Eligibility
Eligible Expenses
- Trainer’s wages
- Trainees wages (No more than 50% of the award may be used for reimbursing trainee wages)
- Software licenses for training programs
- Reasonable travel expenses for employees to attend the training, including conference registration, lodging, airfare, cabs, airport parking, mileage, or rental car expenses may be eligible (no more than 30% of the award may be used for reimbursing employee travel expenses)
- Training expenses incurred between the Commencement and Expiration Dates listed in the grant agreement
Ineligible Expenses
- Training expenses incurred prior to the Commencement Date or after the Expiration Date
- OSHA or other federally mandated training
- Onboard orientation training as it relates to new hires
Evaluation Criteria
Each project will be evaluated on its individual merits and with a cost-benefit analysis after it has met the basic requirements as follows:
- Training cost is used to support new capital investment in Indiana
- Training cost is used to support the retention or creation of full-time, permanent jobs for Indiana residents at the project location
- Training cost is eligible, supports the purpose of the fund, and meets all requirements as set forth in I.C. 5-28-7