Extra shelters will be open through 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13.Rec centers and libraries will be open during normal business hours as daytime warming centers on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Denver is offering up to $49,000 to organizations that want to improve their green workforce training in 2025.
Visit our Mini-Grant Portal to learn more about this funding opportunity. You will find guidelines to help with your application. These guidelines outline the grant's purpose, eligibility, and how to complete the application.
Apply for Funding
To be eligible, you must be one of the following:
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and will be reviewing them monthly. We will award one Green Workforce Mini Grant per month. If an application is not chosen, but meets eligibility criteria, it will be considered the following month. Please reach out to greenworkforce@denvergov.org with any questions.
For February, we will review all applications submitted on or before February 17, 2025 and award TWO (2) organizations. Award notifications will be sent out by February 28, 2025.
To help you get through the application process, please make sure to have this information ready:
Allowable uses for this funding include:
Expanding course offerings to include Building Performance Institute's (BPI) Infiltration and Duct Leakage (IDL) certification to upskill Denver's green HVAC workforce.
Creating a mobile friendly, highly interactive OSHA 10 aimed at green construction and trades personnel. They will also be translating the training into Spanish, and offering paid training stipends for Denver local workers.
Building "green" credentials and curriculum that enhances the skills of women in construction.
Developing a Green Building Commissioning Training Program at the Colorado State University Spur Campus in Denver.
Developing a “High-Performance Heat Pump Integration Ci Live” training program.
Creating a 5-day Electrical Apprentice Pathway program. Trainees will learn solar basics and get hands-on experience. This training helps students get a chance to secure full-time apprenticeships. These apprenticeships lead to careers as Licensed Electricians.
Establishing a new career track in the solar industry, providing certified training for their student "Leaders."
Creating EV technician training program to upskill current auto technicians.
Training six automotive instructors on EV education.
Conducting a Block Captain Program, which is an 8-week pre-apprenticeship pilot program, offering young adults and other residents facing employment barriers the chance to develop environmental workforce skills.
Developing a Green Workforce Training Program. This program is for BIPOC youth aged 15-24 who have been incarcerated or are at risk of incarceration. This pre-apprenticeship program prepares participants for careers in HVAC, focusing on heat pump maintenance and installation.
Providing a two week program that educates and employs youth in the environmental restoration of the South Platte River.
Building a Li-Ion battery-powered mobile HVAC training unit. Also, developing a curriculum and learning management system for five courses. These courses will use “measureQuick Certified AC/Heat Pump Technician” and “measureQuick Certified Trainer” curriculum.
Shifting from a state apprenticeship program to a Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP), implementing new software and enrolling 30+ new apprentices into a RAP.
Ecological Landscaper training pilot program that supports Latinx and Hispanic individuals in the landscaping industry.
Developing an EV Charging Infrastructure Workforce Training Program. This program will train Denver participants for careers as EV Charging Station Technicians.
Have questions or want to learn more?
We're here to help.
greenworkforce@denvergov.org
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and will be reviewing them monthly.
February Application Deadline:
February 17, 2025