The NJEDA offers competitive grant opportunities to develop or expand workforce training programs to prepare New Jerseyans for jobs in offshore wind, focusing on Overburdened Communities.

• The NJEDA offered a total of $3.725M in funding with permitted awards ranging from $100k-$1M​.
• Public and nonprofit entities were eligible to apply as primary applicants; applicant teams had to include a Community-Based Organization serving overburdened communities​.
• Programs had to include direct workforce training, and where relevant, support services such as access to career services, mentorship, family services, and transportation​.
• Programs had to focus on one or more of 10 eligible occupations (based on workforce assessment)​.