RFA (RFP) KADA 2024000023 - Non Profit Workforce Training Grant

The Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is requesting applications from organizations to participate in a Workforce Training grant with the State in an effort to address workforce gaps created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The CWDC seeks to award grants ranging from $30,000 to $300,000 to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and/or tribal entities under USC 7871. Beneficiaries of these funds will have been negatively economically impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of the grant outcomes these beneficiaries will be able to move into or advance within a Top Job as outlined in the Colorado Talent Pipeline Report. A Top Job meets three criteria: projected high net annual openings, above average growth rate over 10 years and a living wage as defined by the MIT Living Wage Calculator.
During the selection process, applicants that provide training for the following industries will have a higher weighted evaluation: Education, First Responders (Law Enforcement, Fire, and Forestry), Construction Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, and Nursing.