Career Development Incentive Program (CDIP)
Funding Amount
Up to $1,000 per completed credential
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- School districts and charter schools
- Serving high school students, grades 9-12
- Students completing qualified industry credential programs
- Students completing internships or residencies
- Students completing construction pre-apprenticeship programs
- Students completing construction apprenticeship programs
- Students completing qualified Advanced Placement (AP) courses
Overview
Program Name: Career Development Incentive Program (CDIP), also known as Career Development Success Pilot Program in House Bill 18-1266
Geographic Scope: Colorado (statewide)
Focus Areas:
- Construction-based vocational education
- High school students completing industry credentials
- Pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs
- Advanced Placement (AP) courses
Eligibility:
- School districts and charter schools
- Serving high school students, grades 9-12
- Students completing qualified industry credential programs
- Students completing internships or residencies
- Students completing construction pre-apprenticeship programs
- Students completing construction apprenticeship programs
- Students completing qualified Advanced Placement (AP) courses
Award Structure:
- Tier 1: Qualified industry credential programs
- Tier 2: Workplace training programs
- Tier 3: Computer Science Advanced Placement (AP) courses
- Participating districts or charter schools receive up to $1,000 for each completed credential, distributed in tiered order
Curriculum Partner: Home Builders Institute (HBI) Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) curriculum is an approved industry credential program and the leading CDIP certificate
Contact Information:
- Phone: 719-592-1800
- Email: Marlo@cshba.com
- Address: 4585 Hilton Parkway, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
What Careers in Construction Colorado actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 9
- Total given
- $855K
- Median grant
- $7,508
- Range
- $5,332–$652K
- By dollars: Colorado 100%. Top recipient cities: Colorado Springs, CO; Loveland, CO; Denver, CO.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Housing and Building Association 4585 · Colorado Springs, CO
grant funding designated for El Paso County
$652K
Home Builders Association of Northern Colorado · Loveland, CO
Fulfill Chapter Responsibilities
$135K
CEF Colorado · Denver, CO
Fulfill Chapter Responsibilities
$30K
Summit County Builders Association · Frisco, CO
Subsidize cost of class building materials
$9,000
Ralston Valley High School · Arvada, CO
program support
$7,508
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Workforce development
- Education
- K-12 schools
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