Government Grants for Green Business
Sunday, December 13th, 2009The State of California Employment Training Panel (ETP) and the California Energy Commission (Energy Commission) have entered a partnership to promote skills development and career advancement in the state’s emerging green economy.
Toward this partnership, they are offering grants to businesses to develop and implement training programs for green jobs.
Project Targeting
Training projects should target placement for unemployed workers, or upgrading the skills of incumbent workers, in the following areas:
1. Jobs that reduce energy or water use in the building trades (e.g., retrofitting, green plumbing, efficient lighting manufacturing)
2. Jobs that produce or transmit renewable energy (e.g., solar panel manufacturing, smart grid installation)
The focus will be on jobs in the service sector to include designing, installing, retrofitting, operating and maintaining green technology systems. Training for jobs in the manufacturing sector will also be funded, but green technology must be the company’s primary and ongoing product line. All jobs must be for workers with payroll reported in California.
Eligible Employer: Employers whose companies are not green in their primary core or business will not be considered as candidates for these funds. No exclusion for non-profit employers and no requirement for out-of-state competition (as compared to the core program where funding is tied to collection of the Employment Training Tax). Public and private schools, and training agencies, must satisfy certification standards in accordance with the core program. Additional reporting and recordkeeping requirements may apply for ARRA purposes.
Projects will be funded at a minimum of $75,000 and a maximum of $1,000,000.
I couldn’t find an application deadline, so if you’re interested, you’d better hurry. I’ll update the post when I find out the deadline.
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Robert Meyer says:
December 14th, 2009
12:33 pm
The Employment Training Panel (ETP) uses a pay-for-performance contract, rather than grant award.
ETP training funds are used to support employer-customized job-specific training delivered to full-time employees or unemployed individuals that are trained and then placed into full-time employment. Funded training may be delivered by any combination of internal or external training provider. Reimbursement amounts average from $1,800 to $2,700 per trainee, with the actual amount of reimbursement based upon the amount of training delivered. ETP-funded training is tracked using a web-based tracking program that streamlines administration and invoicing processes.
The application process for the Clean Energy Workforce Training Program funds as well as other alternative funding sources begins with the Economic Development Unit (EDU). For more information on these funding sources or other ETP opportunities, please contact EDU at (916)327-5261 or edu@etp.ca.gov
admin says:
December 14th, 2009
2:46 pm
Thank you for the info!