The Department of Higher Education (DHE), working in collaboration with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD; the lead agency for the Workforce Skills Cabinet), is charged with soliciting grant proposals from community colleges in partnership with One Stop Career Centers (OSCC), Workforce Development Boards (WDB’s), educational partners, and Community-Based Organizations (CBO’s) to address the needs of adult learners for:
The DHE will award a limited number of competitive grants awards. We anticipate eight to twelve awards may be made in amounts ranging from $125,000 - $250,000 based on regional scope and the number of individuals served by the proposals.
In addition to supporting long-term unemployed workers (the primary focus of the initial TRAIN program: 2016), this updated TRAIN program also addresses underemployed workers and new entrant workers in need of training to prepare for jobs in key industry sectors prioritized by the Workforce Skills Cabinet, specifically; Healthcare, Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing and Hospitality and Tourism.
Tuesday, August 21
9:30–11am OR 1:30–3pm
To join one of the calls, dial 781-338-3098 and enter passcode 385758. To improve audio quality, we request that you keep your line muted unless you are speaking.
Proposals must be submitted through CommBuys no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, September 21, 2018. Decisions regarding final awards will be communicated to campuses during the week of October 26, 2018. Complete information and required forms are available here:
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