Cooperative Agreement SAQMIP23CA0261

This Cooperative Agreement award, made by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), will provide $1,256,363.00 to Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. to prepare diverse, primarily low-income women to enter Oregon's transportation electrification workforce. The project aims to deliver pre-apprenticeship and career navigation training programs to help this target population access jobs in the state's...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,491,400 Cooperative Agreement to The Corps Network to assist four corps in starting or expanding solar and renewable energy workforce development programs. The award, funded through the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to train up to 300 participants and place up to 180 participants in solar...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,372,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Red Cloud Renewable, a minority-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The 36-month project aims to bridge gender inequality and racial disparities in the renewable energy sector by customizing an...

This $1,233,350.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Energy Resources (CFDA 19.027 Energy Governance and Reform Programs) is intended to advance women working in the clean energy and critical mining sectors in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Guyana. The award recipient is the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. (PADF), a non-profit organization that frequently partners with local groups to implement development and humanitarian...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $999,604 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Houston System on January 1, 2025 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The primary goal of this 1-year project is to address the DOE's "Good Jobs Principles" by investing in the clean energy workforce, expanding worker participation in the hydrogen industry, and creating access to high-road jobs in...

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) was awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117). The purpose of this award is to develop an online platform that will collect solar training resources, improve solar recruitment and outreach processes, and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $1,248,451 Cooperative Agreement to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to develop and pilot a nationwide network of higher education and career technical institutions. The goal is to provide sustainable, standardized hybrid online/in-person training on electric vehicle maintenance for the current automotive technician workforce. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Research and...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,489,300 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Power 52 Inc. The overall goal of this award is to advance equity in the solar workforce by scaling Power52's nationally recognized solar workforce training program. Key objectives include expanding equitable solar...

The Department of Energy awarded a $10,546,097 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Iupat Finishing Trades Institute, a non-profit organization. The agreement, effective from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028, will fund the Career Skills Training Program. This program aims to promote collaboration between labor organizations and industry to attract, train, and employ workers in the installation of energy-efficient building...

The Department of Energy awarded a $8,845,735 Cooperative Agreement to the Virginia Department of Energy for the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The goal of this 6.75-year project is to connect 350 individuals to jobs within the clean energy sector of the Hampton Roads region over the next four years, in partnership with local employers. The project will also reach 1,000 community members, especially among underserved populations, through targeted outreach...