Service Offering · Greater Minnesota Manufacturers

Turn Your Automation Into Funded Training

Up to $35,000 in ATIP grants to train your team on new automation — Newbloom AI handles the work.

ATIP Grant Overview

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You bought (or are buying) new automation. Minnesota's Automation Training Incentive Program (ATIP) can reimburse the cost of training your existing workers to run it. Newbloom AI screens your fit, builds the application, delivers the training, and assembles the reimbursement paperwork — so you get the capability and the funding without the administrative burden.

The Opportunity

What the Grant Is

ATIP is a State of Minnesota grant program, administered by DEED, that helps small Greater Minnesota manufacturers train incumbent workers on newly adopted automation technology. Eligible projects can receive grants of $10,000 to $35,000 — up to $5,000 per trainee — to offset training costs.

It is designed for exactly the moment you are in: you have invested in a robot, CNC, machine vision, packaging line, PLC/HMI, or new production software — and now your team needs to operate, interpret, maintain, and get the most out of it.

Grants of $10,000–$35,000 per eligible project
Up to $5,000 per trainee, minimum two trainees
Reimburses training costs — not the equipment
For existing employees (upskilling), not new hires
Covers software, data, and technical skills training
Rolling and reimbursement-based — first-come, first-served, subject to funding
Pairs with your real automation investment

Why Newbloom AI

What Newbloom AI Handles

1
Fit & eligibility screen — We confirm you qualify and pre-check whether ATIP or MJSP is the better path.
2
Grant application support — We draft the narrative, build the training-cost budget, and support submission. You remain the applicant.
3
Customized training delivery — Hands-on training on your automation plus the software, data, and dashboard skills ATIP funds.
4
Reimbursement & reporting — We assemble attendance, confirmation, expense, and outcome documentation, including the one-year retention report.

Important

ATIP is reimbursement-based, and awards are made first-come, first-served as long as funding remains — which is the argument for starting early rather than waiting for a round to open. Newbloom AI is a training and application-support partner — not a guarantor of award. Final eligibility, scoring, and funding decisions are made solely by DEED.

ATIP Grant Overview

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Qualification

Who Qualifies

You are likely a strong fit for an ATIP-funded training project if you meet these criteria:

Existing Greater Minnesota manufacturer or skilled-assembly producer — outside the seven-county Twin Cities metro, or in Northfield, Cannon Falls, Hanover, Rockford, or New Prague, which DEED counts as Greater Minnesota.
150 or fewer full-time employees companywide.
Bought new automation in the past ~12 months, or plan to within the project timeframe.
At least two incumbent employees in permanent, full-time jobs (32+ hours/week, 9+ months/year) who need training on the new technology.
Those jobs pay at least 120% of the federal poverty guideline for a family of four, plus benefits — $39,600/year for 2026, which DEED states as $18.97/hour on a 2,088-hour work year.
A training need large enough to support the $10,000 minimum request.
Committed to retaining and upskilling staff — automation that does not dislocate workers.

The Process

How It Works

1
Free fit screen — A short conversation and one-page checklist confirm eligibility and the automation that anchors the project.
2
Application & budget — We build a grant-ready narrative and training-cost budget; you review, approve, and submit as the applicant.
3
Award & training — On award, we deliver customized training tied to your automation and your daily production.
4
Document & reimburse — We compile the records DEED requires for reimbursement and the one-year retention report.

Proof You Can Trust

Newbloom AI built and operates Lot Lingo, a production multimodal AI system that has helped create an estimated 500,000+ lots across approximately 2,300 auctions — real automation, computer vision, data pipelines, and human-in-the-loop workflows. Newbloom AI is a Minnesota-based, SBA-certified SDVOSB (SAM.gov Active · CAGE 16PU9).

Next Step

Book a free ATIP fit screen. If you qualify, we will map your automation investment to a fundable training plan and walk you through the application. Email ryan@newbloomai.com or call 612-208-3232.