U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrocarbons and
Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) and Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
(IE) are soliciting applications from institutions of higher education (IHEs)
through the Partnerships for Academic-Career Training (PACT) Initiative. The
goal of the PACT initiative is to increase the number of highly skilled
individuals entering the American energy workforce. During the application
period, each consortium will choose between the two topic areas listed below:

• Topic A - Enhance: applicants seeking resources to enhance
  their existing training program(s) or reorient them to focus on energy careers.
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  Topic B - Establish: applicants seeking resources to
  establish a new training program to focus on energy careers.

Training program participants will, upon completion, receive
stackable credentials relevant to the applicant’s identified technology area.
Awarded projects for either topic will involve a two-phase approach:

• Phase 1 - involves an initial planning period for the
  workforce consortium to design and plan a training program(s) which leads to
  energy jobs.
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  Phase 2 - involves executing the training programs designed
  in Phase 1.

Programs shall train for occupations that address a regional
need for workforce in at least one of the following technology areas:

• Integration, safe use, and maintenance of oil, natural gas,
  coal, or geothermal energy technologies
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  Using CO2 to improve hydrocarbon recovery
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  Produced water treatment and disposal
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  Power generation for data centers or remote operations
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  Technologies that enable any of the above technology areas,
  including but not limited to:
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  Construction related to the building-out of facilities or
  infrastructure
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  Applying and using artificial intelligence and machine
  learning
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  Geographic information systems

Eligibility:

Each awarded consortium must include:

• At least one (1) two-year IHE (e.g., vocational schools,
  trade schools, technical colleges, community colleges, TCUs);
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  At least two (2) industry employers;
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  At least one (1) workforce development entity;
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  The consortium may include additional partners.

The prime applicant must be an IHE and must have signed
documentation of commitment from each consortium partner.

Cost Share: No cost sharing is required for this opportunity.