WorkInvestNH (New Hampshire Job Training Fund)
New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES)
$750–$100,000 (50% match)
NH 50/50 training grant
New Hampshire's employer workforce-training grant, formerly branded as the NH Job Training Fund and now WorkInvestNH. It is a 50/50 cash-match grant that reimburses New Hampshire employers for half of the cost of customized training for current and soon-to-be-hired employees. Grants range from $750 to $100,000 per employer. Eligible training is broad — onsite classroom or lab instruction, basic and technical skills, quality and safety, management and supervision, and ESL — as long as it upgrades the New Hampshire workforce. To qualify a business must pay into the NH Unemployment Trust Fund and have a fully executed contract in place before training begins.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- State
- Amount range
- $750 – $100,000
- Realistic amount
- Most awards are modest customized-training packages well under the $100,000 ceiling — typica…
- Deadline
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round, but must be submitted at least 60 days before the planned training start date.
- Status
- active
- States
- New Hampshire
- Payment model
- reimbursement
Who qualifies
- Business physically located in New Hampshire (or intending to physically locate in NH)
- Must pay quarterly taxes into the NH Unemployment Trust Fund
- Must be in compliance with state laws and regulations
- Training must be for employees whose payroll is reported to New Hampshire, or for workers to be hired before training begins
- A fully executed contract must be in place before training starts
- Application submitted at least 60 days before the training start date
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Structured onsite laboratory or classroom training
- Basic skills training
- Technical skills training
- Quality improvement training
- Safety training
- Management and supervision training
- English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction
Ineligible expenses
- The employer's own 50% match portion (not reimbursable)
- Training not scheduled at least 60 days after application
- General overhead or non-training operating costs
- Trainee wages (program reimburses training costs, not payroll)
How to apply
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1
Define the training plan
Identify the employees to be trained, the training provider and curriculum, schedule, and total cost. Confirm the training type is eligible (technical/basic skills, safety, quality, management, ESL, etc.).
~4 hrs
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2
Submit the application at least 60 days out
Complete and submit the WorkInvestNH application to NHES at least two months before training begins. Contact a Program Specialist (833-658-4760) or JobTrainingFund@nhes.nh.gov for help.
~3 hrs
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3
Execute the contract before training starts
NHES reviews and approves (in-house up to $70,000; larger awards go to Governor and Executive Council). A fully executed contract must be signed before any training begins.
~2 hrs
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4
Train, document, and request reimbursement
Deliver the approved training, retain proof of payment, and submit for 50% reimbursement of approved costs.
~3 hrs
Apply at least 60 days before training — the program cannot fund anything that starts within two months of your application, and many employers lose the grant simply by booking training too soon. Keep your total request at or under $70,000 to stay in NHES's faster in-house approval lane and skip the Governor-and-Council step.
Deadline & timing
No training is funded unless the application is submitted at least two months before training begins, and a fully executed contract must be in place before training starts. Plan ahead and contact JobTrainingFund@nhes.nh.gov early.
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