WIOA workforce funding via local Workforce Development Boards Free
COST: Free (funds third-party tuition; eligibility-gated). The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (2014) is the law behind the American Job Center system and the money that buys training for job seekers — apprenticeship.gov confirms that "WIOA funding is allotted to states and is administered through local Workforce Development Boards." Honest note: DOL's own WIOA page describes access to "employment, education, training, and support services" but does NOT itself spell out the Individual Training Account mechanism, so treat the ITA specifics as UNVERIFIED and ask your local board. The common misunderstanding: people look for a national application form. There is none — the money is local, the eligibility is local, and the list of approved training providers is local.
✓ The federal statute under which publicly funded job training is purchased in every state