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CEEF – CT Energy Efficiency Fund PRIME Program (Administered through CL&P and U.I.)
If you are a CL&P or U.I.
manufacturing customer, classified with a SIC code between 2000-3999, you may be eligible for funding for up to four (4) Lean
Kaizen events! The CEEF PRIME Program is administered by CL&P and U.I., providing up to $6,200 towards the cost of consulting
services by Leanovations for Lean
Manufacturing events. The CEEF PRIME Program allows manufacturing customers of CL&P and U.I. who have not utilized PRIME
funding for all four events, or in the previous thirty-six months, may qualify. - Events 1 & 2 of the PRIME Program is funded at $6,200
- Events 3 & 4 of the PRIME Program is funded at $3,100
NETAAC Funding
The New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center Inc.
(NETAAC), is a government funded non-profit corporation. NETAAC offers cost shared assistance for import-injured manufacturers
through a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Companies that have experienced recent declines in sales and employment,
due at least in part to increasing imports of competitive products, are eligible for participation in the program, in which
the federal government pays 50% of the cost of consulting services such as Leanovations designed to help the client firm improve its competitive position. (The federal government
pays 75% if the firm requests $30,000 or less of assistance.)
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ADVANCE Training Grant Program (Administered through Connecticut
Center for Advanced Technologies - CCAT)
If you are a Connecticut Aerospace manufacturer located
in the Hartford area / central CT with less than 500 employees and are interested in advancing your employee skills necessary
to grow the business and propel the workers career development, you may be eligible to participate and receive up to 50% reimbursement
of the costs for training by Leanovations.
Connecticut’s Workforce Investment Systems (CTWorks) The
State of Connecticut Department of Labor (CTWorks) collaborates with the five (5) regional Workforce Investment Boards that
assess employment training needs and priorities, and coordinates programs that address those needs. The grants provide funds
to promote world-class innovation, productivity, and competitiveness through industry cluster economic development with qualified
consultant groups, such as Leanovations. The ultimate goal is to increase the prosperity and standard of living of Connecticut’s
citizens, and finds ways to support it through various training, including lean manufacturing. Awards may range up to $40,000.
The grant requires that each employer contribute a dollar for dollar match and funding normally equals 50% of total training
costs. Please contact Leanovations to find out if there is a DOL/IWT funding available in your region.
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