Xcel Energy and DEED Call for Request for Proposals to Provide Energy-Related Construction Training
6 Sep 2022
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Xcel Energy and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) opened the Xcel Energy Power Up program request for proposals (RFP). The RFP seeks applications from Minnesota training providers to deliver outreach, supportive services, and apprenticeship readiness training for a variety of energy-related construction occupations. Xcel Energy is investing $4 million in the Xcel Energy Power Up initiative, $3.6 million of which will go toward grants to provide energy-related construction training and apprenticeship or employment placement over three years ending in June 2025. The RFP will close on November 1, 2022, at 5 p.m.
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