OAR 839-012-0645: Use of Grant Funds

(1) Trades Outreach Veterans Grant funds must be used to provide one or more of the following services: (a) Inform veterans in Oregon about apprenticeship opportunities available to them; (b) Connect veterans in Oregon with registered apprenticeship programs that will provide them with training to qualify for meaningful careers with living wages; (c) Prepare veterans to apply for registered apprenticeship programs of their choice and effectively participate in the selection procedure, including any exceptions for which they may qualify; or (d) Support veterans in Oregon who become registered apprentices to improve the likelihood that they will complete the requirements of a registered apprenticeship and advance to journey worker status. (2) Trades Outreach Veterans Grant funds may not be used for: (a) Indirect costs; (b) Tuition assistance or scholarships apprenticeship costs; (c) Projects that have been substantially completed by the start date of the grant period; (d) Grants to offset previous project deficits; and (e) Events whose primary focus is to raise funds for a purpose outside the scope of OAR 839-011-0610.