Wisconsin Fast Forward Grants
Standard Wisconsin Fast Forward Grants
Industry Sectors Worker Training Grants
The objective of the Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) standard grant program is to award funds to businesses from all Wisconsin industry sectors that reimburse the costs of customized occupational training for unemployed, underemployed, and incumbent workers. The customized, business-driven training will qualify workers for full-time employment, higher level employment, or increased wages.
Open to all industry sectors and companies of any size.
Grant Amount: Grant awards range from $5,000 to $400,000 per grantee. A grantee serving as an applicant for a consortium of employment placement partners may apply for more than $400,000.
Match: Cash or in-kind match equal to 50% of the amount of the grant award is required.
Application Deadline: 3 p.m. CST on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.
- Grant Program Announcement (GPA)
- Rubric
- Wisconsin Fast Forward Application Webinar
- Industry Sectors Worker Training Grants FAQ
- WFF Standard Application Instructions
Sign up at https://wisconsinfastforward.com/signup/ now to receive information when exciting new grant funding opportunities become available.
Read grant award summaries to learn more about WFF funded projects.
Review archived GPAs here.
Expanded Wisconsin Fast Forward Grants
The objective of the Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) expanded grant program is to award funds that reimburse the costs of workforce development activities, as specified in the Grant Program Announcement (GPA).
Technical Education Equipment Grant
The purpose of the grant is to reimburse school districts for the purchase and installation costs of technical education equipment used in vocational training and technical education in advanced manufacturing fields, including costs for equipment operation software and instructional materials to train students.
Open to Wisconsin School Districts.
Amount: Approximately $504,894 is being made available for this GPA
Grant Amount: Grant awards will range from $5,000 to $50,000 per grantee
Match: Cash or in-kind match equal to 200% of the amount of the grant award is required ($2 Match for each $1 WFF award)
Application Deadline: The completed application, required forms, and supporting documents to WisconsinFastForward@dwd.wisconsin.gov emailed by 3 PM CST on April 16, 2024
- Technical Education Equipment Grant Application (MSWord)
- Technical Education Equipment Grant Program Announcement (PDF)
- Technical Education Equipment Grant Rubric (PDF)
Sign up at https://wisconsinfastforward.com/signup/ now to receive information when exciting new grant funding opportunities become available.
Read grant award summaries to learn more about WFF-funded projects.
Review archived GPAs here
Program Resources:
- Administrative Rules
- New Grantee Training - Reimbursement Requests (Standard WFF)
- Grantee Tools
- WFF Standard Application Instructions
- Eligibility and Requirement Guidelines
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Receive Grant Announcements and Program Updates, Including New Funding Options:
Grantee Tools
OSD provides Grant Administration training opportunities to new and existing grantees after new grant awards are announced. Grantees are encouraged to use the Grant Administration Handbook resources below to effectively manage grant projects:
Communication
Financial Management
Please reach out to your grant manager for any questions about the submission of reimbursements requests for your Wisconsin Fast Forward award.
- How to Register as a Supplier in COMET
- How to Submit an Invoice in COMET
- Payment Verification Guidance
- Reimbursement Request Requirements and Guidelines
- Expenditures FAQ
- In-Kind Contribution Worksheet
Grant Management
Reporting
- Awarded Grants System Access Instructions
- Curriculum Submission
- Trainee Data Reporting (complete online in
grant portal)
- Online Instructions - Entering Trainee Data using Grant Portal
- Sample Trainee Pre-Training Data Collection Form
- Sample Trainee Post-Training Data Collection Form
- Online Instructions - Bulk Upload of Trainee
Data
IMPORTANT NOTE: Grantees Must download the Trainee Data Template for their grant from their grant's Trainee Data Entry screen. The following items are posted for reference and training purposes only:
- Quarterly Progress Reports (complete
online)
- Online Instructions – Quarterly Progress Reports
- Final Report (complete online)
- Online Instructions - Final Report
- Sample Final Report [Coming Soon]
- Closeout/Evaluation
- Checklist for Closeout