This application is for Round One of Workforce Ready Grants. In Round One, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) will release up to $9.8 million in grants. Round One grants will fund organizational investments and 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 the following 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:
- Hiring staff or contracting for services
- Developing strategies and plans to launch, expand, sustain or support workforce programs including program development
- Preparing for future workforce funding opportunities, including future rounds of Workforce Ready Grants
- Purchasing equipment, technology or other supplies
- Paying for administrative costs
- Any other activities necessary to increase the organization’s capacity to launch, expand, sustain, or support workforce programs in the health care, manufacturing and technology industry sectors
For more information, view the full Request for Applications (RFA) here.
Workforce Ready Grants Round One: Building Capacity for Workforce Programs
This application is for Round One of Workforce Ready Grants. In Round One, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) will release up to $9.8 million in grants. Round One grants will fund organizational investments and 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 the following 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:
- Hiring staff or contracting for services
- Developing strategies and plans to launch, expand, sustain or support workforce programs including program development
- Preparing for future workforce funding opportunities, including future rounds of Workforce Ready Grants
- Purchasing equipment, technology or other supplies
- Paying for administrative costs
- Any other activities necessary to increase the organization’s capacity to launch, expand, sustain, or support workforce programs in the health care, manufacturing and technology industry sectors
For more information, view the full Request for Applications (RFA) here.