{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"85cc6b02-af6b-57d4-9e17-4acfd8707b77","title":"Employer Training Grant (Power Up ETG)","identifiers":{"systemId":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:system","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-system.json"},"id":"42f8cbe2-4d76-43cb-9381-5bc996a7c827"},"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"in:dwd-employer-training-grant"}}},"status":{"value":"custom","customValue":"Confirm with agency","description":"Varies — check official page"},"description":"The Employer Training Grant reimburses Indiana employers that train, hire and retain workers for in-demand occupations in six priority fields: advanced manufacturing, agriculture, health and life sciences, technology and business services, building and construction, and transportation and logistics. 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