Grant Funding Information
The Maine Community College System (MCCS), through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce, is offering supplemental funding for training and professional development that advances frontline incumbent workers’ skills, leading to career advancement and job security.
Funding Request: Funding request forms must be submitted and approved before the training begins.
Step 1: Become a member of the Maine Workforce Development Compact! Join here.
Step 2: Submit a Funding Request: Funding request forms must be submitted and approved before the training begins.
Before you begin, you will need your W9, the Excel file of the trainee, training info, workers to be trained, and your training vendor information. You will need the information below to complete Part B of the funding request. The remaining parts are about your company.
The information below is available to help complete the funding request.
Training Information:
Inclusion Maine Conference
Who will be providing this training? Selection: Other Training Vendor
Training Vendor Name: Select Inclusion Maine or Not Listed (if you don’t see Inclusion Maine)
Vendor Phone: 207-405-9817
Vendor Email: Humza@inclusionmaine.org
Vendor Website: www.inclusionmaine.org
Vendor Address: 6 City Center 3rd Floor, Portland, ME 04101
Program Title: Inclusion Maine Conference
Number of Hours: 21 hours
Start Date: 08/12/2025
End Date: 08/14/2025
Brief description of the course:
The Inclusion Maine Conference is an annual multi-day educational experience to improve skills and knowledge on talent attraction and retention in Maine. Through this experience, HR Professionals, Business Executives, Nonprofit Leaders, and Government Officials learn about improving community and workplace inclusion. The agenda of the Conference focuses on most pressing challenges and innovative programs aimed at addressing Maine's workforce needs. Learn, Connect, and Take action as a community at the Inclusion Maine Conference to attract, recruit, and retain talent in Maine. The Inclusion Maine Conference is approved by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and HR Certification Institute (HRCI) for Professional Development Credits.
How will this training contribute to the employees' growth?
Example: Employees will grow through critical skills and knowledge gained to assist their employer in meeting the organizational workforce needs. Employees will gain skills around Hire Talent, Workplace Retention, Partnerships, and DEI Practice be able to implement these skills immediately and contribute to a key organizational need, helping them grow professionally.
Number of Employees to be Trained: (How many employees are being trained in your request)
Retail price Per Frontline Worker: $440.00 (This is the actual retail cost - not the 50% rate)
Total Funding Request: $440.00 X Number of Employees to be Trained (This is the total retail cost - not the 50% rate)
Thank you for training with Inclusion Maine.
Inclusion Maine: Humza@inclusionmaine.org