Workforce Resilience Program (WRP) Grant

Workforce Resilience Program (WRP) Grant is sponsored by Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). A statewide program to support rural individuals negatively affected by Covid-19 to recover their career sustainability, profitability, and longevity.

Workforce Resilience Grant Program | Colorado Community College System Supporting Rural Colorado Businesses and Individuals The Workforce Resilience Program’s (WRP) is a statewide program to support rural individuals negatively affected by Covid-19 to recover their career sustainability, profitability, and longevity. These one-time federal dollars are intended to be a flexible and easy-to-access resource for rural Colorado.

WRP is administered by the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Facilitate collaboration among rural employers, stakeholders, and community colleges to enhance workforce skills through business-led training and accessible education, fostering sustainable careers and economic growth in rural Colorado.

For rural businesses, workforce resilience means having the skilled staff they need and the opportunities for employees to evolve and grow. This may involve reskilling and upskilling their current or incoming employees in industry skills, essential skills, or technology to support relevance.

For individuals, workforce resilience means having the skills and training needed to get a good job, advance within an organization, or to pivot to a new field. WRP launched its grant program in July of 2023. The WRP grant offers two-year funding to rural organizations for the development of training programs to support the skill development of current and new employees.

Workforce Resilience Program Grantees wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Grant Recipient/Project Location Amount All Points Transit will provide employee training and professional development. Carpe Construction will provide training for certifications and Spanish in the workplace. Christian Living Communities will provide training and professional development.

Dirt Road Repair will upskill new and existing employees in hybrid and EV maintenance; diesel functions; and industry certifications. Evans Early Childhood Center will provide training and professional development for employees. Fitch Ranch will offer employee training to reskill and upskill coal workers for careers in meat processing.

Fuel & Iron Food Hall will provide food service trainings in food safety and culinary arts. Headwaters Alliance will offer training and professional development to help recruit and retain staff. Integrated Community will train bilingual individuals for interpretation certification.

Local First will provide training to supports and create more small businesses. Manna Soup Kitchen’s culinary training program will provide financial support to incoming students transitioning into the workforce. Maslow Academy of Applied Learning will provide employee and group training and support the development of a director-certified apprenticeship program.

Melissa Memorial Hospital will provide professional development to new and existing staff. One Delta County will develop train-the-trainer programing and Spanish interpretations for their Positive Employee Program. Otero County will offer professional development across many functions, including conversational Spanish, implicit bias for law enforcement, and Microsoft Office.

Prowers County Coroner’s Office will provide mental health training and professional development opportunities. San Luis Valley Council of Governments will provide financial support for employees to attend conferences and trainings in targeted industries, particularly Geographic Information System (GIS).

San Luis Valley Great Outdoors will train their seasonal trail crew to forge career pathways to full-time state San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center will provide training in workforce safety in response to increased violence in health care settings. Silverton San Juan County Ambulance Association Inc. will offer in-person trainings for providers who were unable to complete required education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starpoint will provide certification trainings for direct support professionals. Teachers Learn and Earn will support the graduate level coursework of Eagle County teachers. Town of Akron will offer comprehensive technical training for employees across various town departments.

Funds will be distributed as quarterly reimbursements. Grantees will submit brief activity and budget reports in order to initiate transfer of funds.

Grantees will be required to Collect and submit signed COVID-19 affidavits from the recipients of grant funding Submit brief quarterly reports and receipts throughout the life of the grant Comply with federal SLFRF reporting requirements Submit a Final Report by June 30, 2026 WRP’s program team may perform site visits after awards have been allocated. WRP staff will coordinate with grantees in advance of the visit to schedule a time.

Grantees must be willing to comply with this requirement. Contact the Workforce Resilience Program Team For questions and regional assistance, please contact your local WRP Coordinator. Northeast Workforce Resilience Program Coordinator Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit, Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma.

Vanessa Soliz | [email protected] Southeast Workforce Resilience Program Coordinator Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Otero, Park, Prowers, and Teller.

Courtney Morris | [email protected] Western Slope Workforce Resilience Program Coordinator Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Miguel, Summit Southwest regional coverage shared with WRP Director support: Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribal areas Gary Boley | [email protected] For general Workforce Resilience Program questions, please send an inquiry to [email protected] .

The Workforce Resilience Program is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) from Senate Bill 21-291. These funds are a pass-through of federal funds from the OEDIT Economic Development Commission (EDC) to CCCS and shall be treated as a recoverable grant.

Agreement #CTGG1 2023-3233 The agreement is to fund the Workforce Resilience Program at the Colorado Community College System (CCCS). $3,000,000 will be allocated to the CCCS from the Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

The funding will be used to fund one-time information technology investments, rural workforce investments, business led training and content development and will result in low or no-cost training for trainees or businesses, pathways to academic credit through stackable credentials, and to bolster workforce development efforts across community colleges in Colorado.

The infrastructure established through this funding will also be utilized to support the Skill Advance Colorado (SAC) Program and increased utilization of SAC, particularly in rural Colorado. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes.

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