WIRED Subgrantee and RFP Information
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Workforce Innovation Grant II RFP
The Workforce Innovation Grant II Program seeks to address specific industry needs by funding innovative workforce development, training, entrepreneurship, and other industry-specific education and training partnership projects that directly lead to employment or employee advancement in four targeted high-growth, high-tech industry clusters: aerospace, bioscience, energy, and information technology.
For more information see the downloadable Synopsis and Grant Application Guide and additional application and reference materials on this page.
| Program Name: |
Workforce Innovation Grant II |
| Posted date: |
Friday, March 14, 2008 |
| Mandatory pre-proposal conference: |
Thursday, April 3, 2008
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Denver Metro Chamber |
| Mandatory letter of intent due: |
Monday, April 14, 2008
4:30 p.m. |
| Proposals due: |
Friday, May 2, 2008
4:30 p.m. |
| Funding priority: |
Employment training and related activites |
| Expected number of awads: |
4 to 8 |
| Duration of contracts: |
12 to 14 months |
| Estimated total program funding: |
$1 to $2 million |
| Grant award availability: |
$100,000 to $400,000 |
| Targeted region: |
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield,
Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer,
and Weld Counties |
Please note: The Workforce Innovation Grant II Application Form and Budget Instructions are now available on this page.
Previous Grants Awarded
The WIRED Workforce Innovation Grant Program seeks to address specific industry needs by funding innovative workforce development, training, entrepreneurship, and other industry-specific education and training partnership projects. Specifically it focuses on employment or employee advancement in WIRED’s four target industry clusters. In March 2008, ten projects were approved for funding in the first of two rounds of Workforce Innovation Grants for a total of just over $3 million. Grant awards for the second round of Workforce Innovation grants are expected to be made in June 2008.
In January 2007, funds were awarded through the JumpStart grant program, the first subgrant process of the Metro Denver WIRED Initiative. JumpStart supports collaborations among existing education, training, entrepreneurship and other workforce or industry-specific career development partners that expand and/or replicate successful programs to serve the needs of the Metro Denver WIRED Initiative’s target industries. Of the 25 applications received through a Request for Proposal process, ten were funded to a total of $3.7 million.