DEED Accepting Applications for
Job Training Program
~Information sessions scheduled
at four Minnesota locations~
ST. PAUL – New or expanding businesses in Greater Minnesota can apply for grants through the Job Training Incentive Program administered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
The program provides grants of up to $100,000 that eligible businesses can use to train workers in new jobs.
Applications will be accepted beginning Oct. 15 and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to businesses that meet eligibility requirements.
A total of $900,000 is available through June 30, 2016. An additional $900,000 will be available July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. Businesses will be required to match the grants on a 1-to-1 basis.
Funding will be available to businesses located outside the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area or located in the cities of Hanover, Rockford, Northfield and New Prague.
Funds may be used to pay direct training costs, including wages for on-the-job training. Training may be provided in-house, by institutions of higher education, by federal, state or local agencies, by consultants, or by equipment vendors.
Additional eligibility requirements include:
1. Eligible businesses must add at least three new jobs.
2. The new jobs must pay at least equal to the average weekly wage for the county in which the jobs are located.
3. The new jobs must be permanent and provide at least 32 hours of work per week for a minimum of nine months per year.
4. The following types of businesses are not eligible for program funding: public utilities, health clinics or businesses engaged in lobbying, gambling, professional sports, political consulting, leisure and hospitality, and professional services provided by attorneys, accountants, consultants, physicians or health care consultants.
Information sessions about the application process will be held at the following four sites in October:
Thursday, Oct. 1 – Austin
11 a.m. to noon
Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
Ruby Rupner Auditorium
1304 21st St. NE
507-437-7519
Friday, Oct. 2 – Redwood Falls
11 a.m. to noon
City Council Chambers
333 S. Washington St.
507-637-5755
Tuesday, Oct. 13 – Grand Rapids
3 to 4 p.m. Sheriff’s training room (basement)
440 NE First Ave.
218-327-7428
Wednesday, Oct. 14 – Detroit Lakes
11 a.m. to noon
City Council Chambers
1025 Roosevelt Ave.
218-847-5658
Questions about the program or information sessions may be directed to jodie.greising@state.mn.us.
DEED is the state’s principal economic development agency, promoting business recruitment, expansion and retention, workforce development, international trade and community development. For more details about the agency and our services, visit us at http://mn.gov/deed. We’re on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mndeed.
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