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Taxes, Credits, & Exemptions To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards Corporate & Professional Services Food Processing and Manufacturing Energy & Natural Resources Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship / Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship RAISE Grant Application Rural Apprenticeship Innovation for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Grant Application The Kansas Department of Commerce and the Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship are committed to meeting Kansas’ high-wage, high-demand workforce needs by expanding Registered Apprenticeship programs in counties with populations under 50,000 residents.
This grant provides direct operational support to new and existing programs—such as business support, marketing, and training equipment—to help them grow, expand services, and reach more Kansans. The purpose of this grant is to provide seed funding for long-term investments in the expansion of new or established Registered Apprenticeship programs in rural Kansas with populations under 50,000.
Registered Apprenticeships are a sustainable and economical way to connect residents to meaningful training for long term careers, retain talent in rural areas, and keep Kansas competitive.
RAISE Grant Application Timeline Application period: March 16, 2026 – April 17, 2026 Applications due: April 24, 2026, at 5:00 pm Earliest Award Notification: May 15, 2026 Period of performance: twelve months Grant funds may be used for project needs related to technical instruction for the registered apprenticeship, OJT needs not including apprentice wages, staffing and/or FTE to implement and manage programs, marketing and outreach and other allowable activities as stated in the project proposal.
Examples include but not limited to: Related technical instruction tuition costs, course costs, books costs, and anything else related to technical training. This training would need to be transcribed within the Registered Apprenticeship program to qualify.
Contract with external apprenticeship subject matter experts to align internal systems including reporting systems, curriculum alignment, RAPIDS reporting, assessments and other reporting. Contract with higher education and/or external stakeholders to create crosswalks of existing curriculum in order to build pathways to a career, college degree, and/or certification. Administrative costs are permitted as part of this grant.
Other project concepts will be considered on a case-by-case basis. What is your overall program plan? How will this be integrated within rural-based business and industry to create longevity for the recruitment and retention of Kansas’s most high-wage and high-demand occupations through a Registered Apprenticeship Program?
For this grant, high wage and high demand is defined as at least $15 minimum wage and have strong future employment growth. 25 points possible List the counties you plan to operate in for this program. Describe how you will ensure that all residents and employers you engage—and therefore all grant expenditures—are within counties with populations less than 50,000.
Please note: You may currently be established in an urban county and still be awarded this grant; however, all funded activity must take place in counties with populations under 50,000. 10 points possible This grant supports the creation or expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs in rural Kansas (populations under 50,000), with a goal of increasing enrollment by at least 10% annually in high-wage, high-demand occupations.
New programs must register at least five apprentices within 12 months of award. Explain how this funding will help you increase apprenticeship enrollment. Include your annual targets for new apprentices and employers and describe how the funding will support growth in both apprentices and participating employers.
20 points possible Please describe any grants in similar scope and capacity —state, federal or philanthropic —that your organization has received. Include a summary of the program’s success, whether all funds were spent down, and if all outlined objectives were met. If not, please explain why.
If you have not received any grants, please indicate your organizational capacity to meet the objectives of the grant as well as grant management. 10 points possible Provide a detailed budget narrative explaining how grant funds will be used, how they align with current operations, and how they support long-term sustainability of your Registered Apprenticeship program.
Include cost-per-apprentice and cost-per-employer estimates, which will be used for ongoing grant reporting. 20 points possible This grant requires a 1:1 cash match for all funds awarded. How does your organization plan to meet this matching requirement?
Your response should align with your submitted budget and include a clear explanation of the source(s) of the matching funds and how they will be allocated. In-kind match is not allowed for this grant program.
15 points possible If you have an established Registered Apprenticeship in Kansas, has your organization or your business/industry partners utilized funding from the Kansas Apprenticeship Grant and Tax Act (KATAG) or Apprenticeship to Education (A2E) programs? This question is for awareness only.
No points awarded – awareness only Screenshot of proof of good standing with Secretary of State The Kansas Department of Commerce requires that business and non-profit applicants are in good standing status with the Kansas Secretary of State (SOS) at the time of submission and throughout the duration of the grant agreement to receive grant funds.
Businesses and non-profit organizations are required to upload a screenshot of current status from the Business Search of the Kansas Secretary of State webpage. Please search for your organization on the Secretary of State Business Search Webpage and take a screenshot of your organization’s “general information page” This page will have both the current organization’s status and expiration date. https://www.
sos. ks. gov/eforms/BusinessEntity/Search.
aspx Applicants do not need to purchase a certificate of good standing. A screenshot of the general information page with the current status will suffice. Applicants that are government or tribal entities are exempt from submitting a screenshot of their good standing status and should leave this upload blank.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Companies with fewer than 10 employees in Kansas that register at least one apprentice. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $7,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Kansas Office of Apprenticeship State Grants (Small Business Grants) are due September 20, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Kansas Office of Apprenticeship State Grants (Small Business Grants) is funded by Kansas Department of Commerce. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Kansas. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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