Through this Request for Proposals (“RFP”), the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (“MassCEC”) is offering Equity Workforce Training Implementation Grants (“Training Implementation Grants”).
Donor Name: Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,200,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Training Implementation Grants 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”) Neighborhoods 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”).
Funding Information
MassCEC anticipates awarding eight (8) to fourteen (14) Training Implementation Grants between $300,000 and $1,200,000 for three (3) years of work.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Organizations, or a partnership/team, are eligible to apply and are collectively termed “Applicants.” Partnerships are strongly encouraged and may be looked upon more favorably when scored on selection criteria to the extent that partnerships can provide a range of expertise and experience to deliver a comprehensive proposal. If multiple parties are jointly applying, one party should take on the role of leading the application team (“Lead Applicant”).
- If a single organization is applying for this opportunity, that organization would also be the Lead Applicant. The Lead Applicant will sign Attachment 1, the contract with MassCEC (if selected), and receive funds from MassCEC. The following entities are eligible to serve as a Lead Applicant with the following conditions:
- Community-Based Entities (often referred to as CBOs) such as community action partnerships, environmental justice organizations, neighborhood revitalization organizations, advocacy groups, affordable housing providers, affordable housing developers, and non-profits.
- Note: If Applicant is not an entity with the ability to hire staff or receive funds, consider forming a partnership with another group that can act as a fiscal agent.
- Community Colleges, Colleges, or Universities, Comprehensive and Vocational High Schools, and Vocational Schools offering an after-hours or Career Technical Initiative evening training program.
- For-Profit entities such as for-profit training companies, trade associations, unions or other coalitions of businesses, clean energy installers, energy efficiency or home performance contractors, financial institutions, or other clean energy practitioners.
- Workforce Development Organizations, both non-profit and for-profit.
- MassHire Workforce Investment Boards and Career Centers.
- Community-Based Entities (often referred to as CBOs) such as community action partnerships, environmental justice organizations, neighborhood revitalization organizations, advocacy groups, affordable housing providers, affordable housing developers, and non-profits.
- Additional eligibility notes:
- Lead Applicants must have a Massachusetts office or staffing.
- Lead Applicant is currently in good standing with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and can provide certification if requested (COGS)4. Please note that community colleges, public vocational-technical high schools, and public state universities serving as the lead applicant do not need to submit a Certificate of Good Standing.
- Applicants are also eligible to apply for MassCEC’s Equity Workforce Training Planning Grants and Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Support Grants, so long as those applications are separate and distinct efforts from this Equity Workforce Training Implementation Grant application.
For more information, visit MassCEC.
