; (v) connecting students or workers to apprenticeship opportunities; and (vi) developing and providing personalized covered apprentice supports, including supportive services and financial advising; and (B) includes a State workforce development board or local workforce development board, as established under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or State workforce agency. (b) Grant program (1) In general The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to develop and implement a postsecondary apprenticeship program. (2) Duration Grants awarded under this section shall be 4 or 5 years in duration. (3) Eligible partnership (A) In general In this section, the term eligible partnership means a partnership that— (i) shall include— (I) an institution of higher education or a consortium of such institutions; (II) an individual employer or consortium of employers; and (III) a workforce intermediary, unless waived by the Secretary because the partnership demonstrates that a high-quality program is in place or it would be a hardship to include a workforce intermediary; and (ii) may include— (I) a State agency responsible for the administration of career and technical education in the State or for the supervision of the administration of career and technical education in the State; (II) a labor organization; (III) an economic development agency or organization, such as a chamber of commerce, business alliance, or industry association; (IV) a community-based organization; (V) a State educational agency