Description
The California Energy Commission is offering grant funding to expand, improve, or create residential‑energy‑contractor training programs that serve under‑resourced communities throughout California. Applicants must be eligible entities with an established workforce‑training program, a SAM registration, and the ability to meet the grant’s scope of work, which includes agreement administration, data collection/reporting, and delivery of training curricula (classroom, online, or mobile). Funding is divided into three groups—Pre‑Apprenticeship & Apprenticeship (up to $5 M), Workforce Enablement (up to $3 M), and New & Expanding Contractor Training (up to $1.29 M)—with a total award ceiling of $9.29 M. Proposals are evaluated on team qualifications, community focus, program implementation, and budget effectiveness, requiring a minimum overall score of 70 %.
• Eligible applicants: higher‑education institutions, for‑profit/non‑profit entities, state/local governments, and California Native American tribes.
• Required deliverables: project narrative, team resumes, detailed scope of work, schedule, budget, CEQA determination, references, support letters, performance metrics, and declarations.
• Disbursement schedule: up to 45 % upfront, up to 90 % after amendment, final 10 % on close‑out; work pauses until DOE approves the preliminary evaluation report (Oct 2 2026).