Skills Development Fund

Workforce Solutions can help make you secure training funds.

Administered by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Skills Development Fund (SDF) program assists employers by financing the design and implementation of customized job training projects. The SDF successfully merges business needs and local customized training opportunities into a winning formula to increase the skills levels and wages of the Texas workforce.

To apply for an SDF grant, a business, consortium of businesses or trade union must identify a training need and partner with a public Community or Technical college to address those specific needs. Businesses work with college partners to submit proposals, develop curricula and conduct training. The SDF grant pays for the training, the college administers the grant, and businesses create new jobs and improve the skills of their current workers.

Eligible Travis County grant recipients must coordinate with the Workforce Solutions Capital Area Workforce Board in the development and design of the customized training project.  Applicants are required to have their local Workforce Board review and comment on proposals prior to submission.

If you are interested in applying for a Skills Development Fund and would like more information, please contact Donna Crenshaw at 512.597.7124.

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