Virginia Talent Accelerator Program
Virginia Talent Accelerator Program supports new and expanding Virginia companies with customized recruitment and training services to speed facility start-ups and expansions and shorten new-hire learning curves.
This grant was recently updated
Projects must now achieve a minimum capital investment of $1 million to qualify for the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program.
Funder: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Due Dates: Project-based (needs-analysis planning begins upon commitment to a Virginia location)
Funding Amounts: Customized recruitment and training services at no cost; duration follows the company hiring plan and agreed scope
Summary: Supports new and expanding Virginia companies with customized recruitment and training to accelerate facility start-ups and expansions.
Key Information: Projects must compete with another state or country and cannot receive VJIP training grants for the same project.
Description
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program is a discretionary workforce incentive delivered by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) in partnership with the Virginia Community College System. It provides customized recruitment and training services to qualified new and expanding companies creating jobs and making capital investments in Virginia. Solutions reflect each company’s operations, equipment, performance standards, and culture, with the goal of shortening recruitment timelines and new-hire learning curves.
An in-house team designs, develops, and delivers recruitment campaigns, pre-employment experiences, job-specific training, and organizational development and operational excellence services. Support includes advertising and media buys, customized websites and videos, hands-on instruction, simulations, illustrated work instructions, classroom sessions, and e-learning. Eligible sectors include manufacturing and business service operations, including technology development centers and corporate headquarters.
