The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) is soliciting applications for the Adult Education & Vocational School Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Technology Training Project to develop new or strengthen existing workforce training and development programs and training curriculum for ZEV technologies.
Donor Name: California Air Resources Board
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/27/2023
Details:
The goal of this solicitation is to increase priority population, including low-income and disadvantaged communities, awareness of and access to ZEV-specific training, education, and jobs for individuals opting to follow a non-traditional educational (i.e., not a 4-year university or community college) pathway. This includes connections to apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeships programs based on CARB’s Senate Bill (SB) 350 study, Overcoming Barriers to Clean Transportation Access to Low-Income Residents, lessons learned, and ongoing stakeholder feedback. Supporting adult education and vocational school programs fills a key gap identified in community discussions to fund educational programs outside of the community college system, where funding has been provided from state programs. CARB aims to create opportunities for building and expanding zero-emission skills to support the shift to a clean transportation economy. This funding supports access to relevant clean transportation employers and high-road jobs that prepare students for careers in the clean transportation technology sector.
The Project is intended to support access to relevant clean transportation employers and high-road jobs that prepare students for careers in the clean transportation technology sector. Supporting adult education and vocational school programs fills a key gap identified in community discussions to fund educational programs outside of the community college system, where funding has been provided from state programs. CARB aims to create opportunities for building and expanding zero-emission skills to support the shift to a clean transportation economy.
Projects funded under this Solicitation must benefit an existing program within a California-based, accredited, non-profit adult education or vocational school and support new or expand existing zero-emission vehicle technology training elements that lead to job and career advancement for priority populations. Programs should focus on working with and enrolling students from priority populations.
This competitive solicitation is only open to California-based, accredited, non-profit, adult education or vocational school institutions. Education and workforce training entities and organizations supporting zero-emission vehicle and electric vehicle charging and fueling equipment education and workforce development may partner with adult education or vocational school institutions.
Eligible Project Types
Eligible Project Types may include, but are not limited to:
- Curriculum development or expansion on clean transportation technology and application, and could include the following areas:
- Training for ZEV and infrastructure design
- ZEV manufacturing
- Land use planning and development o
- Construction and installation
- Service and maintenance
- End-of-life replacement
- Enrollment, education, and career opportunities for low-income students and/or residents of disadvantaged communities, including through tuition assistance and no/low-cost training materials.
- Partnerships with existing education programs to place students into clean transportation jobs
- Direct training, career development pathways and job placement for participants
Eligibility Criteria
- This competitive solicitation is only open to California-based, accredited, non-profit, adult education or vocational school institutions. Education and workforce training entities and organizations supporting ZEV and electric vehicle charging and fueling equipment education and workforce development may partner with adult education or vocational school institutions. Specific requirements for the Grantee(s) are described in this solicitation and Sample Grant Agreement .
- Applicants are only eligible to submit one application as the primary Applicant under this Solicitation. If more than one application is received from any single applicant, the application that was received last will be considered. All applicants that are nonprofit organizations are considered conducting intrastate businesses in California, and are, therefore, required to be registered and in good standing with the California Secretary of State prior to submitting an application in response to this Solicitation.
For more information, visit CARB.
