To pay the federal share of associated career skills training programs under which students concurrently receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the purpose of obtaining an industry-related certification to install energy efficient buildings technologies.

FOA applications are due Nov. 27, 2023 at 5 p.m. ET.

To facilitate engagement and partnership-building between the various stakeholders in the Career Skills Training grant, DOE has established a Teaming List.

To aid in identifying related unions within the target service area(s), applicants can use the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards Union Search Tool, by which you can search on union type, city, state, zip code, and other criteria to identify labor unions for outreach and partnership.

Prime Recipient

• Two applicants in a partnership where one applicant is identified as the lead applicant. 
• Has the capacity to provide technical assistance and manage all program activities, including reporting, project, and program management, for a portfolio of subrecipients.

Lead Partner

• Identify the partnering industry/labor organization and if applicable the supporting potential partners in their applications.
• Establish a partnership that includes one of the entities described as required partners above to form the nonprofit partnership.  
• Function as implementers, supporting the assessment of skill needs and workforce trends and working with employers to increase the number of workers in the energy workforce.  

Optional Partner

• Supports the prime recipient.
• Complements the capacities of a potential prime recipient by providing any of the following:
  • Technical assistance
  • Financial assistance
  • Program management
  • Community engagement.
     

Per the provision language, the Career Skills Training program requires nonprofit partnerships between the following entities:

Industry; public or private employer: employers in the service area who are committed to enhancing job quality, recruiting diverse and underserved populations for training and potential hiring, and actively engaging throughout the grant project. An industry/trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association, or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry.

Labor Unions and Organizations, Labor-Management Partnerships, and Worker Centers and Organizations: Required partners include worker organizations, labor unions, labor-management organizations representing workers, or worker centers that target populations of workers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies field. Outside of a union, this could include worker associations, coalitions, alliances, guilds, or another similar worker advocacy group that is not considered a formal union.

Potential optional partners as part of this program may include workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, qualified service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small businesses, cooperatives, state and local veterans agencies, and veterans service organizations.