(a) The board may authorize grants not to exceed $50,000 each through an expedited grant approval process to:
(1) eligible employers to provide training programs for up to 50 workers; or
(2) a public or private institution of higher education to:
(i) convert an existing curriculum for distance learning through interactive television or other communication methods; or
(ii) enable a training program to be offered when it would otherwise be canceled due to an enrollment shortfall of one or two students when the program is offered in a health-related field with a documented worker shortage and is part of a training program not exceeding two years in length.
(b) The board shall develop application procedures and evaluation policies for grants made under this section.
1Sp2001 c 9 art 6 s 5; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 12
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning
Chapter 116L — Workforce Development
Section 116L.01 — Definitions.
Section 116L.02 — Job Skills Partnership Program.
Section 116L.04 — Partnership Power.
Section 116L.146 — Expedited Grant Process.
Section 116L.17 — State Dislocated Worker Program.
Section 116L.18 — Special Incumbent Worker Training Grants.
Section 116L.19 — Definitions.
Section 116L.191 — Workforce Center; Credential Assistance.
Section 116L.20 — Workforce Development Fund.
Section 116L.35 — Inventory Of Economic Development Programs.
Section 116L.361 — Definitions.
Section 116L.3625 — Administrative Costs.
Section 116L.364 — Program Purpose And Design.
Section 116L.365 — Housing For Homeless.
Section 116L.366 — Requirements Of Organizations Receiving Grants.
Section 116L.40 — Definitions.
Section 116L.41 — Commissioner's Duties And Powers; Agreements.
Section 116L.42 — Jobs Training Grants.
Section 116L.56 — Definitions.
Section 116L.561 — Minnesota Youth Program.
Section 116L.562 — Youth-at-work Grant Program.
Section 116L.61 — Definitions.
Section 116L.62 — Distribution And Use Of State Money.
Section 116L.63 — Criteria For Distribution Of Money.
Section 116L.64 — Money Distribution.
Section 116L.66 — First Source Agreements.
Section 116L.665 — Workforce Development Board.
Section 116L.666 — Workforce Development Areas.
Section 116L.667 — Rural Career Counseling Coordinators.
Section 116L.86 — Employment And Training Programs.
Section 116L.881 — Indian Tribe Plans.
Section 116L.96 — Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership.
Section 116L.976 — Early Warning System.
Section 116L.98 — Workforce Program Outcomes.
Section 116L.99 — Women And High-wage, High-demand, Nontraditional Jobs Grant Program.