Job Creation and Retention Trust 2027 Grant RFP
At a glance
- What: a roughly $1 million request for proposals for workforce grants over about the next three years.
- Where it stands: on Oct 15, 2026 the Trust voted 7-0 to obligate $1 million. The draft is being refined by an RFP subcommittee.
- Next: feedback at the Nov 19 annual meeting, final draft in December, release in early January, proposals due in April.
Key points
- Three funding categories: jobs and skills training, technical assistance for small businesses on HR, and capacity building. Application questions are tailored to each.
- Process: an info session plus two public question periods with posted answers; a letter-of-intent step was dropped to avoid an extra layer.
- A registration step for sessions was suggested to see who might apply and connect applicants.
- Scoring rubric feedback from the subcommittee is still pending.
- Members said turnout from the public, business and nonprofit communities has been hard to build.
Sources
- Video: 2026-10-15 - Job Creation and Retention Board of Trustees (auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard)
- Job Creation and Retention Board of Trustees meeting, Oct 15, 2026.
Discussion time
About 17 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Job Creation and Retention Board of Trustees | 17 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - Job Creation and Retention Board of Trustees - Subcommittee update on the draft and process; roll-call vote 7-0 to obligate $1 million to the 2027 RFP.