The Department of Workforce Development’s Office of Skills Development (OSD) WFF Grant Application online portal will open to accept applications Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Applications are due Monday, November 30, 2020 by 3 p.m. CST. They redesigned their grant offerings into a single grant opportunity, “Industry Sectors Worker Training Grants.” This grant program is designed to help fund the development of innovative and collaborative customized worker training programs that target unemployed, underemployed, and incumbent workers. Key features of this grant program:

• Grants are available to all industry sectors and companies of any size;
• Grant award amounts may range from $5,000 to $400,000;
• Cash or in-kind match equal to 50% of the grant award amount is required;
• Grantees must complete the training of at least 85% of the contracted number of trainees; and
• At least 65% of trainees must be placed in positions that require the skills taught in the funded training, at the placement partner(s) identified in the grant application.

For more information and to apply, please see the Grant Program Announcement summarizing program requirements.