Offshore Wind Works - Workforce Training & Development Grants

Offshore Wind Worker on Turbine

The Challenge: Create an Offshore Wind Workforce

With the construction of the Vineyard Wind 1 project well underway and Massachusetts planning to procure thousands of additional megawatts of offshore wind energy, there is an increasingly urgent need to ensure that we have a qualified, well-trained, safe and equitable workforce to plan, build, operate, and maintain these projects.

About Offshore Wind Works

By supporting a network of training providers, academic institutions, community-based organizations and more, Offshore Wind Works (OSWW) is expanding the Commonwealth’s capacity to develop a Massachusetts workforce that can plan, deploy, operate, and maintain offshore wind farms in southern New England, as well as support the manufacturing of offshore wind components and its related supply chain. The program offers support for “infrastructure” projects that construct or upgrade workforce- or training-related equipment, technology, and/or facilities to better meet the needs of the industry and their specific program. OSWW provides support for other types of workforce development projects, including training programs, programs with a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice (DEIJ) focus, or studies related to workforce, worker safety, or diversity in the offshore wind industry.

Open
Application Deadline

March 24, 2025

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Funding Schedule

Proposals are due via email to offshorewind@masscec.com by March 24, 2025 5:00 pm ET.

Winter 2025
Process Step Timing

Release Notice of Intent

December 19, 2024

Release of Solicitation on MassCEC website

January 22, 2025

Informational Webinar

February 4, 2025

Q&A Period (Questions posed via email to offshorewind@masscec.com)

Ongoing, ending February 28, 2025

Questions with Answers Posted to MassCEC Website

Ongoing 

Proposals Due

March 24, 2025, by 5:00 pm ET

Notification of Award

May 2025

Contracting Process

Late Summer 2025

All dates subject to change at MassCEC's discretion

Who's Eligible

Applicants may be an individual company, organization, or institution, or may be a team of such entities. Applicants are encouraged to engage with, partner with, and/or demonstrate support from the offshore wind industry, including developers and other companies, and/or Massachusetts-based training or educational providers with existing programs. The lead applicant must fall into at least one of the following categories:  

  • A community-based nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status and located in Massachusetts
  • A public government entity
  • An accredited Massachusetts school
  • An accredited Massachusetts higher education institution offering two- or four-year degrees 
  • A local labor union
  • An established private workforce training provider or other private company doing business in Massachusetts in partnership with an organization, entity, school, institution, or union that falls under one of the categories listed above 

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Application Process

Please submit your complete application to offshorewind@masscec.com with the subject line "2025 Offshore Wind Workforce Solicitation Application."

Application Materials

Networking

MassCEC is compiling a list of potential applicants interested in networking and partnerships for the open OSWW grant. View the list.

Sign up to the partnership list by sending your contact name, contact info, type of organization, and chosen focus area(s) to offshorewind@masscec.com.

You can read about past awardees and their projects at Offshore Wind Works Grants and Community of Practice. 

Additional Funding Opportunities