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New England Lean Consulting is an approved training provider for several state and utility-funded grant programs that can help you defer the costs of adopting Lean, Six Sigma and Quality Management Systems into your organization.
Select your state below to learn more about each program!
All of New England
NETAAC (New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center) was formed to aid New England manufacturing companies that have been negatively impacted by import trade. Qualifying businesses receive financial assistance through a cost-sharing model that helps to fund business-building consulting projects, such as the Lean events lead by New England Lean Consulting. Funding is provided by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, under the Department of Commerce. Click the link below to learn more about this fantastic resource!
Connecticut
The Incumbent Worker Training program is a matching grant program that offers financial reimbursement to manufacturing companies for providing up-skill training to their employees. The program is administered by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) with funding provided through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Manufacturing Innovation Fund.. Lean events lead by New England Lean Consulting are eligible under this program. Click the link below to learn more!
Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund
New England Lean Consulting is proudly an approved PRIME contractor for Eversource! Typically, access to specialized Lean training has often been limited to very large businesses that have the resources to invest. Now, through support from Eversource and EnergizeCT, the PRIME program makes Lean training accessible to more manufacturers. Besides reducing costs and streamlining your operations, you’ll be taking steps to determine your energy future. New England Lean Consulting is an approved PRIME contractor for Eversource. Click the link below to learn more about the program, and to check your eligibility!
Maine
The Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce transitioned to a new grant cycle on January 1, 2025. A historic $75.5 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation will allow Maine employers access to the Maine Workforce Development Compact and workforce development needs through 2030. Click the link below to learn more!
Massachusetts
The Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) helps address business productivity and competitiveness by providing resources to Massachusetts businesses to fund training for current and newly hired employees. While available to businesses of all sizes, the WTFP focuses on small to medium-sized businesses that would not be able invest in improving employee skills without the assistance of the Fund.
New England Lean Consulting is approved to provide training services under this agreement, which includes Lean tools and methods (5S, Lean Foundations, Kaizen, Structured Problem Solving, etc.) as well as Quality Mangement Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100), among many others!. Click the link below to learn more about both the Express and General Programs!
Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund
*PRO TIP! There are some grant writers out there charging 15% of grant totals for their services. For example, if you have a grant that adds up to $100k, they’ll charge you $15k to write the grant application… and that’s NOT covered by the grant money! We thought this was crazy, so we did something about it. Today, we offer IN-HOUSE grant writing and management services for Commonwealth Corporation General Grants (that we’re a training provider under) for A LOT less money!
New Hampshire
The program formerly known as the NH Job Training Fund is now WorkInvestNH! This new program is available to businesses or co-applicants physically located in NH and businesses intending to physically locate in New Hampshire. The business must pay quarterly taxes into the NH Unemployment Trust Fund, be in compliance with state laws and regulations, and is available for existing workers who are either residents of New Hampshire or who work at a business or co-applicant that is located or intends to locate within the state.
New England Lean Consulting can provide training to your organization under this program. Click the link below to learn more about this program!
Rhode Island
In today’s economy, employers often need to train and re-train their current workers in order to remain competitive. When workers lack necessary skills; an employer’s ability to expand and grow may be compromised. The Governor’s Workforce Board Incumbent Worker Training Grant (IWTG) Program, funded by the state Job Development Fund,1 addresses this issue. The IWTG Program was created for the purpose of providing grant funding for continuing education, training, and upskilling of incumbent employees at existing Rhode Island employers. Click the link below to learn more!
Governor’s Workforce Board IWT
Vermont
The VTP partners with employers and training providers to train Vermont’s employees for the jobs of tomorrow. VTP provides performance based workforce grants for: pre-employment training, training for new hires and incumbent workers. Training can either be on-site or through a training provider/vendor. Click the link below to learn more!
