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Going PRO Talent Fund is a grant from the State of Michigan, administered locally by Oakland County Michigan Works! , that funds employer-based training for current and new employees. The program helps Michigan employers retain and grow a skilled workforce by reimbursing the costs of training activities that lead to an industry-recognized credential.
Oakland County employers of all sizes are eligible to apply for funding to train their current and new employees across a range of industries and occupations. Training must result in a transferable, industry-recognized credential. Applications are accepted on a competitive basis and funds are awarded to employers whose training plans best meet program objectives.
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[](https://www. michigan. gov/leo "Labor and Economic Opportunity") Going PRO Talent Fund Cycle 2 applications now open!
Applications for Cycle 2 of Fiscal Year 2026 Going PRO Talent Fund opened on April 6, 2026 and will close at **5 p. m. EDT on April 24, 2026**.
The Going PRO Talent Fund (Talent Fund) makes awards to employers to assist in training, developing and retaining current and newly hired employees. Training funded by the Talent Fund must be short-term and fill a demonstrated talent need experienced by the employer. Training must lead to a credential for a skill that is transferable and recognized by industry.
**Access the Work-Based Learning Online Management System (WBLOMS): (****_Google Chrome must be used for optimal performance. The WBLOMS cannot be accessed using Microsoft Internet Explorer)_** The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity - Workforce Development awards funds to employers through Michigan's workforce system, commonly known asMichigan Works! Agencies(MWA).
MWA Business Services staff conduct fact-finding sessions with employers to assess their talent skill gaps, suitable training providers, and availability of federal funding sources. The MWA Business Services staff then determines whether Talent Fund awards are appropriate to help close the skills gap, and grant employers access to a convenient online application submission process.
Interested employers should contact their local Michigan Works! Talent Fund Key Contact (see map below) early to allow ample time for the fact finding process to ensure applications are completed in time for review.
For more information about the Talent Fund, review the following: * Fiscal Year 2026 Employer Guide * Fiscal Year 2025 Employer Guide * Fiscal Year 2024 Employer Guide * WBLOMS Employer Training Guide: Fiscal Year 2026 * WBLOMS Employer Training Guide: Fiscal Year 2025 Pie chart titled “Size of Companies Receiving Going PRO Talent Fund Awards 2014–2026.
” The chart shows that companies with fewer than 100 employees received 5,273 awards (59%), companies with 100 to 499 employees received 2,837 awards (32%), and companies with 500 or more employees received 856 awards (9%). * Total Number of Awards: 8,966 * Average Award Amount: $37,084 * Average Training Cost Per Person: $1,376 _Data is accurate as of December 9, 2025. Data is updated on a quarterly basis_.
Going PRO Talent Fund Key Contacts Map Michigan Works! Key Contacts by region and county ## Featured impact stories ### Wolverine Advanced Materials Wolverine Advanced Materials is a developer and manufacturer of high-performance materials with a core competency in specialty elastomer-coated metals that offer damping and seal-ability solutions in the automotive and gasket industries.
“The trainings helped provide the missing proper skills and knowledge for our employees. It also helped improve morale and showed our commitment to their growth and development. Ultimately, this helped shift the company from staying afloat during the pandemic to having our best performance year to date.
The team was able to improve customer relationships through their ability to understand technical drawings and provide customers with the proper dimensions and specifications for our product offerings. ” ### Jordan Manufacturing Company Jordan Manufacturing Company provides tooling, metal stampings, and assemblies for a wide variety of industries across the globe.
“Training improved business operations by increasing production and reducing downtime. Training also strengthened existing skills and provided employees with new tools and communication methods. This allowed for better teamwork, more efficient troubleshooting, and quicker decision making.
” “The entire team assisting us with Going Pro funding (and the trainers they recommended) have been extremely helpful to us. We could not have gotten through the last two years without them. ” — Justin, President.
SAMES KREMLIN Inc. manufactures and distributes finishing equipment to apply paint, powder and adhesives. “The award touched every employee in our company through training focused on technical, leadership, and innovation skills. Employees received over 24 certificates for skilled trades.
They completed over a dozen different subjects such as electrical safety, troubleshooting, IT, and software designer essentials. Several staff were promoted post training after demonstrating new leadership competencies. Over 95% of staff received increases in wages.
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This act resulted in a number of supplemental budget line items being vetoed. As a result, no Going PRO Talent Fund awards are available for FY20.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Oakland County employers of all sizes are eligible to apply for funding for training their current and new employees. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.