42 U.S.C. § 18802 — Career skills training

(a) Definition of eligible entity. An "eligible entity" is a nonprofit partnership that: (1) includes equal participation from industry — including employers — and labor organizations, including joint labor-management training programs; (2) may also include workforce boards, community groups, service corps, schools, small businesses, cooperatives, and state or local veterans' agencies; and (3) can show it has (A) experience running worker training and education programs, (B) the ability to find and train people who would benefit from working in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and (C) the ability to help those people become financially self-sufficient. (b) Establishment. The Secretary must give grants to eligible entities to pay the federal share of career skills training programs. In these programs, students get classroom instruction and on-the-job training together, working toward an industry certification to install energy-efficient building technology. (c) Federal share. The federal government pays 50 percent of the cost of running these training programs. (d) Authorization of appropriations. Congress authorized $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, available until spent.