Quincy companies with up to 100 Massachusetts employees now qualify for up to 100% reimbursement on AI training: $3,000 per employee, $15,000 per year. The employer pays first and is reimbursed if approved.
Quincy does a lot of the South Shore's paperwork. Financial services and insurance operations have been here for decades, and around them sit accounting firms, agencies, law offices and healthcare practices. Add the restaurants around Quincy Center and along Hancock Street, plus the building and marine trades you would expect in a city with this much coastline, and you get a business base made up largely of small and mid-sized employers.
That matters because of one rule change. Since April 1, 2026, employers with 51 to 100 Massachusetts employees qualify for up to 100% Express reimbursement. Before that date they were limited to 50%. A 70-person insurance agency or billing operation in Quincy now gets the same rate as a 10-person shop.
Think about the recurring tasks, the ones that come back every week or every month:
Every course on the list is live and instructor-led, runs 10 instructional hours and costs $3,000 per trainee. The Express Program reimburses up to 100% of that, within $3,000 per employee per course and $15,000 per company per calendar year. You pay the training invoice first, then file for reimbursement, and the Commonwealth pays you back under your approved application. Approval is never guaranteed, so the application has to be done right.
See the full Massachusetts grant rules for documents and deadlines, or use the form on this page to check your company.
Lead with AI for Finance, Accounting and Payroll Teams. Quincy's concentration of financial services, insurance and accounting work means many local employers have exactly the team this course is named for: controllers, staff accountants, payroll and billing specialists. Format: 2 hours a week over 5 weeks, with room for up to 8 trainees.
AI for Field Service and Trades Businesses fits the contractors, mechanical and electrical shops, boatyards and marine service companies along the waterfront. The trainees are usually the people in the office: estimators, service coordinators and whoever does the billing.
Restaurants, medical and dental front offices and small professional firms around Quincy Center can use AI Enablement for Small Business Teams, the general course for mixed roles.
A company with 51 to 100 Massachusetts employees can now send five people and have up to the full $15,000 in tuition reimbursed if approved. Before April 1, 2026, the same company was held to 50%.
Yes, in your favor. On April 1, 2026, Express reimbursement for employers with 51 to 100 Massachusetts employees went from 50% to up to 100%. The caps are the same as for smaller companies: $3,000 per employee per course and $15,000 per company per calendar year. If your training plan is bigger than that, employers can now use the Express and General programs at the same time.
No. You apply online with Commonwealth Corporation, which administers the Workforce Training Fund Program for the state. The City of Quincy is not involved. The MassHire South Shore Workforce Board is the regional workforce board for Quincy and a useful free resource for other hiring and training programs, but it does not run this grant. Your application has to be in at least 21 days before the course starts.
The rules settle three things. Trainees must be on your W-2 payroll, full or part time. They must work in Massachusetts. They must be paid regular wages during training hours. Temp workers and 1099 contractors cannot be counted. So a seasonal hire needs to be on your payroll while the course runs. Timing matters too: the course must start within 6 months of the application. The 15 minute eligibility call will confirm the rest for your roster.