40 U.S.C. § 14506: Regional skills partnerships

is established to serve one or more industries in a specified geographic area; and businesses (or a nonprofit organization that represents businesses); labor organizations; State and local governments; or educational institutions. the assessment of training and job skill needs for the industry; the development of curricula and training methods, including, in appropriate cases, electronic learning or technology-based training; the identification of training providers; the development of partnerships between the industry and educational institutions, including community colleges; the development of apprenticeship programs; the development of training programs for workers, including dislocated workers; and the development of training plans for businesses. An eligible entity may use not more than 10 percent of amounts made available to the eligible entity under subsection (b) to pay administrative costs associated with the projects described in subsection (b). 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section. Assistance under this section may be provided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in combination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or from any other source. Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to increase that Federal share, as the Commission decides is appropriate.