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HELP-Link Workforce Development Grants

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What are Workforce Development Grants?

HELP-Link Workforce Development Grants help employers defray costs of hiring or employing certain eligible lower income Montanans.  Grants are intended to allow the employee to obtain new or improved employment, obtain a job with healthcare coverage, earn a wage that allows them to purchase their own healthcare coverage, or improve their long-term financial security. 

Grant Application

Expenses Employers Can Use Grant Funds For

  1. Wage Supplementation. To offset an eligible employee’s permanent wage increase equaling the sum of the increased wage minus the previous wage.
  2. Training or Testing Expenses. For the purpose of upgrading eligible employee's skills resulting in skill improvement, wage enhancement, or employee retention.
  3. Health Care Insurance. For actual cost of providing health coverage during the first year of employment.
  4. Work Related Tools/Equipment/Attire. To assist employees in the purchase of required tools/equipment/attire when such items are a requirement of the employee to own.

Apply for the Workforce Development Grant

Employers must apply by completing the application below.  A representative from the Montana Department of Labor & Industry will contact you to process your application.

Any employer operating within the state of Montana and registered with the Montana Secretary of State (or who is legally exempt) and is willing and able to submit a W-9 form to receive payment, may apply for a grant.  State government, temporary agencies, and HELP-Link contractors are not eligible.  Grants are only available to businesses who employ an eligible employee.  The Montana Department of Labor and Industry will determine which lower income Montanans are eligible to qualify for a grant.

Grant Application