Funding comes from the state Manufacturing Innovation Fund after the fund’s board of directors this week voted to spend $8.3 million on the programs. Connecticut’s state budget for the next two fiscal years includes $20 million in funding for MIF, which was established in 2014 with $75 million to pay for programs — like apprenticeships and incumbent worker training — aimed at growing jobs and helping the sector deal with a major workforce shortage. A total of $4.6 million in MIF funding will support existing programs including the Incumbent Worker Training Program ($1.5 million), Apprenticeship Program ($1.0 million) and Manufacturing Voucher Program ($2.1 million).
https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/state-to-fund-83m-in-technology-manufacturing-workforce-development-initiatives