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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Nebraska Department of Labor
Summary
The Nebraska Worker Training and Support Cash Fund is intended to expand the Nebraska workforce by increasing the pool of highly skilled workers in Nebraska. Funds may be used for the following purposes:
- Support public and private job training programs designed to train, retrain, or upgrade the work skills of existing Nebraska workers of for-profit and not-for-profit businesses
- Train new employees for expanding Nebraska businesses
- Recruit workers to Nebraska. Note: Recruitment assistance is limited to workers that reside or work outside of Nebraska, and limited to full-time, permanent positions located in Nebraska
History of Funding
Current quarter recipients are available here: https://dol.nebraska.gov/webdocs/getfile/771efa09-5bd6-4fce-a8c5-6fe3271447a0
Additional Information
Allowable costs for direct training projects may include:
- Tuition and Fees
- Books and classroom materials
- Rental costs to secure facilities needed to provide training
- Reasonable pre-and-post training participant costs for the approved curricula specified in the applicant's training plan if there is not already a course offering at a convenient education institution for which the grant is paying tuition and fees
- Costs of curriculum design
- Reasonable costs of instructors and instructional aides
- Training stipends for each trainee
- Other reasonable costs relating to the direct training provided
Unallowable costs related to direct training include:
- The lease, purchase, or construction of facilities
- The purchase of capital equipment
- Salaries, wages, or benefits paid to personnel trained, or personnel assigned to manage or report on the project of grant award
- Mileage, lodging, meals and incidentals
- Costs incurred for the preparation of the application
- Costs incurred prior to the submission of the application
Allowable costs for recruitment may include:
- Reimbursement for mileage while using a privately owned vehicle, at rates consistent with United States General Services Administration regulations at the time of travel;
- Rental vehicle fees;
- Fare and fees for commercial airline travel;
- Fees for use of a professional moving service;
- Lodging expenses;
- A per diem for meals and incidentals expenses;
- Retention incentives may be considered an allowable cost, for good cause shown as determined by the Commissioner;
- Other reasonable costs relating directly to worker recruitment.
Unallowable costs for recruitment projects include:
- Costs incurred from the use of contracted marketing vendors;
- Costs incurred through the purchase of marketing materials;
- Housing down payments;
- Temporary housing expenses, other than authorized travel-related lodging costs;
- Non- Economy Class air travel expenses;
- Lodging expenses that are not reasonable and comparable to the United States General Services Administration and in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations as of the date of travel;
- Room service or other lodging incidental expenses;
- Salaries, wages, or benefits paid to personnel recruited, or personnel assigned to manage or report on the project of grant award;
- Customs and immigration fees;
- Costs incurred for the preparation of the application;
- Costs incurred prior to the submission of the application.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants include employers, employer or industry consortiums, labor organizations, or other entities providing an apprenticeship training program.
Deadline Details
Applications are accepted quarterly. Deadlines are December 31, 2022, March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2023. Similar deadlines are anticipated annually.
Award Details
Grants are directed to paying tuition and fees, preferably to established, certified, accredited, licensed Nebraska Training Providers. The program is intended to add to, not replace, training dollars equal to what was spent last year, and the year before (two-year average).
Training grants are awarded subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the Legislature and the discretion of the Commissioner. There is no minimum threshold amount that must be awarded each quarter.
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