MassCEC is seeking up to four Training Providers that can recruit, match, retain, mentor, and track Eligible Students to the Internship Program and conduct the following services. The budget for this Scope can be up to Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) per student cohort (12 – 15 students) if requesting a one (1) year contract, or up to Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) per student cohort if requesting a two (2) year contract7: • Recruit Eligible Students for the summer 2026 Internship Program (this includes Pell Grant recipients, First-generation college students, residents of Massachusetts Environmental Justice neighborhoods and Disadvantaged communities, as defined here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/environmental-justice-populations-inmassachusetts); • Assist MassCEC in matching Eligible Students to Host Employers for the summer 2026 Internship Program;10 • Mentor and support recruited Participants for the Student Internship Program Success (SIPS) Initiative component of the summer 2026 Internship Program (May, June, July, and August); • Design and facilitate three (3) 60-minute virtual career readiness workshops during the summer of 2026 (May, June, July, August), which will include a strategic opportunity for 15-20 minute breakouts/small group discussions for each student cohort; • In collaboration with MassCEC Internship staff, design and deliver an employer best practices webinar, which will be open to all employers participating in the Internship Program, and required for those participating in the SIPS Initiative. • Attend all weekly workshops for students, including those facilitated by other training providers, to lead breakouts/small group discussions with your own cohort within each workshop; • Report any concerns to MassCEC regarding participant progress and experience in the program; • Track recruited summer Internship Program Participant in each cohort for up to one (1) year post internship completion; • Provide case studies and photos of at least two (2) participants per cohort; and • Complete an interim report and a final report, which will detail outcomes at the end of the program as well as outcomes one (1) year after the program.
