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Incumbent Worker Training Program
The Incumbent Worker Training Program is funded by the Federal Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) and administered by the Workforce Development Division (WDD)
of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The program
provides grant funding for customized employee training for existing businesses
that are experiencing difficulties in staying competitive.
Program Guidelines
Applications for the WDD's Incumbent Worker Training Program are open to all
Alabama Companies meeting the guidelines listed below:
Businesses applying for training:
 | Must have been in operation in Alabama for a minimum of two years prior to
application date to be eligible for grant funding. |
| Must make significant contribution to the training program. |
| Must demonstrate financial viability. |
| Must be current on all state tax obligations. |
| Must not already have a fully funded incumbent worker training program. |
Priority will be given to:
| Businesses with 25 employees or less. |
| Businesses in distressed areas. |
| Businesses whose grant proposal represents a significant upgrade in
employee skills. |
| Businesses whose grant proposal represents a significant layoff avoidance
strategy. |
Training Services:
| Can be provided through Alabama's community college system, school
districts, area vocational-technical schools, state universities, or licensed
and certified private institutions (when approved). |
| Can be conducted at the business's own facility, at the training
provider's facility or at a combination of both sites.
Instructors can be either full or part-time educators or professional trainers
from the business. |
Reimbursable Training Expenses (with proper documentation).
| Instructor's/trainer's Salaries. |
| Curriculum Development. |
| Textbooks/materials. |
| Materials and Supplies. |
Non-reimbursable costs:
| Trainee Wages. |
| Purchase of capital equipment. |
| Purchase of any item or service that may possibly be used outside of the
training project. |
| Any costs not approved in the agreement. |
Grant Awards
| All reimbursements must be pre-approved by the grant administrator.
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| Businesses must provide a matching contribution to the training project.
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| Businesses approved for funds must sign an agreement with the WDD to
complete the training project as proposed in their application. |
| Businesses must keep accurate records of the project's implementation
process. |
| Businesses must submit monthly or quarterly reimbursements requests with
required documentation. |
| Businesses agree to fully cooperate with staff form the local Alabama
Career Center System office and ADECA. |
Participant (Incumbent Worker) requirements:
| All incumbent workers to be trained must meet eligibility requirements for
the Incumbent Worker Program. A waiver (if necessary) of the income level for
participants may be requested. |
| WIA enrollment forms must be completed on all participants enrolled in the
incumbent worker training program. This enrollment information must be entered
into the State's Information Management Reporting System by the local Alabama
Career Center System Office staff. |
| Training outcomes for each participant in the incumbent worker training
program must be entered into the State's Information Management Reporting
System by the local Alabama Career Center Office staff. |
Project Completion:
| With the high demand and limited funding available, all applications will
be evaluated to leverage other state, federal and private funds with Incumbent
Worker Training funds. |
| All grant projects shall be performance based with specific measurable
performance outcomes - including the completion of the training project and
job retention. |
| Final payments for grantees will be withheld until the final grantee
report is submitted and all performance outcome specified in the grant
application have been achieved. |
| Businesses shall provide sufficient documentation to the administrator for
identification of all employee participants for calculation of performance
measures required by WIA, and any other outcomes deemed pertinent by the grant
administrator. |
For more information contact:
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Baldwin County companies
Kathleen Shumate, Job Developer
Foley CareerLink
Alabama’s Career Center System
200 Michigan Avenue
Foley, AL 36535
(251) 943-2327 (251) 943-7733 Fax |
All others contact
Sara Calhoun
Alabama Office of Workforce Development
(334) 353-1632
sarac@adeca.state.al.us
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