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Build360 Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship
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New Ways of Networking and Partnering for Advancement
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Construction and Trades Grants 2026
Browse open grant programs for contractors, builders, and skilled-trades businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.
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Browse open grant programs for contractors, builders, and skilled-trades businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.
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Alabama Office of Apprenticeship - Registered Apprenticeship Program Support
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Alabama Department of Commerce
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Alabama employerconstruction trades
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GoGreen Home Contractor Network
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California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority
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energy_efficiencycontractor_network
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WSDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
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Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) / OMWBE
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minority owneddisadvantaged
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New York State Registered Apprenticeship Program
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New York State Department of Labor
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trainingworkforce_development
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NJBUILD Women and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades Program
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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San Francisco Contractor Development Program
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City and County of San Francisco
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lbebonding_support
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Apprentice Florida - Construction Trades Apprenticeship Program
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FloridaCommerce / Florida Department of Education
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Florida employerregistered apprenticeship
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Growing Apprenticeship in Nontraditional Sectors Grant Program
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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businessnonprofit
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Nebraska Customized Job Training (CJT) Grant
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Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED)
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Nebraska employerfor profit
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California IBank Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
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California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank)
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California businesssmall business
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Arizona SSBCI Technical Assistance Grant Program
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Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)
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Arizona businessSEDI business
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Growing the Clean Energy Workforce - Electric Vehicles RFA
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New York State Department of Labor Office of Just Energy Transition
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trainingworkforce_development
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Hawaii Statewide DBE Workshops
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Hawaii Department of Transportation and U.S. Small Business Administration
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dbesmall_business
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Native American Advancement Corporation My New Home Initiative
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Native American Advancement Corporation
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tribalindividual
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NYCHA Resident Training Academy - Construction Training
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New York City Housing Authority and CUNY New York City College of Technology
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Nontraditional Employment for Women Pre-Apprenticeship
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Nontraditional Employment for Women
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womenindividual
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MEDC Small Business Support Hubs Program
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Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
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Michigan small business
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Maine DECD Domestic Trade Grant – Construction Sector
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Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)
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Maine businessconstruction sector
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RI Rebounds Technical Assistance Program - Construction and Trades
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Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
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constructiontrades
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Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP)
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Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)
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Virginia employerjob creation
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New Jersey Youth Transitions to Work
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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youth_ownedindividual
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HPD M/WBE Build Up Program
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New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
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Alabama Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification Program
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Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)
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51% disadvantaged ownedsmall business
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Denver Division of Small Business Opportunity Mentor-Protégé Program
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City and County of Denver Division of Small Business Opportunity
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denvermwbe
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NJBUILD Women and Minorities in Construction Trades
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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womenindividual
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Wyoming Apprenticeship Training Grants
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS)
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Wyoming employerregistered apprenticeship
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BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative - Overview and Ongoing Employer Engagement
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Arizona Office of Strategic Initiatives / Office of Economic Opportunity
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Arizona employerconstruction trades
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Los Angeles Regional Contractor Development and Bonding Program
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Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services
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minority_owned_contractorsbonding_assistance
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Construction Training Centers of New York State Training Programs
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Construction Training Centers of New York State
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trainingcertification_support
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California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) - Registered Apprenticeship Programs
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California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
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California employerconstruction trades
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Caltrans Construction Mentor Protege Program
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California Department of Transportation
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dvbesmall_business
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South Carolina SC Works Registered Apprenticeship Employer Support
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SC Works / South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
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apprenticeshipconstruction
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Alaska Workforce Investment Board (AWIB) Workforce Development Grants
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Alaska Workforce Investment Board (AWIB)
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Alaska employertraining organization
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Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program — HTDC
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Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC)
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small businessHawaii based
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Illinois Tollway Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
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Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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minority_owneddbe
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WV DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
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West Virginia Division of Highways / WVDOH
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minority_owneddisadvantaged_business
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New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Training and Apprenticeship Support
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New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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disability_ownedindividual
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New Jersey Weatherization Assistance Program Contractor Opportunities
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New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
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businesscontractors
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NYSDOL Direct Entry Pre-Apprenticeship
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New York State Department of Labor
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Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Trust Fund
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Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board
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Arkansas construction industryapprenticeship training
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Utah Works — Customized Workforce Training Program
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Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS)
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Utah employeraccelerated workforce training
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Innovation Ohio Loan Fund
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Ohio Department of Development
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constructiontrades
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NCWorks Workforce Training Grants
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NC Department of Commerce – Division of Workforce Solutions
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North Carolina employerworkforce development board
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New Hampshire DBE Certification Program
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New Hampshire Department of Transportation
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woman_ownednew_hampshire_business
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City of Los Angeles Contractor Development and Bonding Program
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City of Los Angeles
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city_contractingbonding_support
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Alaska State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
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Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) / US Treasury
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Alaska business500 or fewer employees
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ApprenticeshipNH – Building Trades Registered Apprenticeship Program
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Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH)
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New Hampshire employerregistered apprenticeship sponsor
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Caltrans Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
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California Department of Transportation
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dvbecaltrans_contracting
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Idaho Workforce Development Council — Industry Sector Grant
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Idaho Workforce Development Council
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Idaho basedemployer
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NJDOT On-the-Job Training Supportive Services Program
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New Jersey Department of Transportation
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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Utah Industry Acceleration Account (IAA) Grant and Loan
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Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO)
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Utah businesseconomic opportunity
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National Association of Women in Construction Princeton Chapter
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National Association of Women in Construction Princeton Chapter
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woman_ownedbusiness
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MassDOT DBE Certification – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (Transportation Contracting)
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Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) / Unified Certification Program / U.S. DOT
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minority_ownedsocially_economically_disadvantaged
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Indiana Workforce Ready Grant — Building & Construction Certificate Program
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Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) / Commission for Higher Education (CHE)
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Indiana residentindividual
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Alabama Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP)
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Alabama Department of Commerce, Workforce Development Division
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existing Alabama businessfor profit
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Labor Education Advancement Program (LEAP) Grant
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Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI)
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community based organizationnonprofit
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DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
Grantor
U.S. Department of Transportation
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minority_owneddisadvantaged_business
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Fund Tennessee — SSBCI Small Business Capital Access
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD)
Award Amount
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Tennessee small businessSSBCI
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NCEdge Customized Training Program – Construction and Trades
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North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) / NC Commerce
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North Carolina employernew or expanding business
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