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RETRAINING GRANT PROGRAM Workshop – 2014 Retraining Grant - Benefit: Up to $3000 per year, with a lifetime maximum of $6000 while being retrained for employment. Award may be issued in partial payments to ensure veteran continues in retraining program. Retraining Grant - Eligibility Veterans only (no spouses or dependents) Requirements: Became unemployed or underemployed (income from wages below federal poverty guidelines) within one year of WDVA’s receipt of application. Loss of employment cannot have been caused by voluntary actions. Veterans who have been discharged from active military duty within the last 12 months are eligible. Has received a retraining grant within 13 months prior to the date the department issued the final payment of the 1st approved RTG. Retraining Grant - Requirements Cannot be used during same school period as Veterans Education Grant Applicants must be enrolled in a technical education program or engaged in a structured on-the-job training program at the time of application. Program must be completed within two years. Eligible schools include Wisconsin technical colleges and private and occupational trade schools approved by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board. (http://eab.state.wi.us/resources/schoolsprograms.asp ) Retraining Grant – Application (WDVA 2019)Wisconsin Technical Colleges, Occupational and Trade Schools A current version of the application is available for downloading at WDVA’s website Page three is to be completed and signed by appropriate personnel at veteran’s school. Page four, Workforce Development: Verification of Income : Veterans must contact a Workforce Investment Act service provider or Veterans Employment Representative at their local Wisconsin Job Center and have them complete this form. Retraining Grant – On-the-Job Training (OJT) WDVA will pay retraining grant award to the employer of a veteran engaged in an OJT training program. The employer must complete the Retraining Grant Applicati