The Small Business Administration (SBA) challenges individual organizations or teams to use existing makerspaces to create or expand skills training programs, including industry or trade certification when feasible, with a goal to immediately place all program graduates in positions with previously-identified employers.  SBA believes that existing makerspaces are uniquely positioned to help increase workforce development.

Awards include:
up to $200,000 for capacity building of existing programs
up to $100,000 to grow programs with a proven history of training or workforce development
up to $25,000 to see small workforce development programs

The deadline is July 8th. Learn more.