NCWorks Substance Use Disorder Recovery Grant

This grant is designed to further implement and enhance programs to assist local communities impacted by the opioid epidemic and other substance use disorders (SUDS).  The goal is to increase workforce participation and job retention of persons in recovery through an increase in education, knowledge, and workforce skills and by ensuring they are ready to work.  Grant activities could also include direct support from case managers and wraparound services (e.g., transportation, childcare, food stabilization) to help remove barriers to employment.  Customers served via the grant should be actively working towards a goal of employment/training.

For more information about assistance, please contact the following:

Toni Deal
828-265-5385
[email protected]
Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes counties

Pam Wilson
828-682-6618
[email protected]
Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties

 

 

NCWorks Small Business Work-Based Learning Grant

This grant is designed to establish work-based learning opportunities targeting small – and micro-businesses (i.e., businesses with twenty-five -[25] or fewer employees) to bridge the gap for business retention and expansion with funding for on-the-job training (OJT), work experience internships (WEX), and incumbent worker grant training (IWG).  Emphasis will be placed on historically underutilized businesses (HUB), industries significantly impacted by the COVID pandemic, or businesses located in an economically distressed Tier 1 or Tier 2 county.

  • Work Experience: assists with building the future workforce who need exposure to the working world and its requirements
  • On-the-Job Training: employers can be reimbursed up to 75% of wages while training a new employee
  • Incumbent Worker Grant training: up to $10,000 per business of 25 employees or fewer (with no employer match required) to provide training to a business’s current workforce

For more information about assistance, please contact the following:

Toni Deal
828-265-5385
[email protected]
Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes counties

Pam Wilson
828-682-6618
[email protected]
Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties