Why This Matters to Distributors: Workforce shortages remain one of the biggest constraints on growth across the HVAC, plumbing, and electrical industries. SupplyHouse’s expanded scholarship program aims to strengthen the pipeline of skilled tradespeople who become distributors’ contractor customers.
SupplyHouse is expanding its annual Track to the Trades Scholarship program, increasing funding to $75,000 as distributors across the building trades continue investing in workforce development to address a persistent shortage of skilled labor.
The online distributor of HVAC, plumbing, heating, and electrical products said it will award 30 scholarships of $2,500 each through the program’s third year. Eligible applicants include trade school students, high school seniors planning careers in the skilled trades, apprentices, and early-career tradespeople across the United States.
Applications open July 10 and will remain open through Nov. 10 through the scholarship platform Bold.org.
The scholarships are funded by the SupplyHouse Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm established in 2026 to support workforce development, education, and community initiatives within the skilled trades.
“SupplyHouse was built by and for the trades,” Kaylin, president of the SupplyHouse Foundation and chief marketing officer of SupplyHouse, said. “The foundation is how we put that commitment into action, and Track to the Trades is the clearest expression of it. Financial barriers should never be what stops someone from pursuing a trades career, and we’re proud to grow this program in Year 3 to reach even more students.”
SupplyHouse launched the scholarship program in 2024. The company said recipients are selected through Bold.org based on financial need and their commitment to pursuing a career in the skilled trades. Scholarship funds may be used for tuition, tools, certifications, and other training expenses.
The expanded program reflects growing concern across the construction and industrial sectors about an aging workforce and a shortage of qualified electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and other skilled trades professionals. Distributors, manufacturers, and industry associations have increasingly invested in scholarships, apprenticeships, and technical education programs to help build the future workforce.
For distributors, those efforts extend beyond recruiting employees. A larger pipeline of skilled tradespeople supports long-term demand for HVAC, plumbing and electrical products while strengthening the contractor customer base that drives much of the industry’s business.
SupplyHouse said the expanded scholarship program builds on its first two years and reflects the company’s long-term commitment to supporting the skilled trades through education and workforce development.
Founded more than 20 years ago, SupplyHouse is an online distributor serving professional contractors and homeowners with HVAC, plumbing, heating, and electrical products. The company launched the SupplyHouse Foundation in 2026 to formalize its charitable giving and workforce development initiatives, including the Track to the Trades Scholarship and its Give Back Day volunteer program.
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