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Training Grants

Training grants are available through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) supports the U.S. labor market by providing employment, labor market information, high quality job training and income maintenance services primarily through state and local workforce development systems. Training grants are generally available to companies that are creating a specific number of jobs, investing in certain skills training and/or creating job growth or retaining jobs in certain geographic areas. The federal government and many state and local governments offer training grants and tax credits related to training or re-training.

ETA announced Program this year state allotments for training grants totaling $4.2 billion for seven programs, including WIA Adults, Youth, and Dislocated Worker Activities, Employment Service, Reemployment Services, Workforce Information Grants, and Work Opportunity Tax Credit. See www.doleta.gov/usworkforce for Federal Register and TEGL publication information and budget for additional information on allotment formulas and data factors.

OSHA awards grants on a competitive basis through its Susan Harwood Training Grants Program. Training grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations to provide training and education programs or to develop training materials for employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces. OSHA selects the safety and health topics and holds a national competition to award grants in two different categories:

• Targeted Topic Training Category Grants
  
• Training Materials Development Category Grants