Municipal Workforce Learning Lab Grant

Municipal Workforce Learning Lab Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Georgia Municipal Association
Last Updated: December 10, 2025

Summary

The Municipal Workforce Learning Lab, initiated by the National League of Cities in partnership with the American Institutes for Research, aims to tackle workforce challenges faced by city governments. The program seeks three cities to engage in an 8-month action planning process focused on recruiting, training, and retaining skilled workers. Participants will receive free coaching and technical assistance, helping them enhance their workforce policies and potentially serve as national models for effective local government employment strategies.

Overview

About GMA The mission of the Georgia Municipal Association is to anticipate and influence the forces shaping Georgia’s cities and to provide leadership, tools and services that assist municipal governments in becoming more innovative, effective and responsive. Created in 1933, the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) is the only state organization that represents municipal governments in Georgia. Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, non-profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, educational, employee benefit and technical consulting services to its members. About NLC The National League of Cities (NLC) is an organization comprised of city, town and village leaders that are focused on improving the quality of life for their current and future constituents. With more than 100 years of dedication to the strength and advancement of local governments, NLC has gained the trust and support of more than 2,700 cities across the nation. Our mission is to relentlessly advocate for, and protect the interests of, cities, towns and villages by influencing federal policy, strengthening local leadership and driving innovative solutions. Municipal Workforce Learning Lab City governments face significant workforce challenges that threaten their ability to provide services to their residents and limit overall economic growth in communities. NLC is partnering with the American Institutes for Research to launch the Growing and Retaining Our Workforce (GROW) Learning Lab. GROW is designed to: Support city governments to overcome long-standing workforce challenges and transform their approaches to talent development. Help cities recruit, train, and retain a skilled workforce and create talent pipelines for critical local government jobs. Engage city leaders, along with education, workforce, and community partners, to identify and adopt new policies, practices, and programs to meet their workforce needs. Build on-ramps to high-quality local government jobs that provide stability, good benefits, positive workplace experiences, and opportunities for advancement. NLC is seeking three cities committed to enhancing their support for their municipal workforce to participate in an 8-month intensive action planning process to build city capacity to drive changes in policies, practices, and programs that advance economic opportunity for city residents and employees. Participating cities will benefit from free coaching, technical assistance, and connections with peers tackling shared challenges. Additionally, participating cities will help inform NLC’s future work, and possibly serve as national models for their peers.

Eligibility

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