The Workforce Pell program extends federal Pell Grant eligibility to students in qualifying short-term workforce training programs at certain eligible institutions. The Heldrich Center team partnered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) and the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) to develop data collection protocol, operationalize the eligibility criteria, and match student and program data to determine a list of programs eligible to receive Workforce Pell funding in this first cycle it is available. In partnership with NJDOL and OSHE, the Heldrich Center team created validated eligibility definitions based on federal guidance, proposed a list of eligible providers and programs, and developed a documented and replicable processes for determining eligibility in future cycles.