American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Energy Training Partnership Grants
Recovery Act: Competitive Grants for Green Job Training
On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to preserve and create jobs, promote the nation’s economic
recovery, and assist those most impacted by the recession. The purpose of these grants is to teach
workers the skills required in emerging industries including energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Energy Training Partnership Grants Overview
The Energy Training Partnership grant program will provide training for workers that prepares them to
enter the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, as well as green occupations within other
industries. These grants invest in partnerships made up of diverse set of stakeholders including labor
organizations, public or private employers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, and
the workforce system. Bringing together the workforce expertise of these groups will allow grantees to
develop programs that are responsive to the needs of both workers and employers, and that provide
participants with the support needed to successfully complete training. The grantees will utilize these
partnerships to design and distribute training approaches that lead to portable industry credentials and
employment, including registered apprenticeship. The Department of Labor awarded grants to
workforce development projects that focused on connecting target populations to career pathways in
green industries. The Department also was interested in projects that contributed to our understanding
of green industries and jobs that clean and enhance our environment.
These investments are designed to achieve the following goals:
Provide training and placement services in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries for
workers impacted by national energy and environmental policy, individuals in need of updated
training related to the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, and unemployed workers.
All training and placement activities funded through this grant program will be conducted at the
local level.
A portion of the total funds—approximately $28 million—are reserved for projects that will serve
communities impacted by automotive industry-related restructuring.
Grantee Summaries
Twenty-five (25) awards ranging from approximately $1.4 million to $5 million each were made to
private nonprofit organizations that applied under one of two categories: (1) National labormanagement organizations with local networks, or (2) Statewide or local nonprofit partnerships. The
awards are included in the list below:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
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Energy Training Partnership
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Blue Green Alliance ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Broward County Minority Builders Coalition ................................................................................................ 4
California State Labor Management Cooperation Committee for the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association (LMCC-IBEW-NECA)...................... 5
Central Vermont Community Action Council, Inc. ........................................................................................ 7
Community Housing Partners Corporation .................................................................................................. 9
Communications Workers of America (CWA) National Education and Training Trust ............................... 10
E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc. ..................................................................................................................... 11
H-CAP, Inc.................................................................................................................................................... 13
Heritage Health Foundation ....................................................................................................................... 15
Institute for Career Development (ICD), Inc. .............................................................................................. 16
International Transportation Learning Center ............................................................................................ 17
International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry .................................. 18
Labor’s Community Action, Inc. .................................................................................................................. 19
Memphis Bioworks Foundation .................................................................................................................. 20
Montana Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Council (MEJATC) .................................................. 21
National Ironworkers and Employers Apprenticeship Training and Journeyman Upgrading Fund ........... 22
Northwest Energy Efficiency Council .......................................................................................................... 23
Ohio Electrical Labor Management Cooperative Committee ..................................................................... 24
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership ........................................................................................... 25
SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Progress, Inc. .................................................................................................. 26
The Providence Plan.................................................................................................................................... 27
Thomas Shortman Training Scholarship and Safety Fund .......................................................................... 29
UAW-Labor Employment and Training Corporation (UAW-LETC) .............................................................. 30
Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO .................................................................................. 31
Austin Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) ............................................................ 33
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Grantee: Blue Green Alliance
Location of Grant Activities: Minnesota
Twin Cities 7-County Metro Area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington), Iron Range
region of Northeastern Minnesota (Crow Wing, Aitkin,
Areas Affected:
Carton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis
counties) and the 38 Southern Minnesota counties
covering 53 of Minnesota's 87 counties
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: Ramsey
Industries of Focus: Manufacturing
Dislocated workers, women, minorities, veterans,
Highlighted Participants Served:
incumbent workers and unemployed steelworkers
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $5,000,000
United Steelworkers, Institute for Career Development,
Solar Energy Industries Association, Honeywell,
Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace, Saint Paul
Area Chamber of Commerce, Midway Chamber of
Key Partnerships: Commerce, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
Dunwoody College of Technology, RESOURCE, Inc.,
Quality Career Services, Workforce Investment Boards
and One-Stop Career Centers, partner unions, and
member organizations
The project will train manufacturing workers to fill the
jobs being created in the clean energy economy.
Training provided through the project is designed to
achieve two goals: 1) increase workers’ skills to the level
needed to find employment; and, 2) teach workers
green manufacturing techniques and processes to make
them employable in the green economy. A new
Project Description: curriculum for certified green manufacturing training will
be adapted from existing curricula to address the
training needs of employers creating green jobs.
Employers will be engaged in curriculum development
from the beginning of the process. The project will also
provide services to ensure that workers learn about
training opportunities, complete training, and find and
retain employment after training is completed.
Approximately 2,060 workers will be enrolled in training.
All workers completing training will receive a certificate
Proposed Outcomes:
that indicates they have the skills needed by green
manufacturers.
Selam Araya, greenpowermn@bluegreenalliance.com
Contact: 612.466.4512
www.mngreenpowertraining.org
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
Broward County Minority Builders Coalition
Florida
Broward County
N/A
Solar Photovoltaic and Weatherization
Unemployed workers, veterans, women, ex-offenders,
and minorities
Local
$3,280,656
Workforce One, Broward County Housing Finance and
Community Development, Broward County Community
Action Agency, Broward County Family Success Center,
Broward Technical Centers, Advanced Green
Technologies, International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local 729, Broward County Minority Business
Coalition, and Broward Alliance for Neighborhood
Development
The Broward County Minority Builders Coalition will train
and place individuals in five occupations which include:
solar thermal system designer and installer; solar PV
designer and installer (skilled); solar PV system installer
(entry level); weatherization technician/installer; and
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Green Associate.
The Broward County Minority Builders Coalition will
recruit 1,000 participants and it is anticipated that 700
will complete education and training requirements and
be placed into jobs.
Brian Johnson
665 SW 27 Avenue
Suite 16
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
bcjflorida@aim.com
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
California State Labor Management Cooperation
Committee for the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers and the National Electrical
Contractors Association (LMCC-IBEW-NECA)
California
State of California
Alameda and Los Angeles
Construction and Building Maintenance
Unemployed and underemployed electricians
Local
$5,000,000
California State Labor Management Cooperation
Committee for the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers and the National Electrical
Contractors Association (IBEW-NECA); California
Community College System (CCCS); California Energy
Commission (CEC); University of California-DavisCalifornia Lighting Technology Center (CLTC); California
Investor-Owned and Municipal Utilities (IOMU); National
Lighting Manufacturers Association (NEMA); ICF
International; and 13 local Workforce Investment Boards
(WIBs)
The California Advanced Lighting Controls Training
Program (CALCTP) will support the training of
electricians in the design, installation, and maintenance
of advanced lighting controls (ALC) to improve energy
efficiency in commercial facilities across the state.
CALCTP will expand the deployment of its newlydeveloped ALC training curricula to 20 of the IBEWNECA’s Joint Apprenticeship Training Committees
(JATC)’s Electrical Training Centers. The project will work
with the One-Stop career centers to facilitate access to
One-Stop resources for program participants and for
referrals to training.
The project will deliver training to 2,292 journey-level
electricians. The project will result in a number of
significant opportunities including integrating energy
efficiency and demand response programs as mandated
by California energy policy, increasing the installation of
advanced lighting controls, and providing industry and
trade organizations with a high-value training
opportunity for members.
Mark Ouellette, ICF International
(909) 362-7098
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mouellette@icfi.com
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Grantee: Central Vermont Community Action Council, Inc.
Location of Grant Activities: Vermont
State of Vermont, all 14 counties and 256 minor civil
Areas Affected:
divisions
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: N/A
Manufacturing, Construction, Recycling, and Waste
Industries of Focus:
Reduction
Unemployed, underemployed, veterans, high school
Highlighted Participants Served:
dropouts, women, and individuals with disabilities
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $4,846,195
Vermont Technical College (VTC), Vermont Office of
Economic Opportunity (OEO), Vermont Works for
Key Partnerships: Women (VWW), Vermont Coalition of Runaway and
Homeless Youth Programs (VCRHYP), organized labor,
industry, and training providers
The Vermont Growing Renewable Energy/Efficiency
Employment Network (VtGREEN) project will prepare
workers for careers in the energy efficiency and
renewable energy industries. The project will help
participants become self-sufficient through green collar
employment by expanding and improving upon the
Home Energy Efficiency/Weatherization Certificate
Program -- a training partnership between Vermont
Project Description: Technical College (VTC) and the Vermont Office of
Economic Opportunity (OEO). The program will be
supplemented with the provision of case management,
support, referral, placement, and post-program followup. VtGREEN will work with private industry to develop
specialized training and referral of qualified Grants for
newly created jobs. The project will also work with
organized labor and industry to expand existing
apprenticeship programs.
The project will provide intensive case management and
training to 398 individuals, and will ensure that nearly
2,000 others receive training. Participants will receive
certificates -- including the Homebuilders and
Proposed Outcomes:
Remodelers Association’s (HBRA) Certified Green
Professional certificate -- or apprenticeship and licensing
credits recognized by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW).
Hal Cohen
Contact: 195 US Route 302 - Berlin
Barre, VT 05641
Energy Training Partnership Grants
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hcohen@cvcac.org
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Grantee: Community Housing Partners Corporation
Location of Grant Activities: Virginia
Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Bristol, Carroll, Craig,
Covington, Floyd, Franklin, Galax, Giles, Grayson,
Areas Affected:
Montgomery, Pulaski, Radford, Roanoke (City and
County), Salem, Smyth, and Washington
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: Pulaski and Smyth
Energy-Efficient Building, Construction, and Retrofit, and
Industries of Focus: Energy Efficiency Assessment serving residential,
commercial, and industrial sectors
Highlighted Participants Served: Unemployed and dislocated workers
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $3,865,480
Construction and Laborers’ Local 980, Breakell, Inc., New
Key Partnerships: VA Corridor Technology Council (NCTC), three Workforce
Investment Boards, and three community colleges
The Western Virginia Construction, Retrofitting, and
Energy-Efficiency Assessment and Training and
Employment System (CREATES) initiative builds training
and employment services within a regional career
pathways system. The project will upgrade existing
Project Description:
regional training programs and develop and implement
new curricular components to provide training
participants with the preferred education, work
experience, and certifications that demonstrate mastery
of energy efficiency practices related to their careers.
Training activities are designed to prepare participants
to pass the requirements necessary for five certifications
and degrees. The project will serve approximately 380
participants. An estimated 280 participants are
Proposed Outcomes:
expected to complete education and training activities
and obtain employment. Project deliverables include
new and modified curricula for various portions of the
Virginia Community College (VCC) pathways system.
Kimberly Strahm, ETP Grant Administrator
Contact: kstrahm@chpc2.org
(540) 382-2002
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
Communications Workers of America (CWA) National
Education and Training Trust
Ohio
Targeting auto-impacted counties below
Allen, Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Montgomery, Richland,
Seneca, Shelby, and Trumbull
Sustainable Manufacturing
Dislocated workers and veterans
National
$3,969,056
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried,
Machine and Furniture Workers—Communications
Workers of America (IUE-CWA), Manufacturing Skills
Standard Council (MSSC), AFL-CIO Working for America
Institute, Area 7 Workforce Investment Board, Ohio
Apollo Program, Green Career Central, and ”Military to
Work” Program
The project is focused on developing and delivering a
Green Manufacturing Skill Training Certification training
program to address the need for career preparation for
production workers in the emerging energy-related,
energy storage, and clean manufacturing environments.
The grantee will leverage the nationally acclaimed MSSC
Certified Production Technician (CPT) program to
provide 1,000 dislocated workers in auto-impacted
regions across Ohio with short-term training
opportunities in advanced manufacturing that are
endorsed by manufacturing employers across the state.
Kevin Celata
501 Third Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-434-1439
kcelata@cwa-union.org
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc.
Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
27 county region across Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
Howard and Chickasaw (IA)
Renewable Wind Energy, Energy Efficiency Assessment,
and Energy Efficiency Construction
Unemployed and dislocated workers, high school
graduates, veterans, disconnected youth, women, and
minorities
Local
$2,060,250
Dubuque Area Labor Management Council and United
Labor Participation Committee, Clipper Turbine Works,
Acciona Windpower, Independent Wind Turbine
Services, LLC., Alliant Energy—IPL, Gronen
Restoration/Properties, Loomis Plumbing and Heating,
and K & K Gardens, Region 1 Employment and Training
(UERPC & ECIA), Wisconsin Workforce Connections, and
Minnesota Workforce Development Inc.
Based on industry and partner input through an ongoing
Green Jobs Advisory Committee, this initiative will
develop and implement three separate career ladders to
connect workers to jobs in renewable electric power,
energy efficient assessment, and energy efficient
building. These three paths include A.A.S. and diploma
technician programs in Wind Turbine Repair, as well as
RESNET Home Energy Rater training and Green Building
Professional certifications for residential and commercial
construction. Future curriculum enhancement is also
planned for green electrical skills and continuing
education in wind technology based on regional job
need and supply. Recruitment, placement, retention,
and supportive services to enable trainee participation
and subsequent successful employment will be
integrated into training activities.
The grantee will serve 392 participants during the life of
the grant, with 344 completing training activities.
Trainees will have the opportunity to earn a Diploma or
A.A.S. degree as a Wind Turbine Repair Technician, a
RESNET certification through successful completion of
the National Rater Exam and completion of probationary
ratings with a RESNET Rating Provider, and Green
Residential Builder and Green Commercial Builder
certificates through the Iowa Center on Sustainable
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Communities based on Iowa energy code and the
International Energy Code.
Alyssa Hauser, Green Grants Continuing Education
Program Manager
Contact:
563-557-8271, x. 250
hausera@portal.nicc.edu
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Grantee: H-CAP, Inc.
California, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, and
Location of Grant Activities:
Washington
WA County: King; NY Counties: Kings, Bronx, Richmond,
Queens, New York; MD Counties: Baltimore, Prince
Areas Affected:
Georges; CA Counties: Los Angeles, Riverside; District of
Columbia
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: Baltimore City (MD) and Los Angeles (CA)
Energy Efficiency Building and Retrofit Industries, and
Industries of Focus:
Energy Efficiency Assessment Industry
Highlighted Participants Served: Immigrants and minorities
National or Local Grant: National
Amount: $4,637,551
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), North Seattle
Community College (NSCC), Service Employees
International Union (SEIU) Education Support Fund (ESF),
1199 SEIU TEF Labor Management Project (LMP), and
Key Partnerships:
Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career
Centers serving Los Angeles, CA; King County, WA;
Baltimore City & Baltimore County, MD; New York City,
NY; and the District of Columbia
The grantee will provide green enhanced skills training
to job seekers and entry-level environmental service
workers for new and emerging green occupations in the
healthcare industry. The grantee will collect existing
curricula and develop new curricula and certificate
programs at the college and industry level for green
Project Description: environmental service positions. Health Care Without
Harm will share its environmental data tracking tool and
train the participating regions on its use. The grantee
will also evaluate the environmental impact of the
project in terms of reductions in energy, pollution,
waste, and water usage as a result of new cleaning
methodologies.
Approximately 3,000 job seekers and entry-level
environmental service workers will receive training and
approximately 2,700 entry-level workers will receive
certificates and training in new and emerging green
occupations. The grantee will also develop three new
Proposed Outcomes:
curricula, 22 nationally-recognized certificates, and 12
webinars that will cover topics including the role of
environmental service workers in green healthcare, the
development of cross-industry green jobs, and green
career pathways for entry-level workers.
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Sefrina Raghoebir, H-CAP Program Assistant
330 West 42nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10036,
Contact:
212-894-4373
sefrina.raghoebir@1199funds.org
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Grantee: Heritage Health Foundation
Location of Grant Activities: Pennsylvania
Upper Monongahela Valley region of Southwestern
Areas Affected: Pennsylvania (an urban area located in Allegheny
County)
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: Allegheny
Deconstruction, Building Resource Recovery, Energy
Industries of Focus: Management, Weatherization, and Urban EcoRestoration
Underemployed and unemployed workers, veterans,
Highlighted Participants Served:
women, and minorities
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $1,408,601
Allegheny County East Careerlink, Three Rivers
Workforce Investment Board, United Automobile
Workers Local 544, Allegheny County Department of
Human Services, Carnegie Mellon University, Community
Key Partnerships:
College of Allegheny County, Braddock Employment and
Training Center, Veterans Leadership Program of
Western Pennsylvania, and numerous local and regional
employers
The Mon Valley Environmental Innovative Training
model (MOVE IT) will follow a flexible, “plug and train”
format to respond to employer-driven demand, giving
students current energy-related training, the ability to
earn numerous green job-related certifications, and
meaningful on-the-job training opportunities to help
Project Description:
them put newly acquired skills into practice. The
grantee will help graduates quickly secure employment
with employer partners in need of qualified workers in
the targeted industries, and provide ongoing support to
graduates to address barriers to maintaining
employment.
MOVE IT will enroll 120 eligible trainees through four
training sessions over the 24-month project period. The
primary objective is to place 65% of graduates into
Proposed Outcomes:
unsubsidized employment and help them maintain
employment for at least 6 months following initial
placement.
Contact: jobtraining@heritagecommunityinitiatives.org
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Grantee: Institute for Career Development (ICD), Inc.
Location of Grant Activities: Indiana, Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania
IN Counties: Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper,
Areas Affected: Starke, Pulaski; NY County: Erie; OH County: Cuyahoga;
PA County: Montgomery
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: Starke (IN), Erie (NY), and Cuyahoga (OH)
Wind Technicians, Solar Panel Installers, Geothermal
Industries of Focus:
Maintenance Workers
Highlighted Participants Served: Dislocated steelworkers
National or Local Grant: National
Amount: $4,658,983
United Steelworkers/ArcelorMittal-Burns Harbor Career
Development Program, USW/ArcelorMittal-Cleveland
Career Development Program, USW/ArcelorMittalLackawanna Career Development Program,
USW/ArcelorMittal-Conshohocken Career Development
Key Partnerships:
Program, Center of Workforce Innovations (WIB),
Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Office,
Buffalo and Erie County WIB, Montgomery County, PA
Workforce Investment Board, BlueGreen Alliance, and
Urban Community Corporation
This project will serve four local areas and training will
vary by region depending on industry needs.
Participants will be trained as wind farm field technicians
and maintenance workers, solar panel installers, or
Project Description:
geothermal installers. Training in these fields will also
prepare workers for employment in fields related to
energy generation such as construction, HVAC, and
home retrofitting.
The grantee will serve 2,000 participants during the life
of the grant with 1,200 completing training activities. It
is anticipated that 800 of the 1,200 individuals
Proposed Outcomes:
completing training activities will receive a degree or
certificate that aligns with employer-, industry-, or Statedefined standards.
Sean Hayden
1000 E. 80th Place, Suite 301-S
Contact:
Merrillville, IN 46410
sean@icdlearning.org
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
International Transportation Learning Center
Ohio, New York, New Jersey, and Utah
Utah; New Jersey; New York City, and Columbus, OH
N/A
Transportation
Minorities
National
$5,000,000
MTA New York City Transit, Transport Workers Union
(TWU) Local 100, Utah Transit Authority, Amalgamated
Transit Union (ATU) Local 382, NJ Transit, ATU New
Jersey Council, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA),
TWU Local 208, the Consortium for Worker Education,
Nontraditional Employment for Women, and local
affiliates of the National Fund for Workforce
Development
The nationwide Transit Green Jobs Training Partnership
will prepare workers for careers in public transportation
– an industry which is embracing energy efficient
technology. The Transit Green Jobs Partnership program
is designed to expand industry training activity and
capacity in a sustainable way. This will be accomplished
through labor-management partnerships and the
support of an emerging national transit training system
that includes standards, apprenticeships and
certifications to assist stakeholders in designing or
enhancing programs that incorporate renewable energy,
energy efficiency and other green-related technologies
and skills.
This partnership proposes to train 3,640 workers in the
public transportation industry. The project will develop
joint labor-management training processes; identify
training priorities through skill gap analyses; validate
local training against national training standards; support
career ladder advancement within the industry; provide
training based on these analyses to new and incumbent
workers; and continue to build the transit industry’s
emerging national system of apprenticeship.
Michael T. Harris
(703) 299-5624
mharris@sheetmetal-iti.org
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and
Air Conditioning Industry
Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, California, New
Mexico, and Texas
MI: Detroit, Livonia, Ann Arbor, Warren, Wayne; OH:
Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown; MO: St. Louis;
Illinois (E. St. Louis); CA: Los Angeles, Anaheim, Long
Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino; NM: Albuquerque,
Santa Fe, Las Cruces; TX: El Paso, Lubbock
Wayne (MI), St. Louis (MO), and Los Angeles (CA)
Energy-Efficiency Building Construction and Retrofitting
Unemployed and underemployed individuals, veterans,
minority and women
National
$ 4,995,188
Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA)
and local affiliate organizations, Sheet Metal and Air
Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA)
and local affiliate organizations, Joint Apprenticeship
Training Center (JATC), and 13 Workforce Investment
Boards and One Stop Career Centers
The grantee will prepare the unemployed and
incumbent sheet metal workforce for careers in energy
efficient building construction, retrofitting, and
manufacturing through a series of customized training
courses that address the skills gap of the targeted
workforce. Training will feature three areas of
instruction: 1) Advanced Building Information Modeling
(BIM); 2) HVAC Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB);
and, 3) Phenolic Installation.
The grantee anticipates that 1,200 sheet metal workers
will successfully complete customized training and
transition into employment in energy efficient
occupations.
Frank P. Homburger
601 N. Fairfax St., Suite 240
Alexandria, VA 22314
fhomburger@sheetmetal-iti.org
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Grantee: Labor’s Community Action, Inc.
Location of Grant Activities: Colorado
The statewide partnership will primarily serve the urban
areas of Denver and Colorado Springs, with training
Areas Affected:
opportunities available for rural residents through online
curriculum and portable training equipment.
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: N/A
Energy-Efficiency Building Construction and Retrofitting,
Industries of Focus: Renewable Electric Power, and Energy-Efficiency
Assessment
Dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and newly
Highlighted Participants Served:
trained workers
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $3,604,162
Community College of Denver (CCD), Denver Office of
Economic Development (OED), Denver Joint Electrical
Key Partnerships: Apprenticeship Training Center (DJEATC), FRESC: Good
Jobs, Strong Communities, IBEW Local Union 68,
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
Green Careers for Coloradans will provide access to
training and certification opportunities for incumbent,
newly trained, and unemployed workers for positions in
Electrical, Electrical Power-Line Installation and Repair,
Project Description: Wind and Energy Auditing, and Solar Photovoltaic
Installation. Training will be delivered using three
methods: certificate upgrades, registered apprenticeship
training, and pre-apprenticeship or basic skills
development.
Green Careers for Coloradans will provide opportunities
for incumbent, newly trained, and unemployed
construction workers to gain industry recognized
certifications, and increase access to apprenticeship
programs to address worker shortages in the Energy
Proposed Outcomes:
Efficient Building, Renewable Electric Power, and Energy
Efficiency Assessment Industries. The program proposes
to enroll 1,913 program participants and place 80
percent of program participants into unsubsidized
employment.
Dwayne Adkins
7510 Mississippi Avenue
Contact: Suite 230
Lakewood, CO 80226
dwayneadkins@laborscommunityagency.org
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Grantee: Memphis Bioworks Foundation
Location of Grant Activities: Tennessee and Arkansas
TN Counties: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur,
Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood,
Areas Affected: Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison,
Obion, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley; AR Counties: Cross,
Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, and Phillips
Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Henderson, Henry, Lauderdale,
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
McNairy, Madison, and Obion (TN)
Industries of Focus: Dislocated workers
Energy-Efficient Building, Construction, and Retrofit,
Biofuels and Bio-Based Processing (Bio-Agriculture and
Highlighted Participants Served:
Green Manufacturing), and Energy-Efficient Assessment
serving residential, commercial and industrial sectors
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $2,931,103
Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Dyersburg State
Community College, Tennessee Local Workforce
Investment Areas # 11, 12, and 13, Eastern Arkansas
Workforce Investment Area, Jackson State Community
Key Partnerships: College, University of Memphis, BEST Program, MidSouth Community College, Seedco, Southwest TN
Community College, National Electrical Contractors
Association, One-Stop Career Centers, and multiple
employers
The grantee will leverage existing curricula and expertise
coupled with input from employer partners to produce
new or modified training programs for solar installation,
agricultural production for biomass crops, sustainable
Project Description: design and construction, chemical processing, and plant
process operations. Entrepreneurship training will also
be included for farmers interested in broadening farming
operations to include on-site biomass processing and
management of producer-to-processor linkages.
The Eastern Arkansas WIB and Mid-South Community
College will train 25 participants through their
renewable energy training program. Up to 400
Proposed Outcomes: participants will receive customized training in solar
installation techniques through Jackson State
Community College, Dyersburg State Community College
and Southwest Tennessee Community College.
Contact: SETC@memphisbioworks.org
Energy Training Partnership Grants
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
Montana Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Council (MEJATC)
Montana
All Montana counties statewide
N/A
Energy-Efficient Building Construction and Renewable
Electric Power
Unemployed workers
Local
$5,000,000
IBEW Local #44, Ironworkers Local #14 and Local #732,
MT Laborers, MT Statewide Carpenters, MT Operating
Engineers, MT Statewide Sheet Metal, Mountain States
Line Constructors, UA Plumbers and Pipefitters,
Bricklayers & Allied Crafts, PPL Montana, the State
Workforce Investment Board (SWIB), Montana
Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) – Workforce
Services Division (WSD), State Registered Apprenticeship
& Training Program, Research & Analysis Bureau and
Statewide Programs and Oversight Bureau, Office of the
Commissioner of Higher Education –Billings, Butte and
Great Falls Colleges of Technology, MSU-Northern, and
Miles Community College
Current craft workers in need of skill upgrades to obtain
or retain employment and unemployed workers seeking
to enter targeted industries will receive training required
for electricians, electrical line workers, carpenters,
millwrights, laborers, weatherization technicians, iron
workers (welders), HVAC technicians, power plant
technicians, plumbers/pipefitters, and heavy equipment
operators.
Approximately 2,450 participants will complete green
competency model training plans and receive a
certificate that corresponds to their training as preapprentices, apprentices, and journeymen workers in
Montana’s current and emerging energy efficiency and
renewable energy industries.
Gary Pemble
2616 Bozeman Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
gwpem@mt.net
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
National Ironworkers and Employers Apprenticeship
Training and Journeyman Upgrading Fund
California, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Utah
La Palma, CA; Arlington, TX; West Seneca, NY; Joliet, IL;
and Salt Lake City, UT
Alameda and Los Angeles (CA); Boone, Clay, Cook,
Edwards, Hancock, Marion, McLean, Putnam, Warren,
Washington, and Wayne (IL); Erie, Niagara, Onondaga,
and St. Lawrence (NY); Bexar and Tarrant (TX); and Box
Elder (UT)
Wind Energy
Dislocated workers
National
$1,943,931
Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Hytorc, Snap-On,
DBI/SALA, local Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stop
Career Centers, State Apprenticeship Agencies, local
labor-management committees, and wind turbine tower
erectors and contractors
This project will provide training to ironworkers who
require up-skilling for the renewable wind energy sector,
and will place ironworkers on wind turbine erection
projects. The National Ironworkers and Employers
Apprenticeship Training and Journeyman Upgrading
Fund will partner with five of its local labor-management
apprenticeship committees with existing training
centers. Wind turbine contractors and employers
working in the five communities with expressed need for
ironworkers will obtain portable training certificates and
attend a public education technical training and
education institution specializing in training in wind
turbine erection and maintenance.
At least 510 ironworkers will begin training and
participants who successfully complete training will
receive a certificate of competence from an industry
partner.
Harvey Swift
1750 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
hswift@impact-net.org
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Grantee: Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
Location of Grant Activities: Washington
WA Counties: King, Snohomish, Pierce, Kitsap, Clallam;
Areas Affected:
Cities: Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bremerton
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: N/A
Energy Efficient Building Construction and Retrofit and
Industries of Focus:
Energy Efficiency Assessment
Older youth, dislocated workers, incumbent workers,
Highlighted Participants Served:
veterans, women, and individuals with disabilities
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $3,876,171
McKinstry Company, Puget Sound Energy, Control
Contractors, Inc., Workforce Development Councils of
Seattle-King County, Snohomish County, Tacoma Pierce
County, Olympic Consortium, South Seattle Community
Key Partnerships:
College, Seattle Vocational Institute, Edmonds
Community College, Olympic College, Martin Luther
King, Jr. County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Sustainable
Works, and Seattle Jobs Initiative
The grantee will implement the Sound Energy Efficiency
Development (SEED) project through a regional
partnership of employers, Workforce Development
Councils, labor organizations, community and technical
colleges, and One-Stop Career Centers. The SEED
Project Description: program will provide training and job placement
assistance in energy efficiency assessment occupations.
The program will update curriculum based on industry
guidance, expand training capacities, and utilize a Green
Jobs Navigator to share industry trends and job
opportunities.
Approximately 473 participants will be trained and
placed in energy efficiency occupations. Participants will
Proposed Outcomes:
earn industry-recognized certificates in residential
energy auditing, building operator, and OSHA safety.
Contact: http://www.neec.net
Energy Training Partnership Grants
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
Ohio Electrical Labor Management Cooperative
Committee
Ohio
Ohio
Adams, Allen, Auglaize, Carroll, Champaign, Clermont,
Clinton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Erie, Fulton,
Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Highland, Huron,
Jackson, Knox, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison,
Montgomery, Morrow, Noble, Paulding, Pike, Preble,
Putnam, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby,
Summit, Trumbull, Union, Van Wert, Wayne, Williams,
Wood, and Wyandot
Energy-Efficient Building, Construction, and Retrofit in
combination with the Renewable Electric Power sector
Incumbent and dislocated workers including veterans
Local
$4,826,073
Community colleges; Joint Apprenticeship Training
Committees (JATCs); regional Workforce Investment
system; Ohio electrical contractors (NECA) and labor
(IBEW); Helmets to Hardhats program
The Ohio Green Renewable Opportunities for Workers
(GROWs) project utilizes 19 existing industry training
centers to provide green skills training to dislocated and
incumbent workers in Ohio, including 44 counties
impacted by automotive-related restructuring. The
project focuses on a registered apprenticeship model
and will work in concert with local Jobs and Family
Services offices to transition participants who are
dislocated from jobs in the auto industry to explore
green careers.
The Ohio GROWs project will provide training for 1,288
participants who will earn nationally recognized
certificates from the National Joint Apprenticeship
Training Committee (NJATC), as well as college credit
through the University System of Ohio. The project will
develop an operational manual to provide a step-by-step
implementation model of the scope of work
encompassed by the project.
jennis@tejatc.org
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Grantee: Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Location of Grant Activities: Oregon and Washington
Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, Polk,
Areas Affected: Yamhil Counties in Oregon and Clark, Cowlitz and
Wahkiakum Counties in Washington
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: N/A
Industries of Focus: Renewable Electric Power and Biofuels
Unemployed and dislocated workers and employed
Highlighted Participants Served:
workers at local renewable energy industries
National or Local Grant: Local
Amount: $5,000,000
Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Dist. No 24,
Northwest Oregon Labor Council, Energy Trust of
Key Partnerships:
Oregon, four local Workforce Investment Boards and the
bi-state WorkSource system, six community colleges,
and economic development partners
The project will build a skilled workforce to support
companies that generate power, and assist local
manufacturers in retooling their workforce. Grant funds
will be used to increase the capacity of local area
training providers to: 1) provide industry-identified
training; 2) analyze the technical workforce skills and
production requirements of potential suppliers to target
industries; and, 3) retool existing workers to meet the
changing needs of their companies around renewable
energy. The project will implement a strategy to help
Project Description: workers enter careers in the renewable energy
industries. At project implementation, workforce and
training partners will begin to enroll and train workers in
occupational and technical skills needed for occupations
identified as in demand by the target industries. The
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership will
conduct an analysis of the technical skills and production
requirements of the renewable electric industry. The
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership will also
serve as a conduit between industry and the
WorkSource system throughout the project.
Approximately 1,670 participants will complete
Proposed Outcomes: education and training and it is anticipated that 1,325
participants will receive a degree or certificate.
Mary Chalkiopoulos
20175 NW AmberGlen Court
Contact:
Suite 100
Beaverton, OR 97006
Energy Training Partnership Grants
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mchalkiopoulos@omep.org
Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Progress, Inc.
Michigan
Wayne County
Wayne
Building Construction & Retrofit, Solar, Weatherization,
and Electrical
Women, minorities, and veterans
Local
$4,298,673
Detroit Workforce Development Department (DWDD),
Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD),
Southeast Michigan Community Alliance, Detroit &
Southeast Michigan Fund for Innovative Workforce
Solutions, Green Energy Stakeholder Advisory Group,
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice,
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW),
Detroit Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Training
Partnership (DJEATP), National Electrical Contractors
Association (NECA), Laborers’ International Union of
North America (LIUNA), and Michigan Laborers’ Training
& Apprenticeship Institute (MLTAI)
The Regional Energy Efficiency Partnership Training
Program (REEPTP) will use grant funds to coordinate
several partnerships to provide combined academics
with green occupational skills training, on-the-job
training (OJT), employment or apprenticeship
opportunities, and support services. The programs will
partner with other organizations to create a pipeline of
skilled workers for alternative energy opportunities.
Approximately 340 unemployed workers will be trained
for green jobs or apprenticeship opportunities through
five training tracks. Training will be offered at various
Wayne County Community College District or union
training locations. Program completers will be awarded
a CCCD Convergent Technology Energy Efficiency
Training Certificate and/or appropriate certifications for
completing 391 hours of instruction, training or OJT
requirements.
Veronica Sanchez Peavey
(313) 945-5200 Ext. 262
vsanchez@sermetro.org
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
The Providence Plan
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
N/A
Energy-Efficient Building Construction and Retrofit and
Wind-Generated Electric Power
Ex-offenders, minorities, and dislocated workers
Local
$3,720,000
Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE),
Community College of Rhode Island, Laborers
International Union of North America, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Brotherhood
of Carpenters, Ironworkers Union, United Association of
Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, International Union of
Painters & Allied Trades, Associated General Contractors
(AGC), state Workforce Investment Boards (WIB), and
industry partners including Gilbane, Inc., Dimeo,
Deepwater, and ECI Green
The Energy Training Partnership has three core
objectives:
1) deliver pre-apprenticeship training in green
construction for unemployed workers; 2) partner with
labor organizations to integrate green-training modules
into existing apprenticeship curricula; and 3) upgrade
skills of journey-level tradesmen in green technologies
so the industry can respond to green construction and
renewable energy projects. The project will deliver a
certified pre-apprenticeship model to its participants,
while labor organizations will leverage their proven
registered apprenticeship system to cultivate a greenready workforce and support journey-level upgrades.
Employer partners will work to align training with
emerging sector needs and implement procedures in
which green-certified craftsmen are given priority on
energy-related jobs.
Approximately 1,600 low-skilled, urban residents of
Providence will complete training in pre-apprenticeship,
green apprenticeship, and journey-level skills upgrades
in green technologies. With a proven record and
established support from labor, construction employers,
and the state’s workforce training system, 800
participants will be placed in green energy jobs during
the period of performance.
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Patrick McGuigan
10 Davol Square, Suite 300
Contact:
Providence, RI 02903
pmcguigan@provplan.org
Energy Training Partnership Grants
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
Thomas Shortman Training Scholarship and Safety Fund
New York
New York City (all five boroughs)
N/A
Green Building Operations and Maintenance
Incumbent workers and minorities
Local
$2,802,269
SEIU Local 32BJ, Realty Advisory Board on Labor
Relations, CUNY Center for Sustainable Energy and HighPerformance Buildings Lab, New York City Workforce1
Career Centers, Urban Green Council, Building
Performance Institute, and numerous building owners
and managers
The grantee’s program will focus on training in green
building Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for
commercial building operators. This training
encompasses the air sealing and insulation associated
with weatherizing one to four unit family housing, as
well as optimal management of complex heating,
cooling, water supply, and lighting systems typical of
large apartment buildings. Green O&M is also essential
to making the most of building retrofits that install
advanced energy efficient technology.
The Green Building Initiative will train 2,000 building
superintendents on how to make large apartment
buildings energy efficient through better operations and
maintenance. In addition, CUNY will train 30 commercial
building operating engineers in order to lay the
foundation for a future expansion of green O&M in the
city’s commercial buildings, and train 170 building
analysts to benchmark the energy performance of large
buildings.
James Barry
1000supers@32bjfunds.com
www.1000supers.com
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
UAW-Labor Employment and Training Corporation
(UAW-LETC)
Missouri
MO Counties: St. Louis and St. Charles
St. Louis and St. Charles
Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy
Veterans, ex-offenders, individuals with disabilities, and
women
Local
$3,200,000
St. Louis Community College, St. Charles Community
College, Missouri Department of Economic
Development, Missouri Department of Natural
Resources, St. Louis Economic Development Council, St.
Charles County Economic Development Center, St.
Charles County Workforce Investment Board, Regional
Collaboration Centers of Fenton and St. Charles
Counties, General Motors, and St. Louis Auto Dealership
Association
The grantee will retrain dislocated and incumbent
automotive and auto-related workers for employment in
energy efficiency and clean energy sectors. Participants
will complete training in four career pathways that
include: Hybrid/Electric Auto Technician, Electric
Auto/Truck Battery Technician, Electric Motors/Devices
Technician, and Commercial Energy Technician. The
grantee will develop a Green Portal Program that
participants will access for career exploration in green
industries, career assessment, labor market information,
and job search assistance.
The grantee will develop customized training curricula in
the four designated career pathways and will train and
place approximately 430 dislocated and incumbent
workers in occupations in the energy efficiency and
renewable energy industries.
Bob Nelson, Program Director
bnelson@letc.com
Nick Robinson, Operations Coordinator
nrobinson.uawletc@gmail.com
UAW-LETC, 721 Dunn Road
Hazelwood, MO 63042
314-731-2800
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Grantee: Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO
Location of Grant Activities: New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California
New Jersey Counties - Warren, Union, Sussex, Morris,
Middlesex, and Bergen; Massachusetts Counties Areas Affected: Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth;
California Counties - Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and
Riverside
Auto-Impacted County Being Served: Union and Middlesex (NJ), and Los Angeles (CA)
Industries of Focus: Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy
Highlighted Participants Served: Women, minorities, older youth, and incumbent workers
National or Local Grant: National
Amount: $4,993,922
UWUA Power for America Trust; CCORD Community
First; Los Angeles Trade-Technical College; Southern
California Gas; UWUA New Jersey Council; the
Workforce Investment Boards of Union, Essex,
Middlesex, Morris, and Sussex Counties, New Jersey;
Key Partnerships:
Union County Vocational Technical School; Aspira Inc.;
South Coastal Workforce Investment Board,
Massachusetts; Greener Resources, LLC; ElectComm
Power Services, Inc.; YouthBuild Quincy; Bunker Hill
Community College; and One Consumer Voice
The grantee will implement the “Green Skills = Green
Jobs” project to provide safety, technical and green skills
training to displaced workers, older youth, underemployed workers, and disadvantaged adults. The
training will combine support, placement and retention
services to enable these workers to secure work-related
Project Description:
and industry-recognized credentials to obtain or retain
employment as gas, water, or electrical utility workers.
Program participants will participate in preapprenticeship training programs and in registered
apprenticeship programs through State Offices of
Apprenticeship.
Approximately 672 participants will be trained and
placed in green and emerging occupations in the utility
industry. The grantee will also develop and register preProposed Outcomes: apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for the
utility industry in California, Massachusetts, and New
Jersey that can be deployed across the country to create
a pipeline of skilled workers prepared for utility careers.
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B. Jami Simon, Project Director - Green Skills
Green Jobs, Special Assistant to the National President,
Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
Contact:
323-243-9879, Fax: 323-297-2521
jamisimon@uwua.net
400 Galleria Officentre, Ste 117, Southfield MI 48034
Energy Training Partnership Grants
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Grantee:
Location of Grant Activities:
Areas Affected:
Auto-Impacted County Being Served:
Industries of Focus:
Highlighted Participants Served:
National or Local Grant:
Amount:
Key Partnerships:
Project Description:
Proposed Outcomes:
Contact:
Energy Training Partnership Grants
Austin Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training
Committee (JATC)
Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas
Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas
Bexar (TX)
Renewable Electric Power
Unemployed workers and incumbent workers
Local
$4,842,424
Central Texas Chapter National Electrical Contractors
Association (NECA) and Local Union No. 520 of the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW),
ImagineSolar, Texas Workforce Commission, five
Workforce Investment Boards, and Austin Energy
The grantee will partner with training provider
ImagineSolar and the Austin Workforce Investment
Board (WIB) to create a Comprehensive-National
Electrician Solar Training (C-NEST) initiative. C-NEST will
combine utility-scale solar installation training designed
to meet immediate employment needs at solar power
plants in Austin and San Antonio, with general solar
training intended to support capacity-building in the
project’s five-state region.
Approximately 1,000 individuals are expected to be
trained in solar-specific and smart-grid electrical
competencies. The program plans to place or retain 672
workers in sustainable employment.
Gilbert Ferrales, Training Director
Austin Electrical J.A.T.C.
512-389-3024
gilbertf@austinjatc.org
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