Workforce Training Fund Program
The Workforce Training Fund Program offers limited Technical Assistance Grants to support innovative workforce training initiatives in Massachusetts, focusing on ESOL, DEI, and climate change workforce development.
Funder: Commonwealth Corporation
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted on a limited, ongoing basis)
Funding Amounts: Amounts vary by grant type; Technical Assistance Grants are awarded on a very limited basis and amounts are not routinely published.
Summary: Supports Massachusetts businesses in upskilling employees through funding for rapid, strategic, and ongoing workforce development, including technical assistance for expanding training opportunities.
Key Information: Technical Assistance Grants are rare and highly competitive, available only in limited circumstances.
Description
The Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) is a Massachusetts state initiative managed by Commonwealth Corporation, designed to strengthen business productivity and competitiveness by funding employee training. The program offers several grant types, including the Express Program for rapid training needs, the General Program for larger-scale and strategic workforce development, the General Program Bridge Grant for continued ESOL support, and the Technical Assistance Grant for increasing training opportunities. The Technical Assistance Grant is awarded on a very limited basis to projects that expand workforce training for employees, often with a focus on areas such as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), or Climate Change.
