NEW JERSEY GREEN WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT CHALLENGE PHASE 2
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The New Jersey Green Workforce Training Grant Challenge Phase 2 is a competitive funding opportunity that will award grants to implement workforce development training programs that bolster the green economy talent pipeline in the state with a particular focus on NJ’s Overburdened Communities. A total of $4 million is available for programs under this Grant Challenge through the Governor’s Council on the Green Economy. The minimum and maximum amounts for individual awards are set at $500,000 and $800,000, respectively. NJEDA anticipates making multiple awards in this grant challenge.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Applicants must submit proposals that outline compelling plans to:
- Implement an existing program or new program that will allow New Jerseyans to access workforce opportunities in high-growth and in-demand occupations in green economy industries, as referenced below by providing tangible skills and industry recognized credentials sought by employers in those industries. Components of programs must include direct workforce training/skill development, and, where relevant, support services such as access to career services, mentorship, family services (such as childcare, eldercare, or other similar services), counseling, transportation, etc.
- Connect with industry and other stakeholders to design and/or implement a program that prepares and connects participants with near-term job opportunities in the green economy in high-growth and in-demand occupations. Applicants are expected to demonstrate that their proposed program will provide meaningful career opportunities through labor market research, employer and industry engagements, and other relevant analysis.
- Develop and/or utilize outreach, recruitment best practices, program design approaches, and wraparound supports as needed such as mentorship, transportation, and childcare that target and support a diverse and inclusive pool of training participants to successfully complete the program.
- Define program evaluation and success metrics such as: recruitment, enrollment, completion, job placement, and learning acquisition goals.
- Target and engage residents of New Jersey’s Overburdened Communities with training opportunities that will enable economic mobility for these residents in green economy careers.
- Collect, track, and report programmatic data, including trainee demographics, trainee surveys, instructor evaluations, training enrollments and completions, and job placement and retention information.
- If applicable, include strategies to connect current and aspiring workforce with skills-based training targeted to transitioning legacy energy workers.
- Execute the proposed project on schedule, achieving well-defined milestones to complete the initiative.
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