The Pre-Hiring Economic Development Grant Program is designed to train skilled workers in a particular business, businesses or industry. Applications are completed through a partnering of four entities that contribute separate needs or services to the program:

• A training entity that can deliver the training, certificate or skills the business requires.
• A business, group of businesses or an industry with a need for workers.
• The local or regional economic development entity that will work within the local or regional economic network to provide assistance.
• The local Workforce Center, which will assist in the recruitment of potential skilled workers, along with placement of trained participants.