Incumbent Worker Training Grants
We are now accepting IWT applications for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Please review the Program Guidelines and the Terms, Conditions, and Assurances and then download the updated 2011-2012 application from this web page.
The Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) grants provide funding for customized training to existing for-profit businesses. Through this grant, Florida is able to effectively retain businesses and help them stay competitive by supporting skills-upgrade training for existing full-time employees.
IWT grants are structured to be flexible to meet the business’s training objectives. The business may use a public or private training provider, or may use an in-house training provider based on the nature of the training. Since its inception, IWT grants have helped provide customized training to more than 98,000 Floridians at more than 1,000 businesses throughout Florida.
Program Requirements:
Existing Florida businesses applying for an IWT grant must:
- Have been in operation in Florida for at least one year prior to application date
- Have at least one full-time employee
- Demonstrate financial viability be current on all state tax obligations
Funding priority given to businesses:
- With 25 or fewer employees
- Located in a distressed Rural Area, Urban Inner-City Area or Enterprise Zone
- In qualified targeted industries (pdf, 9K)
- Whose grant proposals represent a significant layoff avoidance strategy
- Whose grant proposals represent a significant upgrade in employee skills
Reimbursable training expenses:
- Instructors’/trainers’ salaries/tuition
- Curriculum development
- Textbooks/manuals
Quick Links
- IWT Program Guidelines (pdf, 45K)
- IWT Application (MS Word, 221K)
- IWT Terms, Conditions and Assurances (pdf, 147K)
- IWT Fact Sheet (pdf, 186K)
- IWT FAQs
- See what businesses say about IWT
Sarah Fixel
sfixel@workforceflorida.com
