ABOUT Massachusetts Workforce Development GRANT Funding

Companies with 100 or fewer full-time W2 Massachusetts-based employees may be eligible for full or partial reimbursement for Leadership Development Courses. 

• Companies with up to 50 MA based W2 employees are eligible for 100% reimbursement
• Companies with 51-100 MA based W2 employees are eligible for 50% reimbursement
• Up to $15,000 per company per calendar year
• Up to $3,000 per employee per course
• Note: Non-profits are eligible as long as the employees are W2 payroll employees and they contribute to the workforce training fund via Unemployment Insurance (UI) payments; Nonprofits that use the discounted "reimbursable method" for UI are not eligible for Express Grants.

• Obtain a Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from the MA Department of Revenue (DOR). Must be no more than 6 months old. Apply here. 
• Obtain a Certificate of Compliance from the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) that is no more than 1 month old. Apply here.
• Apply for the grant here. (Note: The Express Grant Process is very streamlined)
• You will need to enter the course number (provided below). 
• You will need to enter estimated start and end dates - notes: Start date must be at least 21 days after application date. The grant is valide for up to one year, so we can move the dates if needed.
• All paperwork at least 3 weeks in advance of training
• For more information on eligibility visit the Commonwealth Corporation eligibility page or send a message to express@commcorp.org.

After the course is complete and paid for, you must apply for reimbursement within 30 days of completion. The details on the reimbursement process are here.

You will need: 

• Reimbursement Form that will be sent to you as part of your course approval. More information can be found here.
• List of Trainees - who attended and completed the course.
• Proof of Payment - various documentation can be used: copy of bank statement, copy of cancelled check, copy of credit card statement/credit card activity (screenshots accepted), or copy of QuickBooks statement. 

Currently available courses are listed below. If there is something else that you are looking for, let me know as  I am always updating course offerings. 

• The Roles of the Middle Leader
• Personal Leadership, Accountability & Managing Up (for Individual Contributors)
• The Learning Mindset: Creating a Learning Culture
• Supporting Middle Leaders for HR Professionals
• Creating a Culture of Ownership & Accountability: A Teamwide Development Program