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DEED Training Grant Programs

The Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership (MJSP) works with businesses, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations to train or retrain workers, expand work opportunities and keep high-quality jobs in the state. The goal is to target short-term training for full-time employment in the growth sectors of the state’s economy.

We offer grants through a variety of programs to offset training-related expenses incurred by business, industry, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to meet current and future workforce needs. View our Workforce Training Programs matrix.

Partnership Program

Provides grants of up to $400,000 to educational Institutions that partner with businesses to develop new-job training or retraining for existing employees.

Pathways Program

Provides grants of up to $400,000 to educational institutions or nonprofit organizations that partner with businesses to provide training, new jobs and career paths for low income people.

Job Training Incentive Program

Provides training grants of up to $200,000 to new or expanding businesses located in Greater Minnesota.

Low Income Worker Training Program

Provides grants of up to $200,000 to public, private, or nonprofit entities to help low-income people gain new skills necessary move up the career ladder to higher paying jobs and greater economic self-sufficiency.

Automation Training Incentive Program

Provides training grants of up to $35,000 to small businesses that are implementing new automation technology.

Additional MJSP Information

Learn more about the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board, our meeting schedule and application due dates, program data and reports, and previously funded projects.

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