Workforce & Jobs Grants in Ohio

Top workforce & jobs grants in Ohio right now

• Workforce Safety Innovation Grant

  Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC)Up to $2.0Mopen

  Workforce Safety Innovation Grant is sponsored by Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC). This grant supports research and development of innovati...

  workforce_developmenthealth_disparitiespublic_healthworkplace safetypersonal protective equipment

• Manufacturing and Engineering Pathway Programs Innovation Grants

  Battelle EducationUp to $1.8Mopen

  Manufacturing and Engineering Pathway Programs Innovation Grants is a grant from Battelle Education that funds Ohio public schools and educational org...

  k12_educationworkforce_developmentmanufacturingeducation_researchmanufacturing careers

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program

  Ohio Department of Education and WorkforceUp to $850Kopen

  The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program is a federally funded, state-administered grant that supports the creati...

• Empowering Rural Communities: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education and Workforce Development

  Up to $602KDeadline: Jun 30, 2028open

  This project aims to serve the national interest by preparing technicians skilled in artificial intelligence to meet the growing needs of the industry...

• Enhancing Artificial Intelligence Skills for Technicians to Thrive in the Digital Workforce

  Up to $570KDeadline: Jun 30, 2028open

  This project aims to serve the national interest by strengthening the education pipeline, providing students with a deeper understanding of artificial...

• Developing a Rigorous Methodology to Enhance State-Level Technology Innovation and Workforce Development

  Up to $393KDeadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  Nontechnical description Intellectual Merit This project creates a new way for U.S. states to plan how they grow their economies including good-qu...

• Cybersecurity Workforce: Bridging the Gap in Appalachian Ohio (Cyber-Workforce)

  Up to $350KDeadline: May 31, 2027open

  With the increasing threat of cyber-attacks and the need to protect sensitive data and information, companies rely on cybersecurity technicians to saf...

• Collaborative Research: A Cross-Institutional Study of STEM Workforce Development

  Up to $234KDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  This collaborative research project investigates the factors that impact variability in STEM training programs across the nation. The investigators sp...

• Collaborative Research: COLLABORATIVE RET Site: Teacher POWER (Preparing Our Workforce through Electronics and Research)

  Up to $205KDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  This three-year RET Site: Teacher POWER: Preparing Our Workforce through Electronics and Research supports the current national focus on advanced Elec...

• Ohio's TechCred Grant for AI Automation

  Ohio Department of Development (administered by LeadingAge Ohio for specific webinars)Up to $180Kopen

  Ohio's TechCred Grant for AI Automation is a grant from the Ohio Department of Development that funds workforce upskilling in AI and automation techno...

  workforce_developmentartificial_intelligencesmall_businessdigital_literacyai automation

• JobsOhio Small Business Grant

  JobsOhioUp to $50Kopen

  JobsOhio Small Business Grant is a grant from JobsOhio that funds eligible small businesses in Ohio seeking to grow their operations through qualified...

  economic_developmentsmall_businesssmall businessbusiness expansionworkforce training

• Military Recruit Award

  Ohio Department of Education and WorkforceUp to $5Kopen

  The Military Recruit Award, offered by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce in partnership with the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, pr...

• Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG)

  Ohio Department of Higher EducationUp to $4Kopen

  Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) is sponsored by Ohio Department of Higher Education. The Ohio College Opportunity Grant provides financial assis...

  higher_educationadult_educationworkforce_developmentneed-based granttuition assistance

• Ohio Work Ready Grant (OWRG)

  Ohio Department of Higher EducationUp to $3Kopen

  Ohio Work Ready Grant (OWRG) is sponsored by Ohio Department of Higher Education. The Ohio Work Ready Grant (OWRG) provides funding to Ohio residents ...

  workforce_developmenthigher_educationadult_educationfinancial aidtechnical colleges

• Ohio Work Ready Grant Program

  Ohio Department of Higher EducationUp to $3Kopen

  Ohio Work Ready Grant Program is a grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education that funds Ohio students enrolled in credential, certificate, or...

  workforce_developmenthigher_educationadult_educationindustry-recognized credentialscertificates

• Community Grants Program

  Burton D. Morgan FoundationUp to $2Kopen

  Community Grants Program is a grant from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation that funds nonprofit organizations in Ohio to provide microgrants to early-st...

  youth_developmenteducation_researchworkforce_developmentsmall_businessyouth entrepreneurship

• KeyBank Foundation Community Development Grants

  KeyBank Foundationopen

  KeyBank Foundation Community Development Grants is sponsored by KeyBank Foundation. Supports initiatives focusing on neighborhood revitalization, work...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentworkforce_developmentneighborhood revitalizationcommunity building

• Central Ohio STEM Innovation Grants

  Battelle Memorial Instituteopen

  Central Ohio STEM Innovation Grants is sponsored by Battelle Memorial Institute. Supports out-of-classroom STEM programs for over 22,000 students in C...

  stem_educationworkforce_developmentcommunity_developmentstem programsscience technology engineering math

• Duke Energy: Ohio: Local Impact Grants

  Duke Energyopen

  Duke Energy: Ohio: Local Impact Grants is sponsored by Duke Energy. These grants aim to enhance community well-being through workforce development, en...

  community_developmentworkforce_developmentenvironmental_justiceeconomic_developmentcommunity well-being

• Ohio TechCred Program

  State of Ohioopen

  Ohio TechCred Program is sponsored by State of Ohio. Helps employers upskill current and future employees by reimbursing up to $2,000 per credential f...

  workforce_developmentai_educationsmall_businesseducation_researchtechnology credentials

What counts as a workforce & jobs grant in Ohio

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Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Ohio where program names vary by region.

Where Ohio workforce & jobs grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Ohio-based organizations and thematically aligned with workforce & jobs.
• Ohio state portal — state-administered workforce & jobs programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Ohio for workforce & jobs work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund workforce & jobs work in Ohio.