Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry has an open grant opportunity to design and develop new multi-employer registered apprenticeship programs in the health sector. The request for proposals was posted September 29. It remains relevant because its application deadline is still ahead. The department lists up to $250,000 in total available funding and a maximum request of $125,000 per applicant. It estimates one to two awards. Available funding and an estimated award count are not awards already made. Eligible applicants are health-related employer or worker associations and apprenticeship committees in Minnesota. They must have the organizational capacity and industry relationships to develop, register and sustain a multi-employer program with the department's Apprenticeship Division. Applications are due no later than 4:30 p.m. Central Time on October 21, 2026. Questions are due no later than 4:30 p.m. Central on October 16. The department calls the schedule an estimated timeline that may change, so applicants should recheck the official materials before submitting. Applicants must be able to function and serve at least two to three Minnesota employers by June 30, 2027. The department says this opportunity is funded through its $4.7 million federal State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Grant; that larger award is not the amount available in this particular competition. Limits: the money supports program infrastructure and development. This notice does not advertise individual trainee places, promise a credential or guarantee employment. Prospective apprentices and organizational grant applicants are different audiences, with different next steps.