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Making Massachusetts a place where meaningful employment can lead to upward mobility for all

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CommCorp supports businesses and organizations to build skilled teams and connect people to training and employment opportunities.
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Small & medium-sized businesses and organizations

Grow your business or organization with training grants designed to support current and newly hired workers.

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English language learners (ELL)

Unlock funding to support immigrant and refugee populations through ESOL and sector-based training that strengthens language skills and leads to in-demand careers.

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Skilled immigrant recredentialing

Access funding to support internationally trained professionals with credential evaluation, career navigation, and sector-based training that builds professional language skills and connects them to in-demand careers aligned with their experience.

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Skilled immigrant recredentialing

Access funding to support internationally trained professionals with credential evaluation, career navigation, and sector-based training that builds professional language skills and connects them to in-demand careers aligned with their experience.

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Skilled immigrant recredentialing

Access funding to support internationally trained professionals with credential evaluation, career navigation, and sector-based training that builds professional language skills and connects them to in-demand careers aligned with their experience.

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Previously incarcerated adults

Strengthen your organization’s efforts to improve workforce outcomes for returning citizens with grant funding that supports successful transitions, skill-building, and employer connections.

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All industries

Enhance your organization’s ability to provide job training and career advancement for unemployed and underemployed workers with grant funding aligned to employer needs.

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Manufacturing, construction & trades

Expand access to training through your Chapter 74 vocational technical program with grants that support adult education for high-demand skilled trades, construction, and manufacturing roles.

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Young adults with disabilities

Access grant funding for your organization to help young adults with disabilities thrive in the workforce by providing training, coaching, and job placement services.

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Low-income youth

Support career readiness for young people facing economic barriers in your region with grant funding for your MassHire Workforce Board.

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Justice-impacted youth

Career development and life skills training for youth in the juvenile justice system funded by the Department of Youth Services and managed by Commonwealth Corporation.

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CommCorp helps businesses build skilled teams and supports organizations to connect people to training and employment opportunities.

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CommCorp helps businesses build skilled teams and supports organizations to connect people to training and employment opportunities.

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Upcoming Events

Summer is Here! What to expect! – Wrapping up PY 25-26 and Preparing for Cycle 1 PY 26-27

YouthWorks (YW)

Summer is Here! What to expect! – Wrapping up PY 25-26 and Preparing for Cycle 1 PY 26-27

June 03, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Making sure all the loose ends of the current cycle are tied up, while preparing to engage in the ramp up to the next funding year, let’s cover...

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Purpose:

Making sure all the loose ends of the current cycle are tied up, while preparing to engage in the ramp up to the next funding year, let’s cover success and strategies for moving forward!

Objectives:

  1. Hear updates for Cycle I
  2. Items needed to close out Cycle II
  3. Preparing for the Program Year
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WCTF Grants

Learn about the WCTF grants and choose the right one for you.

DONNELLY SUCCESS GRANTS

HEALTH HUB GRANTS

PROGRAM DESIGN GRANTS

RISE GRANTS

Donnelly Success Grants

The Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund supports programs that help people facing barriers to employment gain the skills and opportunities needed for long-term economic stability.

  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
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Health Hub Grants

The Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund supports programs that help people facing barriers to employment gain the skills and opportunities needed for long-term economic stability.

  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
Academy 2023 (2)

Program Design Grants

The Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund supports programs that help people facing barriers to employment gain the skills and opportunities needed for long-term economic stability.

Academy 2023 (2)

Rise Grants

The Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund supports programs that help people facing barriers to employment gain the skills and opportunities needed for long-term economic stability.

  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
  • Serves unemployed and underemployed individuals, including those relying on public benefits, disconnected from the workforce, or without formal schooling
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About Our Board of Directors

The Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund (WCTF) invests in programs that connect Massachusetts residents with the training and support they need to succeed in today’s job market. These programs are designed in partnership with employers to ensure workers gain the skills that businesses are actively seeking.

WCTF strengthens both workers and employers by:

  • Helping people build skills, increase earnings, and achieve long-term employment
  • Supporting businesses with a more skilled and competitive workforce

Programs serve residents across Massachusetts who face barriers to stable employment, including:

  • Underemployed workers who rely on public benefits to support their families
  • Individuals who have been out of the workforce for extended periods
  • People without formal schooling or who need additional training to advance
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Find Grant Funding

CommCorp grant funding can help you enhance your workforce or expand access to opportunity for workers in your community. See which funding is right for your business or organization.
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Coronavirus / COVID-19 Resources and Info Document

UPDATED APRIL 28, 2020: We know this is a stressful, frightening and unprecedented time for everyone, but especially those who were already in a financially precarious situation or have recently been...

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Workforce development and workforce training is so important—it is a structure that people can believe in, and that has a track record of being used wisely, efficiently and to the benefit of the people who it was set up to serve. The fact that it is maintained by Commonwealth Corporation gives a comfort level to all of us that the right things are being done. CommCorp has proven over and over again, that they have been really phenomenal stewards of that money.
Cindy F. Friedman

Massachusetts State Senator

Workforce development and workforce training is so important—it is a structure that people can believe in, and that has a track record of being used wisely, efficiently and to the benefit of the people who it was set up to serve. The fact that it is maintained by Commonwealth Corporation gives a comfort level to all of us that the right things are being done. CommCorp has proven over and over again, that they have been really phenomenal stewards of that money.
Cindy F. Friedman

Massachusetts State Senator

Workforce development and workforce training is so important—it is a structure that people can believe in, and that has a track record of being used wisely, efficiently and to the benefit of the people who it was set up to serve. The fact that it is maintained by Commonwealth Corporation gives a comfort level to all of us that the right things are being done. CommCorp has proven over and over again, that they have been really phenomenal stewards of that money.
Cindy F. Friedman

Massachusetts State Senator

Workforce development and workforce training is so important—it is a structure that people can believe in, and that has a track record of being used wisely, efficiently and to the benefit of the people who it was set up to serve. The fact that it is maintained by Commonwealth Corporation gives a comfort level to all of us that the right things are being done. CommCorp has proven over and over again, that they have been really phenomenal stewards of that money.
Cindy F. Friedman

Massachusetts State Senator

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YouthWorks Annual Report

For over 20 years, the YouthWorks grant program has played a critical role in responding to the statewide need for high-quality workforce development opportunities for youth and young adults facing significant barriers to employment

  • $55,968,065 in funding awarded across the state for YouthWorks funding from 2022-2024
  • $55,968,065 in funding awarded across the state for YouthWorks funding from 2022-2024
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YouthWorks Annual Report

For over 20 years, the YouthWorks grant program has played a critical role in responding to the statewide need for high-quality workforce development opportunities for youth and young adults facing significant barriers to employment

  • $55,968,065 in funding awarded across the state for YouthWorks funding from 2022-2024
  • 16,332 youth participated in YouthWorks programming from 2022-2024
Summer of Growth: YouthWorks in Action
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Molly Jacobson
Molly Jacobson

President & CEO

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Amanda Sakaguchi

Vice President of Finance

Description: Alanna currently serves as the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Corporation Foundation, marrying her two passions; a deep commitment to public service and creating meaningful career.

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Aadil Sulaiman

Vice President, Youth and Justice Programs

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Tom Hooper

Vice President of Sector Pathways

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Description: Alanna currently serves as the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Corporation Foundation, marrying her two passions; a deep commitment to public service and creating meaningful career.

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Lauren Jones

Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development

Exec Office of Labor & Workforce Development

Description: Alanna currently serves as the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Corporation Foundation, marrying her two passions; a deep commitment to public service and creating meaningful career.

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Erin Quinn

Assoc. Commissioner of Employment & Training Programs

Department of Transitional Assistance

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Board Meeting Dates and Agendas

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Feb 18, 2026

12pm-1:30pm
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