Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds for High Road Training Partnerships
Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN20-18
Issued: October 7, 2020
The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) announces up to $9 million in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds (GGRF) for the High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) initiative. The HRTP initiative supports demonstration projects designed to promote equity and shared prosperity through an inclusive human capital strategy that prioritizes job quality, supports economic and climate resilience, and links regionally-driven sector work to a statewide skills agenda. This initiative will fund two project categories: developing a new HRTP program to enhance connections between the labor market and communities in areas traditionally dependent on fossil fuels, and regional workforce strategies.
This five-year investment in the HRTP expands the initiative up to a total of 20 HRTP projects in climate-impacted industries with outcomes to serve 2,000 disadvantaged workers, develop 10 new state-approved apprenticeship programs, and have 20 High Road industry sector partnerships sustained for long-term work.
Eligible applicants include public and not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, state labor federations, and private for-profit businesses who meet the minimum qualifications outlined in the Request for Applications (RFA). All applications must be received by 3 p.m. PT on November 16, 2020.
Interested applicants are encouraged to register for the following Application Workshops:
- High Road Overview, Thursday, October 15, 2020, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon
- GGRF & CCI Requirements, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- Technical Application Workshop, Thursday, October 22, 2020, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m
For more information regarding this funding opportunity and its requirements, please refer to the HRTP RFA on the CWDB’s HRTP webpage.
/s/ JAIME L. GUTIERREZ, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division