Workforce Grants

Workforce Recruitment / Retention Grant Program

Since 2021, the REDC has offered a Workforce Recruitment Grant to help Rockwall primary employers with their workforce recruitment needs. For qualified grant recipients, the program provides up to half of the costs for marketing and recruitment expenditures aimed at filling hard-to-recruit positions.  Grants are limited to $5,000 to primary employers within the corporate limits of the City of Rockwall.

Job fairs are also an expense covered by the grant program.  The REDC encourages primary employers to host on-site job fairs, giving job seekers the opportunity to experience the employer’s campus, company culture, and working conditions, as well as have a better understanding of the commute. Qualified job fair expenditures may be covered at 100% by the REDC, up to $5,000.

In 2024, the REDC made some necessary changes to improve the program.  Now called the Workforce Recruitment / Retention Grant Program, the improved program allows for expenses related to workforce retention efforts as well. Expenses such as providing lunches for employees, offsetting daycare or gym membership fees, etc. to improve employee morale can now be considered. The REDC will provide half the costs for these expenditures up to $5,000 for qualified expenses.

You may submit an application by clicking the button below or download the application here and submit it by email to info@rockwalledc.com.

Additionally, you can click here to download a flyer that will give you a brief overview of the program, or you can click here to download the full program details and requirements.

Skills Development Fund/Skills For Small Business

The Texas Workforce Commission – facilitated through the local Workforce Solutions of North Central Texas – provides funding for customized training designed to help existing and new workers stay up-to-date in the skills required for their profession, and to keep businesses competitive. Both the Skills Development Fund and Skills for Small Business Program are offered in collaboration with a local college as the administrator of the training and the recipient of the funds. Funding allocation is typically $1,800 – $2,000 for each trained employee through the two programs.

More information on eligibility and requirements can be found here (Skills Development Fund) and here (Skills For Small Business Program).

Please reach out to REDC staff for general information on the programs, or to ask for an introduction to staff members at Workforce Solutions.