List of Funds
Partnerships for Recovery
The Workforce Skills Cabinet is pleased to announce additional investments to support our state’s recovery through the Partnerships for Recovery Plan recently announced by the Baker-Polito Administration. Career Technical Initiative Adult Training Round 3 Request for Responses
On behalf of the Workforce Skills Cabinet, Commonwealth Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Career Technical Initiative Adult Training Round 3 Request for Responses. This Request for Responses makes available up to $1,030,000 to fund the Career Technical Initiative to retrain unemployed and underemployed workers at Massachusetts High Schools with designated aligned Chapter 74 vocational programs in partnership with MassHire Career Centers.
Link to RFR Document: CTI RFR
Link to Program & Budget Form: (Program Budget Form Round 3)
For questions about the objectives and requirements of the RFR, contact:
Jessica Sáenz
[email protected]
Questions will be accepted in writing. We encourage applicants to submit questions by May 5th to allow adequate time to respond before submission.
Please submit these via email to Jessica Sáenz at [email protected].
Provider Perspective PEmsellem
Applicants can sign up at this link (https://commcorp.tfaforms.net/328865) to receive email notifications when new responses are posted.
The deadline to submit responses is Monday, May 10, 2021 by 5:00 PM.
Please upload your submission electronically to the following link: https://commcorp.tfaforms.net/328863
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and Commonwealth Corporation are pleased to announce the release of the YouthWorks 2021-2022 Year-Round application package / request for proposals, which details allocation-based programming. Eligible applicants are limited to the state’s 16 local workforce development boards and/or their fiscal partners. From first jobs to leadership development and skills training to career exploration; YouthWorks provides Massachusetts teens and young adults with a chance to work, learn and thrive. YouthWorks helps young people gain the needed skills and experience to enter the workforce and begin to design a path toward sustained success. For the past two decades, 14-to-21-year-old income-eligible teens and young adults have participated in one of the few state-funded youth employment programs in the country. This 2021-2022 year-round will build on a rich tradition of program quality and continuous improvement.
Funds have been allocated to the cities in Massachusetts that have high numbers of youth in poverty, where low-income youth are especially in need of ensuring access to employment opportunities. These cities are part of a larger “workforce investment region” represented by a MassHire Workforce Development Board. While grantees are asked to prioritize these cities, all eligible Massachusetts youth can participate fully regardless of their place of residence. For the purposes of planning, priority cities are outlined below:
| Local Area | Cities |
| Berkshire | Pittsfield |
| Boston | Boston |
| Bristol | Fall River, Taunton |
| Cape & Islands | Barnstable |
| Central Mass | Worcester |
| Franklin-Hampshire | Northampton |
Greater Brockton Greater Lowell | Brockton Lowell |
| Greater New Bedford | New Bedford |
| Hampden County | Chicopee, Springfield, Holyoke, Westfield |
| Merrimack Valley | Lawrence, Haverhill |
| Metro North | Cambridge, Chelsea, Malden, Somerville, Revere, Everett |
| Metro South/West | Framingham |
| North Central | Leominster |
| North Shore | Lynn, Salem, Peabody |
| South Shore | Quincy, Plymouth, Weymouth |
YouthWorks is an initiative of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD), in support of Governor Charles Baker’s effort to improve workforce outcomes for young adults, a population that is significantly detached from the workforce. This program is funded through Line Item No. 7002–0012 of the FY2022 state budget.
CONTACT
For questions about objectives and requirements of the application package contact:
Tasia Cerezo
[email protected]
(617) 717-6934
The online application portal will open on Friday, July 16, 2021.
Full applications can be submitted as early as Friday, July 16th, but are due not later than Friday, August 13, 2021
Year-Round 2021-2022 application link: https://commcorp.tfaforms.net/328898
Link to Year-Round RFP: 21-22 YouthWorks Year-Round RFP
Link to Year-Round Application: Year-Round Coversheet and Application
Link to Year-Round Budget Form: Year-Round Budget Template
Link to Administrative & Program Management Guide: Program Management Guide
Link to Year-Round FAQs: YouthWorks Year-Round Q&A
The Workforce Skills Cabinet is pleased to announce new investments to support our state’s recovery through the Partnerships for Recovery Plan announced by the Baker-Polito Administration in October 2020.
The Baker-Polito Administration is making funds available to address the significant economic impact of COVID-19 on the more than 1.8 million Massachusetts residents who have experienced an employment interruption due to COVID.
On behalf of the Workforce Skills Cabinet, Commonwealth Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Partnerships for Recovery Request for Proposal to provide up to $4.652M to fund the scale up of existing training vendors, partnering with employers and MassHire Career Centers to train and place individuals impacted by COVID for priority occupations to meet post-COVID hiring demand.
Link to RFP Document: Rapid Reemployment Updated RFP
Link to Program & Budget Form: Program Budget Form
Link to Q&A: Rapid Reemployment Q&A 6-1-2021
Recorded Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/B6IUr21Ed9ePSwaZl37JiZl4MxyZjEO-jeEswATr9mOi5g9m_0lfTdbEgqynqMVW.WIxz2qbvnA23tUOL
Link to Webinar Slides: Rapid Reemployment May 25th Webinar
Resources:
- Regional Blueprints: https://www.mass.gov/regional-workforce-skills-planning-initiative
- List of MassHire Career Centers: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/find-a-masshire-career-center
- List of MassHire Workforce Boards: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/connect-with-your-local-masshire-workforce-board
Questions will be accepted in writing. Please submit these via email to [email protected].
Applicants can sign up at this link to receive email notifications when new responses are posted.
Rolling Application Deadline
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received and in most cases an applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application within 30 days. Grant applications may be submitted starting March 3, 2021 through September 30, 2021, or until grant funds are exhausted.
Application Submission Link
Please upload your submission electronically to the following link: https://commcorp.tfaforms.net/328875
Click here to apply for a grant from the Workforce Training Fund.
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