US EditionTrump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states
The plan would merge about a dozen programs into one state grant, with 10% reserved for apprenticeships and 3% for innovations.
- President Trump's latest budget proposes a federal "Make America Skilled Again" grant consolidating a dozen current programs into a $3.4 billion fund for employment and training spending.
- The administration argues the MASA effort reduces administrative costs and improves responsiveness to workplace changes, aiming to modernize a struggling and underutilized workforce development system.
- Rep. Bobby Scott, top Democrat on the House Workforce Committee, stated the budget "attacks workers and small businesses by undermining workforce development programs at the Labor Department."
- While the proposal lacks a distribution formula, the budget mandates at least 10% of funds support apprenticeship programs and 3% be dedicated to innovations.
- Congressional Republicans are pursuing separate workforce reforms that differ from the president's MASA initiative, while the House Appropriations Committee plans to draft labor spending legislation in June.
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Trump’s ‘Make America Skilled Again’ job training program would slash existing funding by $1.2 billion
Participants in a welding program for minimum-security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Oct. 7, 2024. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training. Trump’s latest budget proposes a federal “Mak…
Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states • Maine Morning Star
Participants in a welding program for minimum-security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Oct. 7, 2024. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training. Trump’s latest budget proposes a federal “Mak…
Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states • Washington State Standard
Participants in a welding program for minimum-security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Oct. 7, 2024. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training. Trump’s latest budget proposes a federal “Mak…
Trump proposal to streamline jobs program spending would cut funding to states
Participants in a welding program for minimum-security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training. Trump’s latest budget proposes a fed…
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Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states
Participants in a welding program for minimum-security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Oct. 7, 2024. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training. Trump’s latest budget proposes a federal “Mak…
Make America Skilled Again? Not with these Cuts
TL;DR: This budget recycles last year’s failed proposals, pairing workforce rhetoric (including America’s Talent Strategy and apprenticeship goals) with significant cuts, program eliminations, and risky consolidations that would weaken the […] The post Make America Skilled Again? Not with these Cuts appeared first on National Skills Coalition.
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