For-profit Mississippi employers that hire registered apprentices in priority occupations (construction, advanced manufacturing, IT, skilled trades, nursing) can be reimbursed 50% of the apprentice's hourly wage, up to $3,000 per apprentice, first-come first-served until funds run out.
The Mississippi Apprenticeship Accelerator reimburses businesses that employ registered apprentices in priority occupations an amount equal to 50% of the apprentice's hourly wage, up to a maximum of $3,000 per apprentice from MS WORKS funds. AccelerateMS initially dedicated $2 million statewide (about 300 new registered apprentices), and funds are available first-come, first-served until exhausted. Each project is an agreement between the business and its Local Workforce Development Area, which sets reimbursement conditions and per-business maximums.
Any eligible for-profit business under the Mississippi Works Fund Rules
Businesses in construction, advanced manufacturing or information technology, or hiring listed priority occupations (e.g., electricians, welders, machinists, HVAC and industrial maintenance technicians, registered nurses), and implementing a Registered Apprenticeship program
Apprentices must be new hires in full-time (35+ hours/week) positions and enrolled in MS Works
Ineligible: businesses with unresolved labor-law violations, suspended or debarred firms, state agencies, temporary/staffing/employee-leasing agencies, churches, cannabis-related companies
Cannot be used to employ immediate family members of owners, partners, board members or the apprentice's direct supervisor
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