It's the "Job placement and training act". I believe it was passed in the earily 80's. Its federal money but administered by the states. I tried to use it when I lost my job at Bar Harbor Airways/Eastern Express. Florida would not pay because it said there were no need for pilots. Others who lived in different states got type ratings. I would look into it with your state. As others have said, the money tends to run out by the end of the year, so your chances are better earily in the year. Be preparred for alot of paperwork.