Keeping employees equipped with the latest trade knowledge and skills can be expensive, and in a challenging economy it can end up on hold indefinitely. Home Furnishings Association (HFA) has located resources in our member states that could assist you with funding for workforce training.
In the PDF linked on this page, you will find various programs, by state, that are currently available. Please note that the information provided on the various links to different states may change. HFA will do our best to keep this information as current as possible. Many local cities and counties have specialized funds available. To find local funds search the internet by: Incumbent Workforce Training CITY or COUNTY (example: incumbent workforce training Sacramento County).
We hope this will be a beneficial resource for companies looking to lower the cost of doing business and keeping training costs to a minimum.
Resources:
United States Department of Labor & Employee Training Administration
Office of Grants Management
https://www.doleta.gov/grants/
State Programs
Alabama
Alabama Department of Commerce
http://www.madeinalabama.com
Arizona
Arizona Commerce Authority
http://www.azcommerce.com/incentives/job-training
Central Arizona – Access Arizona
http://www.accessarizona.org/access/taxes-incentives/job-training-program-aca/
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
http://www.arkansas.gov/esd/Employers/TrainingTrustFund.htm
https://www.arkansas.gov/esd/wioa.htm
California
California Employment Training Panel
https://etp.ca.gov/
Colorado
Pikes Peak Workforce Center
https://www.ppwfc.org/incumbent-Worker-Training/384
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Labor
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wia/wioa.htm
Florida
Career Source Florida
https://careersourceflorida.com/business-services/training-grants/
Georgia
Georgia General Workforce Resources
http://www.georgia.org/competitive-advantages/workforce-division/worksourcegeorgia/resources/wioa-resources-employers/
Hawaii
State of Hawaii Workforce Development Division
http://labor.hawaii.gov/wdd/home/employers/etf/
Idaho
Idaho Department of Labor
http://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/idl/Businesses/TrainingResources/WorkforceDevelopmentTrainingFund/EmployerGrants.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=l
https://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/Businesses/TrainingResources/WorkforceDevelopmentTrainingFund.aspx
Illinois
Illinois Work Net Center
https://www.illinoisworknet.com/pages/worknetprograms.aspx
Indiana
State of Indiana
https://iedc.in.gov/incentives/skills-enhancement-fund-sef/home
Iowa
Iowa Department of Education
https://www.educateiowa.gov/workforce-training-economic-development-fund
Kansas
Kansas Department of Commerce
http://www.kansascommerce.com/incumbentworker
Kentucky
Think Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
http://thinkkentucky.com/Workforce/BSSC.aspx
Commerce Lexington Economic Development
http://locateinlexington.com/LOCAL-BUSINESS-SERVICES/Workforce-Training.aspx
Louisiana
Louisiana Workforce Commission Department of Labor
http://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/WFD_MainMenu.asp
Maine
Maine Department of Education
http://www.maine.gov/doe/adulted/wioa/wioa.html
Maine Career Center
http://www.mainecareercenter.gov/employers/index.shtml
Maryland
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/train/
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Workforce Development System
http://www.mass.gov/lwd/employment-services/business-training-support/wtfp/
Michigan
Southeast Michigan Community Alliance
http://www.semca.org/iwt.html
Minnesota
Minnesota Labor & Workforce Development
https://mn.gov/deed/business/financing-business/mjsp/training-grants/
Workforce Training Fund
http://workforcetrainingfund.org/
Missouri
Missouri Department of Economic Development
https://ded.mo.gov/business-services#tabs-panel-row2-col13
Montana
Department of Labor & Industry
http://wsd.dli.mt.gov/employers/incumbent-worker-training-program
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Labor
https://dol.nebraska.gov/EmploymentAndTraining/Training/WorkerTrainingProgram
Nevada
Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation
https://www.lvgea.org/market-information/workforce-and-training/
Nevada Workforce Strategies
https://nevadaie.com/workforce-strategies/
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Economic Development
http://www.nheconomy.com/Grow/Training-and-Education/default.aspx
New Hampshire On-the-Job Training Fund
http://www.nhjobtrainingfund.org/
New Jersey
State of New Jersey Workforce Training
http://www.nj.gov/nibusiness/workforce/training/
New Mexico
New Mexico Economic Development Department (Retail does not qualify for funding)
https://gonm.biz/business-resource-center/edd-programs-for-business/job-training-incentive-program
New York
New York Department of Labor
https://labor.ny.gov/businessservices/funding.shtm
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Commerce
https://www.nccommerce.com/workforce/businesses/incumbent-workforce-development-program/
North Dakota
Job Service North Dakota
http://www.jobsnd.com/business/business-related-resources
Ohio
Ohio Development Services Agency
https://development.ohio.gov/bs/bswtvp.htm
City of Cleveland Economic Development
http://rethinkcleveland.org/About-Us/Our-Services/Workforce-Development/incumbent-WorkforceTraining-Program.aspx
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
https://www.ok.gov/oescweb/ResourcesFor/Employers/TaxandTrainingIncentives.html
Oregon
Worksource Oregon
http://www.worksourceoregon.org/businesses/doing-business-in-oregon-resources
Pennsylvania
Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania
http://www.wednetpa.com/TrainingProgram/
Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation
http://www.cpwdc.org/pa-careerlink/education-and-training/#topic5
Rhode Island
Governor’s Workforce Board
http://gwb.ri.gov/
South Carolina
South Carolina Works Upstate
http://scworksupstate.com/incumbent-worker-training-iwt/
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation
http://dlr.sd.gov/workforce_services/wioa/default.aspx
Tennessee
Department of Labor & Workforce Development
https://www.tn.gov/workforce/topic/grants-for-training
Texas
Texas Workforce Commission
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/partners/workforce-investment-act
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/businesses/train-your-workforce
Utah
Utah Employment Training Administration
http://projects.propublica.org/recovery/locale/utah/salt-lake/dept/1630
Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
http://business.utah.gov/publications/workforce-2/
Virginia
Virginia Department of Labor
http://www.doli.virginia.gov/apprenticeship/additional_funding_sources.html
Northern Virginia Workforce System- Skill Source
http://www.myskillsource.org/page/id/67/
Elevate Virginia.Org
http://www.elevatevirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/VBWD-Policy-15-00-incumbent-WorkerTraining-002Signed.pdf
Washington
Workforce Board Training and Education
http://www.wtb.wa.gov/WIOA.asp
West Virginia
Workforce West Virginia
http://www.wvcommerce.org/business/workforcewv/employers/training/default.aspx
Wisconsin
Job Center of Wisconsin
http://www.wisconsinjobcenter.org/businessassistance/taxcredits.htm
Department of Workforce Development
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwdwia/discretion-funds.htm
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
http://www.wyomingworkforce.org/businesses/wdtf/
