What is the General Program - Consortium Grant? And how do I apply?

To apply for a Consortium Grant:

You must include two or more employer organizations who are applying collaboratively with similar training needs. One organization must be the lead applicant to apply for a consortium grant. If two or more employers are applying in partnership, to address shared training needs, please follow the application prompts to complete a consortium application.

The pool of entities eligible to receive and administer a consortium grant (with multiple partners) from the Workforce Training Fund General Program has been expanded to include: 

• non-profit organizations including charitable organization with expertise in training, business leagues, industry associations, and chambers of commerce; 
  
• Community Colleges; 
  
• Labor Organizations; and 
  
• Other public entities/intermediary organizations such as regional Workforce Boards or Chambers of Commerce with expertise in workforce development and/or industry training needs. 

All employers whose employees will take part in training must comply with existing eligibility criteria and program guidelines. The designated lead organization may use up to 10% of the total grant to pay administrative costs.   

The lead organization must also demonstrate compliance with all WTF eligibility criteria if the employees of the organization are expected to take part in training.  Without demonstrating such eligibility, employees of the lead organization may not take part in training.