Announcing Future Ready Oregon Funding Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in Future Ready Oregon, a comprehensive $200 million package of strategic and targeted investments that support the education and training Oregonians need for family-wage careers. For a thorough overview of Future Ready Oregon and all of its components please review the May Future Ready Oregon Update.
HECC is excited to share that two Future Ready Oregon funding opportunities were released as of June 29, 2022. Below you will find more information about each.
Workforce Ready Grants Round One: Building Capacity for Workforce Programs
Workforce Ready Grants are one component of Future Ready Oregon and will be made available to non-profit and public workforce service providers and non-profit community-based organizations that administer workforce programs in the health care, manufacturing and technology industry sectors and prioritize equitable program participation by individuals from priority populations.
In Round One, HECC will release up to $9.8 million for organizational investments that can be referred to as capacity-building grants. Round One grants are intended to broaden the type, number, and capacity of organizations that comprise Oregon’s workforce system. By expanding representation in the workforce system, HECC hopes to increase the availability and usage of culturally and linguistically appropriate workforce services.
Round One grant funds can be used for activities intended to increase the grantee’s capacity to launch, expand, sustain, or support workforce programs in the health care, manufacturing and technology industry sectors. The Request for Application (RFA) document includes more detail regarding allowable capacity-building activities, timelines, guidelines and requirements for applications. Potential applicants have access to Technical Assistance providers who can help them better understand the terms and requirements of the RFA and provide feedback on application materials at no cost to them. The contact information for Technical Assistance providers is included in the RFA. Additionally, HECC is hosting Information Sessions through Zoom; upcoming sessions are scheduled for July 13 and July 20, 2022. The RFA and registration links for the information sessions can be found on HECC’s Grants and Contracts webpage here. The application deadline is August 13, 2022.
Do you know someone who may wish to apply? Feel free to share this message or forward our recent press release on the Workforce Ready Grant opportunity here. View the press release in Spanish here.
Credit for Prior Learning Grants
Credit for Prior Learning Grants are one component of Future Ready Oregon and will be awarded to community colleges and public universities to increase opportunities for Oregon students from priority population to receive academic credit for the knowledge and skills gained through work and life experiences providing them with a pathway to employment or career advancement.
Award amounts will range from $50,000 to $2,500,000. Priority will be given to those institutions who have demonstrated effectiveness in serving students from priority populations. The RFA for this opportunity was provided directly to contacts at each potentially eligible community college and university and applications are due no later than July 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific time.
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