"Statewide (Virginia)","description":"Geographic limits within the state","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"fundingSourceNotes":{"name":"fundingSourceNotes","fieldType":"string","value":"U.S. Department of Labor State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grant administered by Virginia Works; the 2026 round was $157,500, 100% federal.","description":"Notes on the source of funds","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"matchingFunds":{"name":"matchingFunds","fieldType":"string","value":"Not Required","description":"\"Not Required\" or the required match percentage, as published (costSharing holds the parsed form)","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"fundingMethod":{"name":"fundingMethod","fieldType":"string","value":"Reimbursement(s)","description":"Reimbursement(s), Advance(s), Advances & Reimbursement(s) or Other","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"estimatedAmounts":{"name":"estimatedAmounts","fieldType":"string","value":"$3,500 per apprentice, up to $7,000 per employer (2026 round)","description":"Estimated award amounts, as published","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"howToApply":{"name":"howToApply","fieldType":"string","value":"Direct application: during an open round, complete the application form and budget template posted on the fund page and email them to GrantApplications@virginiaworks.gov; contact a local Registered Apprenticeship Consultant for help setting up a program.","description":"How to apply","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"electronicSubmission":{"name":"electronicSubmission","fieldType":"string","value":true,"description":"Where applications are submitted (url: … or email: …)","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"cycle":{"name":"cycle","fieldType":"string","value":"Periodic rounds funded by federal State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants; the first round ran February 18 to March 17, 2025 and Round 3 ran February 18 to March 18, 2026; no next round posted","description":"Application cycle pattern","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"nextDeadlineDisplay":{"name":"nextDeadlineDisplay","fieldType":"string","value":"Varies — check official page","description":"What the portal shows as the next deadline","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"deadlineSource":{"name":"deadlineSource","fieldType":"string","value":"record-live","description":"editorial, record or cycle","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"stringsAttached":{"name":"stringsAttached","fieldType":"string","value":"Reimbursement only; monthly progress and financial reports with participant data including Social Security numbers; the program must be registered or in the registration process; one-year period of performance (April 8, 2026 to April 8, 2027 for the last round).","description":"The catch: match, reporting, restrictions","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"programSlug":{"name":"programSlug","fieldType":"string","value":"vw-hired-apprenticeship-fund","description":"Stable program slug within the portal","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"programUrl":{"name":"programUrl","fieldType":"string","value":"https://opengrants.io/grants-in-virginia/#p-vw-hired-apprenticeship-fund","description":"Program card on the portal page","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"opengrantsListingUrl":{"name":"opengrantsListingUrl","fieldType":"string","value":"https://virginiaworks.gov/hired-apprenticeship-fund/","description":"Listing URL on the bound OpenGrants record","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"bindingMode":{"name":"bindingMode","fieldType":"string","value":"record","description":"record, upstream, pending-import or none","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"verifiedOn":{"name":"verifiedOn","fieldType":"string","value":"2026-11-04","description":"Date the official page was last checked","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"cardStatus":{"name":"cardStatus","fieldType":"string","value":"published","description":"published, needs_review or retired","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"}},"createdAt":"2026-11-05T07:33:20.125144+00:00","lastModifiedAt":"2026-11-09T12:40:59Z","competitions":[],"awards":[]}}