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 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FUND PROGRAM

Grants for New Positions

Business Training Grants for New Positions can provide between $1,000 and a maximum of $4,000 per trainee per fiscal year, depending on the employee's full-time status and wage amount. Grants for New Positions were developed to assist Wyoming businesses in two ways:

1. Wyoming Business Expansion

   One of the most prohibitive issues facing a company trying to expand their services and workforce is the overwhelming cost associated with hiring and training a workforce during the start-up phase of the expansion.
   

   The Workforce Development Training Fund can help a growing Wyoming business by deferring much of the business's training costs during the expansion phase.

2. New Business Recruitment

   The Workforce Development Training Fund is a tool for the Department of Workforce Services to partner with Wyoming's economic development entities in recruitment of new businesses to our state. During the site selection phase of the business recruitment process, all of the benefits of choosing Wyoming over another state become crucial.

   The Department of Workforce Services works with our economic development partners to ensure that a business considering Wyoming as a place of operation will know how the training fund can help create a successful start-up by deferring much of the business's training costs.

   Please see the Downloads section at the bottom of this page for more information.

What do I need to know about preparing a paper application?

• The application must be submitted on the official application form.
• The application must be mailed or hand-delivered to the address on the application.
• Applications must request funding for only one training event per application, but the event may include multiple training dates.
• There is no limit to the number of applications a business may submit.
• Applications will only be accepted:
  • Up to 110 days before the scheduled training date; and
  • No less than 30 days before the scheduled training date. (To assist with the calculation for this requirement, please use the date calculator below.)
• A proposed curriculum for the training and copies of any brochures, information, etc. describing the training must be included with the application.
• In order to receive disbursements (payments) from the State of Wyoming, the business must be established as a vendor with the State Auditor's Office (SAO). If the business is not already enrolled, please click the link below (WOLFS-109).

The Workforce Development Training Fund strongly recommends that all businesses elect the EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) option on the WOLFS-109.

What if I have questions about the application process?

Help in filling out the application is available by contacting our WDTF Application Specialist, Sarah Reilly, at 307-233-4674.

Assistance is also available free of charge through local representatives of the following organizations and entities:

• The Department of Workforce Services Workforce Centers;
• Economic Development Associations;
• Wyoming Business Council;
• Wyoming Community College Workforce Coordinators;
• Chambers of Commerce; and
• Small Business Development Centers.

Calculator

Use the calculator below to determine when you must submit your application. Enter training start date:
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Documents & Downloads

• Online Application
• Application & Instructions
• Additional Program Information
• WOLFS-109 Electronic Funds Transfer election form
• Rules