• A business, 501(c)3, 501(c)6, Institute of Higher Education, government or tribal organizations
• Located in rural Colorado

• Rural individuals, jobseekers, or students who have been negatively impacted by Covid-19

• Business-led training or content development
• College training or content development
• Employee training programs such as professional skills, industry skills, or industry-recognized credentials
• Bolster workforce development at local community colleges
• Rural recruitment and retention strategies
• Work-based learning such as on-the-job training and apprenticeships
• Employee incentives including housing, childcare, or transportation

• Application priority due date: March 1, 2024
• Grant funds reimbursed on a quarterly basis

• Grant funds reimbursed on a quarterly basis

• Grant funds reimbursed on a quarterly basis
• End of grant activities: June 30, 2026
• Grant closeout period: July 1 – September 30, 2026

The WRP team will be developing training and support opportunities for grantees and our rural supporters. Stay tuned for updates!

• Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit, Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma.

• Northeastern Coordinator: Vanessa Soliz
• Email: vanessa.soliz@njc.edu

• Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Otero, Park, Prowers, and Teller.

• Southeastern Coordinator: Courtney Morris
• Email: courtney.morris@lamarcc.edu

• Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, La Plata, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Pitkin, Ouray, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, and Summit
• Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribal areas

• Western Coordinator: Gary Boley
• Email: gary.boley@cncc.edu

• Grantees will be required to complete a Statement of Work and a Grant Agreement. The Statement of Work will outline the expected activities from the grantee, reporting timeframe, and reporting metrics.

• 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.

• 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.