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The free tool below runs entirely in this browser — no account, nothing stored or transmitted. Redact anything you would not want kept before you type it.
Open the companion tool →Why programmes go unclaimed
Each programme has its own trigger — a layoff notice, a plant closing, a factory certification — and the application asks for documents people no longer have. A checklist solves most of it.
Filing is free, and being turned down once does not close the other programmes; each has separate rules.
The protocol
- Write the employment history for the last two years with dates, employers, and reason for separation.
- Find which programmes your state runs: workforce training, trade adjustment, and unemployment-linked retraining.
- Ask each programme what trigger makes you eligible and what documentation proves it.
- Request copies of separation letters, pay stubs, and any layoff notice you no longer hold.
- File for the closest match and record every submission date and reference number.
What the tool does
Build a retraining-fund application record It runs locally in this browser and sends nothing.
Limit first: This is a planning aid, not legal, career or financial advice. It cannot guarantee an outcome, and it does not evaluate whether a specific employer acted lawfully.
Open the companion tool →Cost and free path
Cost: Free: one complete run in this browser, no account. Optional $4 one-time unlock allows unlimited runs of this tool on this browser. The free path and safety guidance never require payment.
Free path, in order (no cost):
- Your state's American Job Center (search '{state} American Job Center')
- State workforce agency training-fund pages
- 211 for local training and emergency assistance referrals
What this cannot do: It cannot guarantee an outcome, and it does not evaluate whether a specific employer acted lawfully.
Sources checked 2026-10-03 · source bank reviewed against the live pages listed in metadata.
One human next step
Contact your state's American Job Center or workforce office — the staff there can tell you which programme fits — and bring the employment history you wrote, because they will ask for it first.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not used for a verdict. This builder organises the reader's own documents and names an independent source; it does not infer authenticity, eligibility, or legal rights. §6.9/§6.10/§6.11 disclosed in the batch report; §6.12 status line carried in metadata as `status_line`.
§0.5 protection result: category is job-skill-disruption; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.