; (2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; (3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and (5) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. II Modernizing the National Apprenticeship System for the 21st Century Grants 201. Grant requirements (a) Authority (1) In general The Administrator shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities on a competitive basis for one or more of the following purposes: (A) Creation and expansion activities To expand the offerings of programs under the national apprenticeship system— (i) to create new apprenticeship programs in a nontraditional apprenticeship industry or occupation, such as for programs demonstrating demand in information technology, energy, green jobs, advanced manufacturing, health care, or cybersecurity; (ii) to expand existing apprenticeship programs demonstrating labor market demand; (iii) to create new or expand existing pre-apprenticeship programs; or (iv) to create new or expand existing youth apprenticeship programs. (B) Encouraging employer participation To encourage employer participation in programs under the national apprenticeship system— (i) that target individuals with barriers to employment in youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship programs, prioritizing nontraditional apprenticeship populations such as women, minorities, long-term unemployed, individuals with a disability, individuals with substance abuse issues, veterans, military spouses, individuals experiencing homelessness, individuals impacted by the criminal or juvenile justice system, and foster and former foster youth; (ii) that are in high-need social service-related industries, sectors, or occupations, such as direct care workers and early childhood educators; (iii) that target individuals currently or recently incarcerated