Employer Workforce Training Fund

The Workforce Response Team in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties is accepting applications to fund training costs for current employees. The Employer Workforce Training Fund can be used to cover 50% of the costs of training current workers. The fund cannot be used to train new employees, public sector employees, to recruit employees, to relocate employees from one area to another, fund proprietary training, or some other expenditures.

The maximum award to any one employer will be $40,000. The grant award must be matched 1:1 by the employer through in-kind or cash contributions. All expenditures must be documented to receive reimbursement of costs incurred and employer must provide evidence of successful completion of the training by specified employees. Additional obligations will include some up-front information about employees and compliance with necessary follow-up and reporting activities.

Information on the application process for the workforce training fund is available from Teri Simonis at Training and Employment Consortium (http://www.tecteam.org/). Her phone number is 541-963-8458, her e-mail is simot@tecteam.org.