General Program

General Program Training Grants:

The General Program supports Massachusetts employers of any size with resources to fund larger-scale, customized, and strategic training to upskill or reskill employees. Applicants work with training vendors of their choice to deliver a training plan that supplements their workforce needs but does not replace traditional workplace training investments. The purpose of the General Program is to increase company productivity, competitiveness, and ability to do business in Massachusetts by investing in the skills of your workforce.

FY24 Overview:

In FY24 (July 2023 – June 2024), Commonwealth Corporation awarded 159 General Program Training Grants involving 200 businesses, including 10 consortium grants partnership projects involving 51 businesses, totaling $19,900,116 in grants to train 11,403 workers in Massachusetts. Awarded businesses project a net increase of 2,848 additional workers will be employed in Massachusetts by the end of each business’s two-year grant period. Training topics represent a range such as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); technical and business software; process improvement; quality assurance; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); productivity skills; sales and customer service; supervision and leadership; project management; and much more.

If you have additional questions, please contact our team at [email protected]

Upcoming Webinar 1.9.25: Exploring Workforce Training Fund Grants

In this session with AIM HRSolutions, Workforce Training Fund Program Director, Rob Duncan at Commonwealth Corporation, will share detailed funding and application updates on Workforce Training Fund Program grants. This webinar will offer actionable guidance on navigating grant resources to support your Massachusetts workforce’s development goals.

To register for the webinar: click here