The Going PRO Talent Fund (Talent Fund) makes awards to employers to assist in training, developing and retaining current and newly hired employees.
Donor Name: Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity-Workforce Development (LEO-WD)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,500
Details:
Training funded by the Talent Fund must be short-term and fill a demonstrated talent need experienced by the employer. Training must lead to a credential for a skill that is transferable and recognized by industry.
The Talent Fund brings many benefits to Michigan’s employers and employees. The Talent Fund:
- Helps ensure Michigan’s employers have the talent they need to compete and grow, while also ensuring individuals have the skills they need for in demand jobs.
- Expands and improves employees’ skills and develops their opportunities for growth or promotion within the company and for economic advancement.
- Addresses skills shortages by reskilling and up skilling
- Michigan workers based on employers’ needs.
- Supports an increase in credentials, certificates and degrees through employer responsive training that enhances talent attraction, productivity and retention.
Workforce Development awards funds to employers through Michigan’s workforce system, commonly known as Michigan Works! Agencies (MWA). MWA Business Services staff conduct fact-finding sessions with employers to assess their talent skill gaps, suitable training providers, and availability of federal funding sources. The MWA Business Services staff then determines whether Talent Fund awards are appropriate to help close the skills gap, and grant employers access to a convenient online application submission process. Interested employers should contact their local Michigan Works! Talent Fund Key Contact (see map below) early to allow ample time for the fact finding process to ensure applications are completed in time for review.
Kind of Training Programs
- All training must fill a demonstrated talent need experienced by the employer, be short term and lead to a credential for a skill that is transferable and recognized by industry.
- The amount requested cannot exceed $2,000 per person or $3,500 per U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Registered Apprentice.
- It must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Classroom or customized training
- New employee on-the-job training
- Training for USDOL Registered Apprentices
Eligibility Criteria
Employees, current or new, must meet each of the following criteria:
- Permanent, full-time employee of the employer when the approved training begins.
- Works primarily in Michigan, and for whom the employer pays all applicable taxes to the State of Michigan, regardless of where the employee lives.
- 18 years of age or older.
- Citizen or legally authorized to work in the U.S
For more information, visit Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
