The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announced Thursday that $1 million in funding is available under the Teacher Training and Recruitment Grant program.
The funding covers the costs of training and recruiting teachers in areas where teacher shortages are most prevalent in the state.
Grants are available through DWD’s Expanded Wisconsin Fast Forward program. Qualified Wisconsin nonprofits can apply for up to $250,000 to recruit, train and license teachers to meet the state Department of Public Instruction guidelines for serving low-income or urban area school districts.
“By training teachers to deliver the best education to Wisconsin students, we’re expanding our workforce now and investing in the workforce of the future,” DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek said in a statement. “This program connects would-be educators who have a passion to teach and the students who need them the most.”
Since 2018, the WFF Teacher Training and Recruitment Grant program has provided $3.9 million in funding to seven organizations to recruit, train and license teachers.
