Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) workforce training grants can help eligible businesses pay for workforce training.

DEED provides training grant funding through the State of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program, which has helped Minnesota businesses train thousands of workers in communities across the state.

Your business may qualify for one of our training grant programs that help offset training-related expenses. Below is a listing of grant programs DEED is highlighting right now:

• MJSP Partnership Grant of up to $400,000 to educational Institutions that partner with Minnesota businesses to develop new-job training or retraining for existing employees. Businesses must partner with an accredited Minnesota educational institution.
• Automation Training Incentive Program (ATIP) Grant of up to $35,000 is available to small Minnesota businesses (under 150 fulltime employees) in the manufacturing or skilled production industry for the express purpose of training incumbent workers as quickly and effectively as possible on new automation technology. Eligible Minnesota businesses must be located outside of the Twin Cities seven-county metro area.
• Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) Grant of up to $200,000 is awarded to eligible Minnesota businesses to provide training for at least three new jobs. Award amount is limited to $5,000 to $10,000 per new employee trained based on wage rates. Eligible Minnesota businesses must be located outside of the Twin Cities seven-county metro area.

Find out more and apply for funding at mn.gov/deed/mjsp

Or contact the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Office: [email protected]