On January 20th, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced nearly $190 million in green jobs training grants. Of this amount, Minnesota’s State Energy Sector Partnership in association with the Governor’s Workforce Development Council and DEED was awarded $6 million. With the help of several labor partners in the Partnership, we secured strong labor language as well as a part-time labor liaison position to help with the competitive grant writing process.
You can expect to receive more information about MSESP next steps in the coming weeks.
For a full listing of the grants and project descriptions, visit http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/SESP_Summaries.pdf.
To view a video by Secretary Solis, visit http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/energysector.