Sec. 84501. Offshore Wind Career Training Grant Program

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The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary may award offshore wind career training grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing or expanding educational or career training programs that provide individuals in such programs skills and competencies necessary for employment in the offshore wind industry. An eligible entity may not be awarded— more than one grant under this section for which the eligible entity is the lead applicant; or a grant under this section in excess of $2,500,000.

Not less than 25 percent of the total amount awarded under this section for a fiscal year shall be awarded to eligible entities that are community colleges. An eligible entity seeking to receive a grant under this section shall establish or partner with one or more of the following: Another eligible entity (including an eligible entity that is a community college). A State or local government agency responsible for education, workforce development or offshore wind energy activities.

A qualified intermediary. An eligible entity may use a grant awarded under this section for the following activities: Occupational skills training, including curriculum development and class-room instruction. Safety and health training. The provision of English language acquisition and employability skills. Individual referral and tuition assistance for a community college training program. Career pathway development or expansion for offshore wind industry occupations. The development or expansion of work-based learning or incumbent worker training programs aligned with career pathways in a field related to the offshore wind industry, such as paid internships, registered apprenticeships and programs articulating to an apprenticeship program, customized training, or transitional jobs.

Curriculum development at the under-graduate and postgraduate levels. Development and support of offshore wind energy major, minor, or certificate programs. Such other activities, as determined by the Secretary, to meet the purposes of this section. An eligible entity seeking to receive a grant under this section shall submit a grant proposal to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. A grant proposal submitted to the Secretary under this section shall include a detailed description of— the specific project for which the grant proposal is submitted, including the manner in which the grant will be used to develop, offer, or improve an educational or career training program that will provide individuals in such program the skills and competencies necessary for employment in the offshore wind industry; any previous experience of the eligible entity in providing such educational or career training programs; the extent to which such project will meet the educational or career training needs; the quantitative data that demonstrates the demand for employment for such program in the geographic area served by the eligible entity, including wages and benefits for such employment; a description of the entities involved in the industry or sector partnership; and a description of the activities the eligible entity will carry out.

Subject to appropriations, the Secretary shall award grants under this section based on an evaluation of— the merits of the grant proposal; the available or projected employment opportunities, including the projected wages and benefits, available to individuals who complete the educational or career training program that the eligible entity proposes to develop, offer, or improve; and the availability and capacity of existing educational or career training programs in the community to meet future demand for such programs.

Priority in awarding grants under this section shall be given to an eligible entity that— is— an institute of higher education that has formed a partnership with a labor organization or joint-labor management organization; or a labor organization or joint-labor management organization that has formed a partnership with an institute of higher education; has entered into a memorandum of understanding with one or more employers in the offshore wind industry to partner on the establishment or expansion of programs funded under this Act; is located in an economically distressed area; serves a high number or high percentage of individuals who are— dislocated workers (particularly workers dislocated from the offshore oil and gas, onshore fossil fuel, nuclear energy, or fishing industries); veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, or former members of such reserve components; unemployed, underemployed, or disconnected; individuals with barriers to employment; in-school and out-of-school youth; or formerly incarcerated, adjudicated, nonviolent offenders; an eligible entity that proposes to serve a high percentage or number of low-income or minority students; or demonstration of or established plans for the eligible entity to be included on the list of eligible providers of training services described in section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3152(d) ).

The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, award grants under this section in a manner that provides for a reasonable geographic distribution, except that the Secretary shall not be required to award grants equally among different regions of the United States. A grant awarded under this section may not be used to satisfy any non-Federal funds matching requirement under any other provision of law. A grantee, with respect to the educational or career training program for which the grantee received a grant under this section, shall collect and report to the Secretary on an annual basis the following:

The number of participants enrolled in the educational or career training program. The number of participants that have completed the educational or career training programing the last 12 months. The services received by such participants, including a description of training, education, and supportive services. The amount spent by the grantee per participant. The percentage of job placement of participants in the offshore wind industry or related fields. The percentage of employment retention— if the eligible entity is not an institution of higher education, 1 year after completion of the educational or career training program; or if the eligible entity is an institution of higher education, 1 year after completion of the educational or career training program or 1 year after the participant is no longer enrolled in such institution of higher education, whichever is later.

The percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary credential, or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent during participation in or within 1 year after exit from the program. The data collected and reported under this subsection shall be disaggregated by each population specified in section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102(24) ) and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age. The Secretary shall assist grantees in the collection of data under this subsection by making available, where practicable, low-cost means of tracking the labor market outcomes of participants (including through coordination with the Secretary of Labor) and by providing standardized reporting forms, where appropriate.

The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and oversight to assist the eligible entities in applying for and administering grants. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall— promulgate guidelines for the submission of grant proposals; and publish and maintain such guidelines on a public website of the Secretary. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the grant program established by this section.

The report shall include a description of the grantees and the activities for which grantees used a grant awarded under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. The Secretary may use not more than 2 percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year for administrative expenses, including the expenses of providing the technical assistance and oversight activities. In this section:

The term apprenticeship or apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including any requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, as such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019. Any funds made available under this Act that are used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program that meets this definition, including any funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, or the development, implementation, or administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program.

The term community college has the meaning given the term junior or community college in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1058(f) ). The term eligible entity means an entity that is— an institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )); or a labor organization or a joint labor management organization. The term grantee means an eligible entity that has received a grant under this section.

The term lead applicant means the eligible entity that is primarily responsible for the preparation, conduct, and administration of the project for which the grant was awarded. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor. The terms area career and technical education school , qualified intermediary , Tribal educational agency , and work-based learning have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Carl D.

Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). The terms career pathway , dislocated worker , English language acquisition , in-school youth , individuals with barriers to employment , industry or sector partnership , on-the-job training , out-of-school youth , recognized postsecondary credential , supportive services , have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). .

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