DWD - State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Fast Forward Round 2
Small Business, Information Technology, Healthcare
GPA Award Summary
GPA #
FF141BS1
FF141IL1
FF141HL1
Sector
Small Business
Information Technology
Healthcare
Number
of Grant
Awards
Approximate
Total
Number of
Intent to
Businesses Served
Award
by Awards
6
$104,268
10
6
$448,652
9
4
$355,609
14
Approximate
Number of
Trainees Served
by Awards
79
418
1,332
Individual Intent to Award Summaries
Small Business
DWD intends to award Cabrio Companies in River Falls $5,800 to train 9 new hires and 1
incumbent employee on how to view and interpret blueprints.
DWD intends to award $19,900 to provide training for 24 workers in food safety, baking
mathematics, and commercial baking concepts and practices in partnership with 4 Wisconsin
businesses. The River Bakery in Madison is partnering with several businesses on the grant:
Java Cat Coffee House, Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe and Catering, Inc., Macchiatos Coffee
House, and Market Street Diner.
DWD intends to award $16,181 to Tekware Group in Milwaukee to train 4 new hires in the
rescue techniques needed for cell tower maintenance and modifications. Jamtech
Communications will provide the training.
DWD intends to award Pro Products, Inc. in Sturgeon Bay $21,987 to train 18 incumbent
employees in beginner, intermediate, and advanced level blueprint and handheld gauge
reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerance training, and machine programming software
training. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College will provide the training.
DWD intends to award $15,400 to the Superior Council for the Arts to train 3 incumbent
workers and 6 new hires in the design and management of cultural and tourist related exhibits
and event management to boost the tourism industry in the Superior area.
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DWD intends to award VSI, LLC in Green Bay $25,000 to train 13 incumbent employees and 1
new Wisconsin employee in internal auditing and lean manufacturing.
Information Technology
DWD intends to award $139,000 to IBM in Milwaukee to train 226 incumbent employees in
cloud and storage systems, software applications, IBM power systems, and SAP.
DWD intends to award $68,005 to provide training for 20 workers in Ruby, HTML5/CSS,
JavaScript, Node.js, and user experience design in partnership with 5 Wisconsin businesses.
The YWCA Madison is partnering with several employers on the grant: 100 Health, Adorable IO,
LLC, GettyImages, Murfie, and Yahara Software.
DWD intends to award Applied Data Consultants, Inc. in Eau Claire $10,171 to provide training
to 7 incumbent employees in mobile geospatial software engineering.
DWD intends to award R S InfoCon, Inc. in Mount Pleasant $33,140 to train 5 new Wisconsin
employees in ABAP/basis and security, product lifecycle management, supply chain
management, and SAP FICO.
DWD intends to award $67,500 for 15 new hires to receive advanced IT platform training in a
partnership with the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corporation and Invisible
Connect, LLC, a new start-up company in Eau Claire.
DWD intends to award $130,836 to Didion Milling, Inc. in Johnson Creek to deliver training to
116 incumbent workers and 29 new hires on their Distributed Controls System.
Healthcare
DWD intends to award $82,418 to train up to 20 workers associated with the "Training and
Employment for Caregivers" train the trainer program through the Greater Wisconsin Agency
on Aging Resources, Inc. in Madison, in partnership with several employers: Community Living
Alliance, Gemini Cares, Inc., LoriKnapp Companies, MCFI Home Care, LLC, Society’s Assets,
Inc., and Wisconsin Personal Services Association. These trainers will train 1,025 incumbent
workers in dementia care and direct care competencies.
DWD intends to award Agape Supportive Living, LLC in Milwaukee $26,400 for 25 workers to
receive community-based residential facility training in partnership with Adulthood’s Path II,
LLC and KCAL.
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DWD intends to award College of Menominee Nation $208,750 to train 250 workers as home
health aides in partnership with Menominee County Human Services, Paiser’s Oakhaven,
Shawano County Department of Social Services, and The Cottages on Golden Pond.
DWD intends to award $38,041 to Agnesian HealthCare in Fond du Lac to develop and deliver
training to 10 incumbent workers and 2 new hires in nursing informatics.
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Small Business, Information Technology, Healthcare
Intent to Award Summary Table
Wisconsin Fast Forward – Round 2
Small Business, Information Technology & Healthcare
SMALL BUSINESS
VSI, LLC
Pro Products, Inc.
Java Cat Coffee House, Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe
and Catering, Inc., Macchiatos Coffee House,
Market Street Diner, The River Bakery
Tekware Group
Superior Council for the Arts
Cabrio Companies
TOTAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IBM
Didion Milling, Inc.
100 Health, Adorable IO, LLC, GettyImages, Murfie,
and Yahara Software
Invisible Connect, LLC
R S InfoCon, Inc.
Applied Data Consultants, Inc.
TOTAL
HEALTHCARE
Menominee County Human Services, Paiser’s
Oakhaven, Shawano County Department of Social
Services, and The Cottages on Golden Pond
Community Living Alliance, Gemini Cares, Inc.,
LoriKnapp Companies, MCFI Home Care, LLC,
Society’s Assets, Inc., and Wisconsin Personal
Services Association
Agnesian HealthCare
Agape Supportive Living, LLC, Adulthood’s Path II,
LLC, and KCAL
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
COUNTY
Brown
Door
INTENT TO AWARD
$25,000
$21,987
Dane, Columbia
Milwaukee
Douglas
St. Croix
$19,900
$16,181
$15,400
$5,800
$104,268
INTENT TO AWARD
$139,000
$130,836
COUNTY
Milwaukee
Jefferson
Dane
Eau Claire
Racine
Chippewa
COUNTY
$68,005
$67,500
$33,140
$10,171
$448,652
INTENT TO AWARD
$208,750
Menominee, Shawano
$82,418
Dane, Crawford,
Washington, Racine,
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
$38,041
$26,400
Milwaukee, Fond du Lac
$355,609
$908,529