Grants

Finger Lakes Wired Scholarships Now Available

The Finger Lakes Wired Scholarship has limited funds available for businesses upgrade the skills of their workforce. Businesses in  Advanced Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Bio/Life Sciences, Business Services, Engineering, Food & Agriculture, Health Care (including not-for-profit Health Care organizations), IT, and Optics/Imaging can request up to $25,000 for training that will lead to the acquisition of industry-recognized certifications/credentials, productivity and process improvement procedures, or in-demand skills. This is a time-limited program and all training must be completed by May 31, 2010.

For more information, contact Kristy Ioele at kioele@rochesterworks.org.

Application / Word
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Application Guidelines / Word
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In-depth Information on Competency Models
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Budget Worksheet / Excel

Please note: The Wired Scholarship program is funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL).  USDOL requires that trainee participant information be collected in order to track outcomes. Therefore, all companies making an application to this program must provide us with participant information requested in the application process. Failure to provide this information will disqualify an organization from being eligible for these training funds.  No exceptions can be made.

RochesterWorks, Inc. agrees to hold confidential all employee information submitted by the Employer for the purpose of implementing and tracking outcomes. RochesterWorks, Inc. agrees not to disclose this information to any person or organization except those authorized to use the information pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2801 et seq.) and shall comply with all applicable federal and state privacy and confidentiality laws.

Updated 2.8.10