How do I know if my employees are eligible participants for the General Program grant?

Only Massachusetts W-2 payroll employees may participate in training. See below for additional eligibility criteria:

• Individual trainees are not required to live in Massachusetts, but Massachusetts must be their primary workplace and payroll taxes must be paid to Massachusetts for all trainees.
• Employees must be paid under the FEIN of the business applying for a grant and contribute to MA taxes through payroll. 
• All trainees must be paid at their regular rates during the time spent in training.

Kind Reminder: 1099 contractors are not considered MA employees and are not eligible for WTFP GP-funded training.