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How to take advantage: Follow grant program guidelines:
www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-skills-
capital-grant-program
Funding source: State agency
Contact: Elizabeth Guyton, governor's office liaison
elizabeth.guyton@state.ma.us
Year founded: 2012
Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development,
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC)
19 Staniford St.
Boston 02114
617-626-5353; mass.gov/lwd/employment-services/one-
stop-career-centers/special-programs/wotc-program.html
Description: Federal incentives for hiring veterans, food
stamp recipients, ex-felons, vocational rehabilitation
referrals, summer youth employees and more
How to take advantage: IRS Form 8850, pre-screening
notice and certification request for the Work Opportunity
Tax Credit, by the date of the job offer; and page 2 after
the individual is hired. Employers can obtain copies of IRS
8850 by visiting www.irs.gov/form8850 or calling 1-800-
829-3676. ETA Form 9061, Individual Characteristics
Form, if the new hire has not been given an ETA Form
9062; OR ETA Form 9062, Conditional Certification Form,
if provided to the job seeker by a Participating Agency, a
SWA, or a Vocational Rehabilitation Agency. Employers can
obtain copies of ETA 9061/9062 by visiting www.doleta.
gov/business/incentives/opptax/forms.cfm. The employer
and the job seeker must sign the Form 8850, under
penalty of perjury, attesting the job seeker is a member of
a target group. The employer then forwards the forms to
the Department of Career Services no later than the 28th
day after the job seeker begins work
Funding source: Federal tax credit incentive
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
1000 Winter St., Suite 2900
Waltham 02451
781-373-7777; masslifesciences.com
Description: A quasi-public agency implementing the
Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative through programs
including tax incentives, small business matching grants,
internship challenge and STEM equipment and supplies
grants
How to take advantage: Online application; call or email
for more information about specific program requirements
Funding source: State funding and matching investment
capital
Contact: Beth Nicklas, vice president for academic &
workforce programs
781-373-7715
TaxProgram@masslifesciences.com; sbmg@
masslifesciences.com; internship@masslifesciences.com;
equip@masslifesciences.com
Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MassMEP)
100 Grove St., Suite 108
Worcester 01605
508-831-7020; massmep.org
Description: Offers resources, services and support
focused on operational excellence, workforce strategies
and innovative growth solutions
How to take advantage: Workshops, training grants, on-
the-job training, credentialing and more
Funding source: Public-private partnership with federal
funds, state investments and private sector fees
Contact: Susan Janus, regional manager
508-965-8768
info@massmep.org
Year founded: 1988
Massachusetts Office of International Trade and
Investment (MOITI)
10 Park Plaza, Suite 3730
Boston 02116
617-973-8664; mass.gov/hed/economic/eohed/moiti
Description: International business development agency
promoting trade and investment with global partners in
Massachusetts, helps prepare Massachusetts-based
companies to work in global markets and facilitates
foreign direct investment in the commonwealth
How to take advantage: Trade missions, roundtables,
seminars and shows
Funding source: State agency
Contact: Brittany McDonough, senior manager of
business development
617-973-8650
brittany.mcdonough@state.ma.us
Massachusetts Workforce Development Board
19 Staniford St., 4th Floor
Boston 02114
617-626-7112; www.mass.gov/service-details/local-
workforce-development-boards
Description: Public-private partnership serving employers
and employees responsible for policy, oversight and
coordination of federal and state workforce development
initiatives and job training
How to take advantage: Serve as a private sector
member of your local workforce board, design a training
program, connect with a job seeker at mass.gov/
careercenters
Funding: Public-private partnership with federal funds,
state investments and private sector fees
Contact: Cheryl Scott, executive director
cheryl.scott@state.ma.us
Mass Export Center
State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3730
Boston 02116
617-973-8664; mass.gov/export
Description: Export assistance including counseling,
overseas trade shows and offices, educational tools, on-
demand training modules, video guides and workbooks
How to take advantage: Training and events calendar:
http://www.mass.gov/export/events.htm
training registration questions, 413-545-6309
or contact regional director
Funding source: State agency
Contact: Julia Dvorko, Central Massachusetts regional
director, 508-929-8844, dvorko@isenberg.umass.edu
MassHire Boston Private Industry Council
2 Oliver St., 7th Floor
Boston 02109
617-488-1300; bostonpic.org
Description: Boston's workforce development board and
its school-to-career intermediary organization
How to take advantage: Tech Apprentice Program, job
shadowing, career days, Summer Learning Project, Teen
Leadership Institute
Funding source: Public-private partnership with federal
funds, state investments and private sector fees
Contact: Neil Sullivan, executive director
Neil.sullivan@bostonpic.org
MassHire Bristol Workforce Board
One Government Center, 5th Floor
Fall River 02722
508-675-1165; www.bristolwib.org
Description: Oversees, coordinates and implements
workforce development initiatives in the Greater Fall River,
Attleboro, Taunton area
How to take advantage: Information about job training,
grants, career centers, research and more
Funding source: Public-private partnership with federal
funds, state investments and private sector fees
Contact: Thomas Perreira,
tperreira@bristoljobs.org
MassHire Brockton Area Workforce Board
34 School St.
Brockton 02301
508-584-3234; http://bawib.org
Description: Business-led, policy-setting board
overseeing workforce development initiatives in 1
10-community region
How to take advantage: Access CareerWorks, the
one-stop career center operated by the University of
Massachusetts Donahue Institute and YouthWorks, the
youth career and educational resource center
Funding source: Public-private partnership with federal
funds, state investments and private sector fees
Contact: Sheila Sullivan-Jardim, executive director
508-584-3234 Ext. 13
ssjardim@bawib.org
MassHire Cape Cod and Islands Workforce
Development Board
426 North St., Suite 9
Hyannis 02601
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