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Fishers Council approves training grant program offering up to $1,500 per hire
Summary
The council approved a five‑year training reimbursement agreement that allows companies to receive up to $1,500 per employee (up to $50,000 per company) if trainees are hired; Incog and Hartland Bowworks were cited as initial program partners.
Staff presented a training reimbursement agreement designed to help employers with onboarding and placement costs. The program reimburses up to $1,500 per employee and allows up to $50,000 per company over a five-year period, the staff member said.
The staff presentation said the first company to use the program is Incog and that the training facilitation will be provided through Hartland Bowworks, a federally designated biohub partner. The reimbursement is contingent on the trainee being placed and hired by the participating company; the staff member said the city will pay the training grant only when the hire is confirmed.
Council members asked whether training is in-person or online; staff replied that sessions are generally in person at different locations. Staff said the arrangement is intended to help recruit life‑science and veteran hires and to offer a scalable framework for future companies.
Council moved and seconded a resolution approving the training grant agreement; the transcript records a voice vote recorded as carried but does not list individual vote tallies or names of movers and seconders.
