The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Clark University a $27 million cooperative agreement to launch the TechXcel incentive payment initiative. TechXcel will expand Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in information technology nationwide through a pay-for-performance model that supports apprenticeship sponsors and employers in recruiting, training/retaining, and advancing new apprentices. The initiative will help create pathways to high-demand technology careers while strengthening the nation’s workforce talent pipeline.
The Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program is 100 percent funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration through a cooperative agreement totaling $27,000,000.
TechBuild is a $5 million U.S. Department of Labor-funded initiative led by Clark University that expands worker-centered training and Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in information technology and infrastructure-related industries, helping individuals gain skills for careers in renewable energy, transportation, and broadband sectors.
The initiative launched September 2023 and continue through 2028.
Tech Quest Apprenticeship was a U.S. Department of Labor-funded initiative led by Clark University and a national consortium of workforce partners that expanded apprenticeship opportunities in information technology and related fields, connecting more than 6,800 individuals to training, employment, and career advancement opportunities.
The initiative launched in July 2019 and concluded in July 2024.
The TechBoost grant was another U.S. Department of Labor-funded initiative led by Clark University that prepared primarily unemployed and underemployed individuals for high-demand technology careers through skills training, work-based learning opportunities, and pathways to employment in IT and IT-related industries.
The initiative launched in February 2021 and concluded in January 2026.
Grant administration
Diana Chance, M.Ed.
Associate Director
Jennifer Thomas, Ed.D.
Associate Director
Thomas Lanson
Financial Administrator
