THE LOCAL GUILFORD COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INCUMBENT WORKER SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING GRANT GUIDELINES KEY POINTS: The Guilford County Workforce Development Board IW Small Business Training Grant is a competitive and impact training grant through which qualifying businesses can address employees’ skills gaps company stability. These skills gaps can be a result of a worker’s changing responsibilities/requirements in her/his job, or for a worker whose job may potentially be eliminated and skill upgrading is needed to accept new responsibilities. The Guilford County WDB IW training should result in increased knowledge, certifications, and the competitiveness of the employee and employer. The business applicant must be a Guilford County for profit, or private not-for-profit business which generates income through the production of products or the provision of services; have been in operation for at least twenty-four months and in operation in Guilford County for the entire twelve (12) month period prior to the application deadline date; current on all Federal, North Carolina, Guilford County, and city tax obligations; ensure that all trainees are current employees of the business; and have 100 or less employees at its primary business location in Guilford County; a group applicant cannot have more than 250 employees in Guilford County and no single employer within the group may employ more than 100 individuals. Guilford County WDB IW Training Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. The maximum amount is $15,000 per grant, with a lifetime funding limit of $30, 000. The Guilford County WDB IW Training Grant is administered through the Local Guilford County Workforce Development Boards Staff (LWDB). Applications are submitted directly to a LWDB. A LWDB member may request additional information or establish supplemental provisions and requirements for the training applications. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMITTAL: 2nd Quarter November 17, 2017 – 3rd Quarter January 19, 2018 – 4th Quarter April 20, 2018 – AWARD NOTICE: 2nd Quarter December 8, 2017 – 3rd Quarter February 6, 2018 – 4th Quarter May 8, 2018 – CONTRACT INITITATED: 2nd Quarter December 29, 2017 – 3rd Quarter March 23, 2018 – 4th Quarter June 22, 2018 –
THE LOCAL GUILFORD COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INCUMBENT WORKER SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING GRANT GUIDELINES KEY POINTS: The Guilford County Workforce Development Board IW Small Business Training Grant is a competitive training grant through which qualifying businesses can address employees’ skills gaps and impact company stability. These skills gaps can be a result of a worker’s changing responsibilities/requirements in her/his job, or for a worker whose job may potentially be eliminated and skill upgrading is needed to accept new responsibilities. The Guilford County WDB IW training should result in increased knowledge, certifications, and the competitiveness of the employee and employer. The business applicant must be a Guilford County for profit, or private not-for-profit business which generates income through the production of products or the provision of services; have been in operation for at least twenty-four months and in operation in Guilford County for the entire twelve (12) month period prior to the application deadline date; current on all Federal, North Carolina, Guilford County, and city tax obligations; ensure that all trainees are current employees of the business; and have 100 or less employees at its primary business location in Guilford County; a group applicant cannot have more than 250 employees in Guilford County and no single employer within the group may employ more than 100 individuals. Guilford County WDB IW Training Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. The maximum amount is $15,000 per grant, with a lifetime funding limit of $30, 000. The Guilford County WDB IW Training Grant is administered through the Local Guilford County Workforce Development Boards Staff (LWDB). Applications are submitted directly to a LWDB. A LWDB member may request additional information or establish supplemental provisions and requirements for the training applications. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMITTAL: 2nd Quarter – November 17, 2017 3rd Quarter – January 19, 2018 4th Quarter – April 20, 2018 AWARD NOTICE: 2nd Quarter – December 8, 2017 3rd Quarter – February 6, 2018 4th Quarter – May 8, 2018 CONTRACT INITITATED: 2nd Quarter – December 29, 2017 3rd Quarter – March 23, 2018 4th Quarter – June 22, 2018
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