The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has announced Workforce Innovation Grant Program to help the regions of Wisconsin solve their most pressing workforce challenges by financially supporting collaborative, sustainable and innovative pandemic-recovery plans developed by regional organizations.
Donor Name: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/15/2022
Grant Size: $10 million
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Workforce Innovation Grant Program continues to promote sustainable regional collaboration and foster local accountability and participation to address workforce challenges resulting from the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Purpose of the Grant Program
- Support the implementation of collaborative and innovative plans and efforts to create better, higher-quality, and more family-sustaining careers to tackle a region’s most pressing workforce challenge in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Assist regional partners in funding workforce development efforts that aid Wisconsin employers and employees in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Utilize existing relationships and forge new ones to leverage funding sources that encourage the development of coalitions to implement long-term, sustainable workforce development solutions.
Funding Information
- Eligible applicants may apply for awards at a minimum of $250,000 up to a maximum of $10 million.
- Funds will be awarded in two tranches. The contract term for Round Two is a maximum of three years. For Round Two of grant funding, funds must pay for expenses incurred no later than Dec. 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- The program materials reference three general types of entities that may have roles in a grant application and its proposed solutions: applicants, sub-recipients and partners. The “applicant” is the entity responsible for submitting the grant application. A “subrecipient” is a partner who will be receiving grant funds as part of the applicant’s proposed solution.
- A “partner” is any entity that will be an active participant in the applicant’s proposed solution, regardless of the form of that participation. For example, a partner could be an employer who agrees to hire workers as part of an apprenticeship program or it could be an entity providing financial support for the project. A “sub-recipient” is a specific type of partner.
- All sub-recipients and partners must be identified in the applicant’s application and provide individual letters of commitment. All sub-recipients (but not all partners) must complete the Attestations form. Applications with supporting partners are strongly encouraged.
- Applicants must be non-profit organizations or governmental entities. Organizations and entities may apply as applicants on more than one application when representing multiple coalitions. The cumulative award amount for an individual applicant is capped at $10 million regardless of the number of applications has been awarded, is party to or submits. Sub-recipients or partners may be any form of public, private or non-profit entity. Organizations and entities may be identified as sub-recipients or partners on more than one application when participating in multiple coalitions.
- The capacity of each applicant and sub-recipient will be evaluated to ensure it has the ability to manage one or more grant awards.
- All applicants and sub-recipients, which are not government entities, must be registered with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and have one of the following statuses as of the Grant Announcement closing date: “restored to good standing”, “incorporated/qualified/registered”, “organized”, or “registered.”
Additionally, applicants and sub-recipients must conduct operations in Wisconsin and have an administrative presence in Wisconsin.
For more information, visit Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
