The Talent Bridge

welcome to the talent bridge

The Talent Bridge (TTB) provides innovative, growing Connecticut companies with an opportunity to request up to $20,000 to fund internships and retain top talent in our state.

Please familiarize yourself with the program guidelines before applying.

TTB Guidelines

Application Requirements

Throughout the TTB application, you will be asked to upload a handful of documents. Please make sure to have the following documents ready before you apply.

• Letter of Good Standing from the following three entities: Connecticut Department of Labor, Connecticut Secretary of State and Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.
• IRS W9 form
• Budget form (template included in application)
• Most recent bank account statement
• Proof of education enrollment for each intern (letter of enrollment or transcript)

TTB APPLICATION

Company Fundamentals and Eligibility

Is your company a for profit business?(Required)

Yes

Are you a Connecticut-based business?(Required)

Yes

Has your company been established in CT for at least 9 months?(Required)

Yes

Does your company currently have more than 100 employees?(Required)

Yes

Does your company owe any outstanding city/town/municipal taxes?(Required)

Yes

Have you or any company principal ever been sued in civil court for debt?(Required)

Yes

unfortunately this program is for for-profit businesses.

unfortunately this program is for CT-based businesses

unfortunately this program is CT-based businesses registered within CT for at least 9 mths

Contact Info

Company Name(Required)

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Name of Primary point of contact(Required)

First Last

Email address of primary point of contact(Required)

Phone number of primary point of contact(Required)

Please upload a letter of good standing (see guide here) from the following three entities:(Required)

a. CT Department of Labor b. CT Secretary of State c. CT Department of Revenue Services d. IRS W9 form

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Financial Viability

What is your current revenue?(Required)

How much funding are you requesting from CTNext? (max. $20,000)(Required)

Click here to download a sample budget form

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Please attach the most recent bank account statement of organization to document availability of 50% matching funds to pay for intern(s).(Required)

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Intern(s) & Internship Project(s)

Interns must be selected prior to application submission.

Intern Consent(Required)

I understand that to be eligible for Talent Bridge funding, all interns supported by CTNext funding need to be taken on as W2 employees.

How many interns are you planning to hire with CTNext’s financial support?(Required)

1 Intern

2 Interns

3 Interns

Will all your CTNext supported interns work in person in the CT location of your business.(Required)

Yes

No, they will work remotely

No, they will work a hybrid schedule

Intern 1

Name of the intern you have recruited and are planning to hire (INTERN 1)(Required)

E-mail of intern (INTERN 2)(Required)

Educational institution intern is currently enrolled in (INTERN 1)(Required)

Expected graduation date of intern (INTERN 1)(Required)

Projected internship schedule (INTERN 2)(Required)

Full-time (>32h/week)

Part-time (<32h/week)

Projected scope of work for intern (INTERN 2)(Required)

Three measures of internship success for intern (INTERN 1)(Required)

Please attach a proof of enrollment for intern (INTERN 1)(Required)

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Intern 2

Name of the intern you have recruited and are planning to hire (INTERN 2)(Required)

E-mail of intern (INTERN 2)(Required)

Educational institution intern is currently enrolled in (INTERN 2)(Required)

Expected graduation date of intern (INTERN 2)(Required)

Projected internship schedule (INTERN 2)(Required)

Full-time (>32h/week)

Part-time (<32h/week)

Projected scope of work for intern (INTERN 2)(Required)

Three measures of internship success for intern (INTERN 2)(Required)

Please attach a proof of enrollment for intern (INTERN 2)(Required)

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Intern 3

Name of the intern you have recruited and are planning to hire (INTERN 3)(Required)

E-mail of intern (INTERN 3)(Required)

Educational institution intern is currently enrolled in (INTERN 3)(Required)

Expected graduation date of intern (INTERN 3)(Required)

Projected internship schedule (INTERN 3)(Required)

Full-time (>32h/week)

Part-time (<32h/week)

Projected scope of work for intern (INTERN 3)(Required)

Three measures of internship success for intern (INTERN 3)(Required)

Please attach a proof of enrollment for intern (INTERN 3)(Required)

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Confirmations

Information accuracy acknowledgement and acceptance:(Required)

I certify that all the information above is true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge, and accept the obligation to comply with all terms and conditions of the Talent Bridge Program and all applicable laws and ethical standards if funding is awarded as a result of my application.

Signature(Required)

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