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FUTURE READY OREGON UPDATE
September 19, 2022
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
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Future Ready Oregon Update: Thanks to Partners, Strong Response to the First Round of Workforce Ready Grant Applications
The HECC is pleased to announce that thanks to our partners helping to spread the news, we received a very strong applicant pool—146 complete applications—for the Future Ready Oregon Workforce Ready Grants, Round One: Capacity Building grants. Evaluation is in process, and a total of up to $9.8 million will be distributed through this first round of grants. These grants are focused on increasing capacity to offer workforce training, direct financial supports, and/or wraparound services to job-seekers from priority populations pursuing careers in several high demand fields.
We thank our community partners who have shared insights that led to strategies for an inclusive Request for Application (RFA) process, as well as those who have shared ways we can continue to improve. We appreciate our partners who have volunteered their time and talents to review applications and engage with community partners to share news of this opportunity broadly across the state—we couldn’t do this without you!
This first round of grants is intended to broaden the type, number, and capacity of organizations that comprise Oregon’s workforce system, and the strong applicant pool will help us achieve these goals. We’re pleased to share a few other noteworthy facts on our applicant pool.
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