Hiring Incentive Training Grant (HITG)
Funding Amount
$5,000 per new hire; up to $75,000 per calendar year
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Massachusetts businesses/employers
- New hire must retain employment for minimum 120 days to receive payment
- "New Hire Trainee" must earn minimum $2,500 (gross earnings) during 120-day retention period
- Policy Changes: Effective August 15, 2014
Overview
Program: Part of Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund (WTF)
Administering Agency: Massachusetts state fund
Geographic Scope: Massachusetts
Purpose: Provide cash grants to employers to hire Massachusetts residents who have been unemployed for 6+ months or military veterans (regardless of unemployment length).
Eligible Applicants:
- Massachusetts businesses/employers
Award Details:
- Per New Hire: $5,000
- Annual Maximum: $75,000 per calendar year per employer
Requirements:
- New hire must retain employment for minimum 120 days to receive payment
- "New Hire Trainee" must earn minimum $2,500 (gross earnings) during 120-day retention period
Policy Changes: Effective August 15, 2014
Application Status: Now being accepted
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Review eligibility requirements
- Submit application (applications now being accepted)
- Payment released once new hire has retained employment for at least 120 days
- Ensure new hire meets minimum earnings requirement of $2,500 gross during 120-day period
Required Information
- Eligible new hire information
- Employment retention documentation (after 120 days)
- Gross earnings verification
What Metro North Regional Employment Board actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 54
- Total given
- $11.59M
- Median grant
- $56K
- Range
- $5,985–$6.19M
- By dollars: Massachusetts 96%, New Jersey 3%, District of Columbia <1%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Revere, MA; Cambridge, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Abcd Company · Boston, MA
Job Training and Placement
$6.19M
Chelsea Collaborative · Chelsea, MA
Job Training and Placement
$759K
Macir · Boston, MA
Job Training and Placement
$447K
Computers for People · Hoboken, NJ
Job Training and Placement
$380K
City of Malden · Malden, MA
Job Training and Placement
$365K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Workforce development
- Veterans
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