Louisiana Customized Training Grants: A Practical Employer Guide

Custom recruitment, pre-hire screening, training design and training delivery, at no cost to an eligible company. This is an in-kind service.

No dollar figure published. The page says the service is at no cost to eligible companies.

No cash. LED's FastStart team designs and delivers the recruiting and training for the company.

• New or expanding company with a distinct project
• Project must align with Louisiana's economic development targets in LED's strategic plan
• Delivered as a discretionary incentive, so LED decides

Reimbursement of approved training costs, including customized training, classroom, on-the-job training and registered apprenticeship.

Tiers by size: up to 80% under 100 employees, 70% for 101 to 500, 60% above 500. A one-page summary also lists $1,500 per employee and $150,000 per employer over the life of the grant, so confirm caps with your consultant.

The employer, as reimbursement after training is done and workers are retained six months.

• Louisiana employer in a targeted industry: construction and industrial trades, advanced manufacturing, skilled trades, AI-enabling and digital infrastructure, data center and critical infrastructure
• Workers are new hires or incumbents, 17 or older, not in high school
• Generally two years in business unless approved as a strategic economic project
• Approved training plan and outcome reporting

Training for existing workers paid through a three-party contract with a provider. You do not receive cash and wages during training are not reimbursed.

Award size is set per application and scored on a rating form. No flat maximum found in the sources read.

The training provider. LWC states that all funds are provided to the training provider.

• In business in Louisiana at least three years and contributing to the Incumbent Worker Training Account
• Current on state unemployment taxes
• At least 15 people to train, alone or in a consortium of two or more employers
• Training must keep or create jobs in a labor demand occupation, or prevent likely job loss

Training designed for your needs, with a commitment to hire the person who completes it.

No Louisiana rate published. Federal baseline: employer pays a significant share, set by the local board.

Depends on the local contract. Federal rules require the employer to pay a significant cost of the training.

• Trainee is WIOA eligible
• Employer commits to hire on successful completion
• Employer pays a significant cost, as the local board decides