In 2016, former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant asked the Legislature to create a $50 million, ten-year workforce training fund. Almost four years in, just one-tenth of the money had been used. Excluding a statewide tuition assistance program, just 20 percent of funds have gone to the western part of the state, including the Delta and the metro area, so far.
| Company | Grantee | Awarded | Spent by 3/2020 | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture Academy | TRPDD | $250,000 | $110,541 | Pontotoc |
| MSU-Engineers | MSU | $169,751 | $46,795 | Oktibbeha |
| Northrup Grumann | MGCCC | $250,000 | $249,940 | Jackson |
| Sephora | TRPDD | $165,396 | $165,396 | DeSoto |
| FedEx | TRPDD | $600,000 | $394,554 | Desoto |
| Coding Academies | CMPDD | $480,384 | $436,930 | Hinds |
| Linemen | SMPDD | $502,829 | $270,196 | Forrest |
| Linemen | SDPDD | $157,500 | $157,500 | Sunflower |
| Industrial Maintenance Training | PRCC | $247,266 | $247,266 | Forrest |
| Milwaukee Tool (Olive Branch) | TRPDD | $750,000 | $543,760 | DeSoto |
| Milwaukee Tool (Greenwood) | SDPDD | $600,000 | $61,720 | Leflore |
| Milwaukee Tool (Jackson) | CMPDD | $150,000 | $32,355 | Hinds |
| Pearl River Foods | SMPDD | $500,000 | $468,110 | Leake |
| Syncom Space Services (S3) | SMPDD | $80,000 | $0 | Hancock |
| WestRock | ICC | $50,000 | $50,000 | Lee |
| SaviLinx | SMPDD | $130,000 | $93,099 | Forrest |
| Unified Brands | HCC | $250,000 | $250,000 | Warren |
| Sutter Street WSI | TRPDD | $765,000 | $430,520 | Prentiss |
| General Atomics | TRPDD | $510,000 | $0 | Lee |
| PeopleShores | SDPDD | $261,120 | $0 | Coahoma |
| Kohler | PRCC | $300,000 | $30,600 | Forrest |
| Hearthside Food Solutions | TRPDD | $510,000 | $0 | Marshall |
| Career Tech Scholars Program | MCCB | $2,000,000 | $606,895 | Statewide |
| Legacy Avid Boats | ICC | $76,500 | $21,053 | Monroe |
| ESCO/Weir Group | ECCC | $102,000 | $775 | Newton |
| MS Works Apprenticeship | LWDA | $1,008,000 | $0 | Statewide |
| Viking/Lynx Grills | SDPDD | $204,000 | $16,370 | Leflore |
| Ashley Robotic Training | ICC | $46,500 | $0 | Ponotoc/Lee |
| Corelle Brands | TRPDD | $306,000 | $0 | Marshall |
| New Way Trucks Welding Project | NEMCC | $77,000 | $0 | Prentiss |
| Blauer Manufacturing | SDPDD | $306,000 | $0 | Panola |
| GreenServ | SDPDD | $51,000 | $0 | Panola |
| Broadway Linen Services (BLS) | SDPDD | $51,000 | $0 |
