Super RAPIDS

Super RAPIDS

The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) is launching the $40 million Super RAPIDS regional program to support collaborative projects among qualifying institutions to strengthen education and training opportunities that maximize workforce development efforts in defined areas of the state. These funds shall be used to invest in strategic initiatives that build capacity, remove employment and training barriers for prospective and unemployed workers, develop and strengthen business-led strategies in the impacted industries, and provide local guided solutions to employment for communities in economic transition. Super RAPIDS will connect with businesses to ensure awards address a need for a specific skill or credential in a local community that will be addressed through up-to-date equipment or a specific program to help train students and workers. This partnership is mandatory and one of the strengths of the Super RAPIDS initiative and a cornerstone of ODHE’s existing RAPIDS program.

Details

• Agency: Ohio Department of Higher Education
• Opportunity #: Super RAPIDS
• Financial Details: Grant funds are to be expended for the purposes set forth in Substitute House Bill No. 33 135th
General Assembly. Strong preference will be given to proposals that request funds for specific equipment for workforce education and training, and project related facility improvements. ODHE reminds each institution that Ohio’s procurement policies encourage a competitive selection process that avoids sole sourcing purchases and encourages buying from Ohio vendors when possible. ODHE urges institutions to follow Ohio’s recommended practices when purchasing RAPIDS equipment, which demonstrate fiscal stewardship and due diligence. It is anticipated that the work covered by the RFP will begin December 2023 and continue through June 30, 2025, with a final expense report due September 30, 2025, to the Ohio Department of Higher Education. A desk and/or site audit will occur prior to the final closeout of the grant