The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment collaborates with the local Colorado Workforce Centers to offer many programs and grants that assist with training, education, job services, apprenticeships, and employment. Whether you are a job seeker, employer, partner program or stakeholder, periodically check out this site. Grants are only available for a limited time, so keep in contact with your local Workforce Center and State employees to discover new grants and opportunities being offered.
Colorado Pathway Home
The Colorado Pathway Home program will provide pre and post-release employment and training services to justice-involved individuals. Services will be provided to individuals who are likely to relocate to the 5-county Denver Metropolitan Area and the El Paso/Teller County areas upon release. Workforce areas will use a Workforce Navigator model to build a scalable and collaborative program that provides workforce support services tailored to their needs. A single case manager will work with them up to six months prior to their release and after to ensure continuity in services.
QUEST DWG: Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant
The Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy and Training (QUEST) is a Dislocated Worker Grant and is 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. Awarded over $11 million in funding, QUEST is designed to support job seekers whose employment has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. QUEST focuses on high-quality jobs in growing industries such as Healthcare, Infrastructure, Transportation & Logistics and other growing industries throughout Colorado.
SPARC: Strengthening Photovoltaic and Renewable Careers
The Strengthening Photovoltaic and Renewable Careers (SPARC) Workforce Development Program was established to support the statewide goal to position Colorado as a leader in the clean energy economy by setting a path to reach 100% renewable energy for the electric grid by 2040. To support this effort, the SPARC program provides high-quality education and training opportunities to create high-paying jobs that ultimately support the protection of Colorado’s environment.