Workforce Funding
A major concern to employers is, “do you hire before the business comes through the door or after?” Every state has federal funds to assist businesses in paying for new hires and training from direct payments to tax credits. California, as an example, has over 600 million dollars a year for these efforts. The same funds can be used to assist public and private education starting at the 3rd grade level.
Great programs, but unless you ask you cannot receive.
The National Alliance has been involved in these types of programs for many years and has great insight to the funding.
Do not forget, SHOVEL READY. This is the most important term that you can use in getting federal funding. This means the projects are almost ready to go. The rationale is that the project is needed, that the project produces jobs short and long term and that it is good for the environment. No one will come knocking on your door. You not only need to ask, you need to submit a proposal that is sensitive to the funding sources thoughts and objectives. Your proposal needs to contain all the proper buzz words and phrases or it becomes just another good proposal.