Through this Request for Proposals the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center is offering Equity Workforce Training Grants.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The grants provide up to $1,200,000 across two to three years in direct funding and technical assistance to organizations that can build and scale career pathways leading to climate-critical priority occupations for individuals from Environmental Justice (EJ) neighborhoods or low-income communities, members of Federally recognized and State-acknowledged Tribes, Fossil Fuel Workers, and other underrepresented populations.
The Equity Training Grant offers direct support to organizations to train the diverse clean energy workforce crucial to attaining the Commonwealth’s 2050 goals. In 2023, MassCEC’s Powering the Future: A Massachusetts Clean Energy Workforce Needs Assessment projected that the state’s decarbonization plan would require the clean energy workforce to expand by 29,700 full-time equivalent (“FTE”) workers by 2030, or the equivalent of 38,100 workers spending some or all of their time on clean energy projects. The Equity Training Grants will provide direct funding and technical assistance support to organizations that can build and scale career pathways leading to climate-critical priority occupations for
- Individuals from Environmental Justice (“EJ”) Neighborhoods1 or low-income communities;
- Members of Federally recognized or State-acknowledged tribes;
- Members of underrepresented communities in the clean energy workforce; and
- Current or former workers from the fossil fuel industry (“Fossil Fuel Workers”).
Categories
Applicants to this solicitation (“Applicants”) may apply for Equity Training Grants for programming that falls within one (1) or more of the following categories. If applying for multiple strands, applicants should submit separate applications for each strand:
- Strand A: Career Pathway Training Leading to Employment or Advancement in ClimateCritical Priority Occupations;
- Strand B: Clean Energy Training Preparedness and Pre-Apprenticeships for Adult Learners and Job Seekers; or
- Strand C: Planning or Capacity to Prepare for Implementation or to Run a Pilot Focused on Career Pathway Training or Training Preparedness.
Funding Information
- Career Pathway Training: $150,000-$1,200,000
- Clean Energy Pipeline Training: $50,000-$600,000
- Planning: $20,000-$50,000
- Capacity Project: $30,000- $150,000.
Grant Period
In funding for work completed over a period of six (6) months to three (3) years.
Eligibility Criteria
Single organizations or partnerships are eligible to apply. Partnerships are strongly encouraged and may be looked upon more favorably to the extent that they can provide a range of expertise and experience to deliver a comprehensive proposal. One party should take on the role of Lead Applicant.
- The following entities are eligible to serve as a Lead Applicant:
- Community-based entities (often referred to as community-based organizations) such as community action partnerships, environmental justice organizations, neighborhood revitalization organizations, advocacy groups, affordable housing providers, affordable housing developers, and non-profits. Post-secondary educational institutions, K-12 School Districts, Comprehensive and Vocational High Schools, Middle schools, and Vocational Schools offering a Career Technical Initiative evening program.
- Trade and Labor entities, trade associations, unions, or other coalitions of businesses and clean energy businesses, Non-Profit and For-Profit .
- Federally Recognized and State-Acknowledged Tribes.
- Workforce Development Organizations, Non-Profit and For-Profit.
- Massachusetts Workforce Investment Boards and Career Centers/Mass Hire Organizations.
For more information, visit MassCEC.
