Workforce Development Compact member grant application to access training funds

Thank you for joining the Workforce Development Compact and investing in upskilling your frontline workers. To complete this application, you will need the following information. 

Part A: Company information

   - Confirm you have selected the right company.

   - Who is the company's contact for the program? Please provide that contact information.

Part B: Training information 

    - Community College or another training vendor (if another training vendor, please have vendor contact information handy)

    - Program title: Please remove ALL punctuation and special characters from program titles. Replace ‘&’ with ‘and.’  (These characters will not permit your Excel spreadsheet to be saved in our system.)

    - Course Description: We recommend providing the official course description from the training provider 

    - Number of hours

    - Start date*

    - End date 

*Note: We cannot approve funding requests for programs that have already started. We will consider your request if your application is in on or before the start date.

We are only accepting programs that start in 2024 at this time.

    Frontline workers to be trained 

    - Number of employees to be trained

    - How does this training contribute to the employees' position? 

    - Retail price per frontline worker (Actual retail cost-not 50% rate)

    - Total funding request (Your total retail cost-not 50% rate)

Part C: W-9 

    - PDF of your organization's W-9

    - Excel spreadsheet of employees' names, titles, and emails (Please use the formatted Excel spreadsheet found below)

Please Note: If you do not include the above information, it will delay processing your funding request. We try to stay within a 7-10 business day (from the date submitted) approval window for award notification. We have been receiving a high volume of submissions, which can cause delays in processing approval emails.

Upload your list of trainees using the formatted columns as seen in the example:

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to alfondtraining@mccs.me.edu.

Company Name

If you do not see your organization listed, you will need to first apply to become a Maine Workforce Development Compact Member.

Company Mailing Address

Line 1

Line 2

City

State

Zip

Designated Program Contact

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email

Phone

Extension (if applicable)

Who will be providing this training?

Which College?

Vendor Information

If your training provider is not on this list, please select Not Listed and type the full name and contact details of the training provider into the fields below.

Internal or Company-based Training- Please use your organization's name and address if you request funds for Internal or Company-based Training. Do not use your staff's name who facilitates the training as employees change.

Training Vendor Name

Let us help you with selecting a training vendor. Please contact alfondtraining@mccs.me.edu.

Vendor Name

Vendor Phone

Vendor Email

Vendor Website

Vendor Address

Line 1

Line 2

City

State

Zip

Program/Course Information

Program Title

NOTE: Please remove ALL punctuation and special characters from program titles. Replace ‘&’ with ‘and.' 

Number of Hours

Start Date

End Date

Brief description of the course (1500 character limit)

Note: We recommend providing the official course description from the training provider. 

How will this training contribute to the employees' growth? (1500 character limit)

Frontline workers to be trained

Number of Employees to be Trained

Retail price Per Frontline Worker

(Please use the actual retail price-not 50% rate)

Total Funding Request

(Please use the actual total cost, not 50% rate)

Upload Completed W9

Upload a copy of your company W9 in PDF Format

Upload Training Attendee List

Upload a copy of your intended training attendees in Excel format

Upload your list of trainees using the formatted columns as seen in the example:

I acknowledge my obligation as a compact member:

- Provide the MCCS (Maine Community College System) with basic demographic and contact information on trainees.

- Require trainees to complete the online evaluation at the conclusion of the training.

- Make employees aware of community college scholarships.

- To participate in training surveys concerning the training needs of its frontline workforce when as necessary.

- Maintain related records of each training program approved for three years after the completion of the training.

- Our organization agrees to have the selected community college (if applicable) invoice our organization for any remaining balances not covered by the approved grant funding.