; (2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; (4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and (5) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. II Modernizing the National Apprenticeship System for the 21st Century 201. Award requirements (a) Authority (1) In general The Administrator shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities on a competitive basis for apprenticeship modernization projects for 1 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 occupation, such as apprenticeship programs for which the eligible entity demonstrates demand in advanced manufacturing (including semiconductor and automotive manufacturing), cybersecurity and information technology, computer science, clean energy, renewable energy, environmental protection, and conservation, transportation, health care, or education (including early childhood education); (ii) to expand existing apprenticeship programs in fields for which the eligible entity demonstrates labor market demand; (iii) to create new or expand existing pre-apprenticeship programs; (iv) to create new or expand existing youth apprenticeship programs; or (v) through a Rural Apprenticeship Demonstration Program (referred to in this section and section 202 as the Rural Program ) established by the Administrator, to create or expand apprenticeship programs that target or serve individuals and workforce needs in a rural area (referred to individually in this section and section 202 as a rural apprenticeship program ), that— (I) lacks road connections, in which communities are accessible only by water or air; (II) is located 50 road miles from a metropolitan statistical area