[GuidedPathways] Funding Opportunity | Application now available - Workforce Development Funds

[Claudine Richardson]

Dear All:

Happy Friday. Please find below a message from Carolyn McKinnon (cmckinnon at sbctc.edu<mailto:cmckinnon at sbctc.edu>), WA SBCTC Policy Associate for Work Education.

"This is to notify you of today's release of the application for FY24 Workforce Development Funds<https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/grants/workforce-development-funds.aspx>. Guidelines will be posted on this webpage<https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/grants/workforce-development-funds.aspx>, and the application can be found in the Online Grant Management System (OGMS)<https://ogms.sbctc.edu/>.

What are Workforce Development Funds?

This state funding is to support one-time projects that are necessary to meet changing needs and expectations of industry and/or prospective students or to support local workforce and economic development initiatives. Funding available for FY24 totals $1,500,000. The SBCTC will fund projects in the range of $50,000 to $150,000 per proposal. A project that includes more than one community or technical college may apply for funding in excess of $150,000. Consortium proposals may not exceed $500,000. Successful proposals will do one or more of the following:

  *   Support the transition, redesign, or adjustment of workforce education and training programs to meet the changing needs and expectations of industry (e.g., new competencies, articulation agreements, career pathways, competency-based credentials, badging/micro-credentials, new technology, etc.);
  *   Support the transition, redesign, or adjustment of professional-technical instructional programs to meet changing needs and expectations of prospective students for how programs are delivered (e.g., hybrid, remote, virtual, asynchronous);
  *   Create, support, or streamline local workforce and economic development initiatives; and/or
  *   Support and expand workforce development partnerships among employers, education and training providers, and workers.

How can I learn more?
1. Attend the application webinar on March 1 from 11:30am to 12:45<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89370237062>, or watch the recording, which will be posted to the webpage. No registration required; jump right into the webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89370237062
2. Visit the Workforce Development Fund webpage<https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/grants/workforce-development-funds.aspx> to download the application guidelines (scroll down to "2023-24 Program Resources and Guidelines"). Click to go to webpage.<https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/grants/workforce-development-funds.aspx>
3. Revisit the webpage periodically throughout the application window to find answers to questions asked by colleges. You'll see those under the "2023-24 Program Resources and Guidelines."

What are the important dates and deadlines for this opportunity?

  *   Application available: February 23, 2023
  *   Application Webinar (optional): March 1, 2023, 11:30am - 12:45pm
  *   Application deadline: March 30, 2023
  *   Funds available: July 1, 2023 (1 year only; no extensions)

Please share with your colleagues. We look forward to supporting your workforce development efforts.
Thank you, Carolyn"

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Respectfully and Humbly,

[signature_198601869]Claudine Richardson, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.A.
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Policy Associate | Student Success Center and Strategic Initiatives
Equity and Accountability Professional Development in Guided Pathways
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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