Incumbent Workforce Development Program

 
The Incumbent Workforce Development Program is an initiative of the NC Department of Commerce and provides eligible, established North Carolina businesses with funds for educational and skills enhancement training for current employees.  A company must work through the applicable Local Workforce Development Board to apply for program funds.

Effective July 1, 2008, the maximum funding awarded is $25,000 per year.  A company may not receive more than $40,000 in grant funds during its lifetime.


To qualify for this program, a company must meet the following criteria:
  • Must be a private organization, either for-profit or a non-profit entity that generates revenue;

  • Must have been in operation in North Carolina for at least the entire 12-month period preceeding the application for funds;

  • Must be current on all North Carolina, county and local tax obligations;

  • The proposed training must be for current employees at a North Carolina facility.

The proposed training program must be for the purpose of upgrading employee skills, providing portable training skills and/or for business retention.  The applicant must also be able to demonstrate measurable employee-related and employer-related benefits directly resulting from training.

Unless otherwise approved, the training must begin within 60 days of the grant award and be completed within 12 months.

A company submits the grant application to the Local Workforce Development Board, which in turn, must submit it to the Commission on Workforce Development in accordance with the following 2007-2008 schedule:

   Commission's Deadline     

Anticipated Announcement of Awards 

September 30, 2008

October 31, 2008

January 30, 2009 

March 2, 2009

May 29, 2009 

June 30, 2009 


 
»  For Moore County, the applicable Local Workforce Development Board is:



The local Moore County JobLink Career Center in Aberdeen can also facilitate the application process for this program.  The contact is Crystal Taylor, Business Services Specialist, at 910-944-7697 or email:  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it


For more information on the Incumbent Workforce Development Programclick here to access the North Carolina Department of Commerce's website.

 
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