Oklahoma Green – Grant Funding for Job Creation and Training Projects

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is now accepting proposals from qualified consortia to receive federal grant funding for Oklahoma Green job creation and training projects. Approximately $3 million is available for training and job placement projects that prepare Oklahoma’s workforce, businesses, training institutions and communities for the emerging green economy. Funding is provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the U.S. Department of Labor.

Eligible applicants must submit as a consortium comprised of 1) at least 1 state training entity; 2) at least 1 Workforce Investment Board; and 3) employers who will ultimately create the demand for these trained workers.

Proposed projects should be to develop and implement job training and placement projects in a community, county, or region that employ Oklahomans in unsubsidized jobs within the state’s energy efficiency/renewable energy sector or in unsubsidized green jobs within the state’s aerospace, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, construction, corporate and financial services, health care, oil and gas, and transportation industries.

Deadline & Procedures
Deadline for proposals is 5 p.m., Sept. 30, 2010. Download the detailed Occupational Skills Training Project  Proposal  Request  here.  Two additional documents provide further guidance on eligibility. All questions about the PPR must be submitted in writing to Cindy Fenimore.

Occupational Skills PPR

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ARRA HGEI Crosswalk Protocol 4-2-10

Eligibility Crosswalk-Energy Training Partnership

For those interested in submitting projects but who are not yet part of a consortium, we provide the following lists of potential educational partners as well as a list of businesses, workforce entities, and training professionals who have indicated interest o being part of a consortium.

Public Higher Ed Institutions Interested in Green Grant

Green Grant Registrants

If you are interested but have not yet indicated your interest to Commerce, please submit the form below so you can be added to the list.

Information Sharing Videoconference

In case you missed it, a recent information sharing video conference is now online! Watch the video conference in its entirety.

A transcript from the video conference is also available.
Video Conference Recap

Oklahoma Green Grant Statement of Interest
Those interested in participating or at least learning more about the Oklahoma Green training grant funding should complete the form below. By signing-up, you will be able to receive critical information about the availability of training and job placement funding, pre-award technical assistance provided by the Oklahoma Green Team, and the entire award process. Your contact information will be shared with other interested parties. Submitting the Statement of Interest is not required and failing to do so will not disqualify your organization from pursuing funding for a green training and job placement project or receiving an award. However, Commerce encourages declarations to ensure that the Oklahoma Green Team can effectively provide your organization with any needed pre-award technical assistance.