Automation Training Incentive Program
Automation Training Incentive Program supports small businesses training existing workers to use newly adopted automation equipment or technology, helping them adapt to changing workforce needs.
Funder: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Due Dates: No deadline listed
Funding Amounts: Up to $35,000 per grant; no match required
Summary: Supports small businesses training existing workers to use newly adopted automation equipment or technology.
Key Information: Applicants must be Greater Minnesota manufacturing or skilled assembly production businesses with 150 or fewer employees.
Description
The Automation Training Incentive Program is offered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) through the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP). It helps small businesses that have recently invested in automation train existing employees to use the new equipment or technology. The grant offsets training expenses, not the cost of the technology itself.
The program is part of MJSP’s broader effort to help organizations train or retrain workers, respond to changing workforce needs, and keep high-quality jobs in Minnesota. MJSP focuses on short-term training connected to full-time employment in growth sectors of the state’s economy.
