Workforce Training Fund Program - Express Program

The Express Program, part of the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Program administered by Commonwealth Corporation, gives employers fast, simple access to grant-funded training. Funding limits: $15,000 per company per calendar year, $300 per hour of instruction, and $3,000 per employee per course; companies cover costs beyond those limits. Eligibility: Massachusetts companies with 100 or fewer Massachusetts W-2 employees that contribute to the Workforce Training Fund (all for-profit companies do). A 'Massachusetts company' means work performed in Massachusetts with a company-owned or leased office, plant, warehouse or other physical location in the state - employee home addresses and PO boxes do not count. All trainees must be full- or part-time employees of the grantee company employed in Massachusetts (trainees need not live in Massachusetts). The page carries a special announcement of expanded access and increased funding effective April 1, 2026.

Apply online through the Express Program guidelines page ('Apply now'). Applicants must supply a Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue showing the company's full legal name. Training must be selected from the Express Program course directory of approved training providers; grants are paid as reimbursements.