Workforce Training Grant Program for Missouri

This is a competitive grant program. The maximum grant award will be $4,000,000 per applicant. The minimum grant award will be $50,000 per project. Local cost match is not required; however prioritization will be given to projects for which the applicant is including a private funding match of at least 25%.

Eligible Beneficiaries

Eligible beneficiaries include ANY of the following:

• Individuals who are currently employed but are seeking a position with greater opportunities for economic advancement, such as higher wages or more opportunities for career advancement;
• Individuals experiencing unemployment and who want to and are available for work;
• Individuals living in low-and moderate-income households;
• Individuals living in a household located in a Qualified Census Tract;
• Individuals living in a household that experienced housing insecurity;
• Individuals living in a household that qualifies for certain federal benefits;
• Long-term unemployed individuals who worked before COVID-19 but had to quit due to COVID-19 or lost their job due to COVID-19, but who want to work and are available to work (Long-term unemployed means the person has been unemployed for more than the period for which he or she could receive benefits)
• Incarcerated individuals scheduled for release.
• Individuals seeking employment related to the construction of water, sewer or broadband infrastructure;
• Individuals seeking employment inthe child care or health care industries.