Funding programs directory
Verified programs that help pay for CDL training. We check every program before listing it. Real programs never charge you a fee to receive money.
✓ Verified programWIOA workforce training funds
Federal program · National (through local job centers)
- Who it helps
- Adults and dislocated workers; priority often for laid-off, unemployed and lower-income people
- Amount
- Varies by local area
- Deadline
- Ongoing; local budgets can run out
- How to apply
- Visit your local American Job Center and ask about WIOA training funds for CDL training.
Official site✓ Verified programGI Bill education benefits
Federal program · National
- Who it helps
- Eligible veterans, service members and some family members
- Amount
- Depends on your benefit
- Deadline
- Ongoing
- How to apply
- Check that the school is VA-approved with the GI Bill Comparison Tool, then apply for benefits with the VA.
Official site✓ Verified programVeteran Readiness and Employment
Federal program · National
- Who it helps
- Veterans with a service-connected disability
- Amount
- Training and job support
- Deadline
- Ongoing
- How to apply
- Apply through the VA's Veteran Readiness and Employment program.
Official site✓ Verified programWorkforce Pell Grants
Federal program · National (approved programs only)
- Who it helps
- Students with financial need in approved short-term programs
- Amount
- Up to the prorated Pell amount
- Deadline
- Starting July 1, 2026
- How to apply
- Fill out the FAFSA and ask the school whether its CDL program is approved for Workforce Pell.
Official site✓ Verified programRegistered apprenticeships
Federal program · National
- Who it helps
- People hired into a registered trucking apprenticeship
- Amount
- Paid training on the job
- Deadline
- Varies by employer
- How to apply
- Search the apprenticeship job finder for truck driver programs.
Official site✓ Verified programSNAP Employment and Training
Federal program · National (run by states)
- Who it helps
- People receiving SNAP (and not TANF cash assistance) who are able to work
- Amount
- Training and related costs, varies by state
- Deadline
- Varies by state
- How to apply
- Ask your SNAP office about employment and training programs.
Official site✓ Verified programState Vocational Rehabilitation
State program · Every state
- Who it helps
- People with disabilities preparing for work
- Amount
- Varies by plan
- Deadline
- Ongoing
- How to apply
- Contact your state Vocational Rehabilitation agency about an employment plan that includes CDL training.
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