Purpose of Application: To establish new industrial training and assessment centers, as part of the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) network, across the United States to train students and incumbent workers for high-quality careers in clean energy, energy efficiency, and advanced manufacturing, and to help small and midsized manufacturers (SMMs) save money, reduce energy waste, and improve productivity.
Project Period: 12 months (Track 1), or 36 months (Tracks 2 and 3)
Application Deadline: May 16, 2024 by 3:00 PM ET
Project Description: Applicants can apply for one of three tracks: (Track 1) IAC Planning and Capacity-Building ($100,000-200,000 each, 12 months): Smaller planning awards for workforce development programs looking to expand their industrial sector training, test options to serve SMMs through hands-on training, and prepare for a possible Track 2 (Execution and Scale) award in 1-2 years. (Track 2) IAC Execution and Scale ($500,000-2,000,000 each, 36 months): Larger awards for an existing career training program to become an IAC. Selected projects will serve SMMs with no-cost technical assistance while expanding their workforce development supports and hands-on career training. (Track 3) IAC Consortia ($4,000,000-7,000,000 each, 36 months): Larger awards for an umbrella organization to establish and support 5-15 new IACs within their member network. At least 80% of funds must go to eligible sub-recipients.
Eligible Applicants: Community colleges, community college systems, trade schools, union training programs (including labor-management training programs), and other apprenticeship and internship training programs (with applicant cost share).
Funding: Planning awards of up to $200,000, execution awards of up to $2,000,000, and cohort awards of up to $7,000,000.