U.S. Department of Labor - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Training Grant

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Training Grant

Funder: U.S. Department of Labor (Joint funding with Department of Energy and Department of Transportation)

Award Amount: $1.6 million (over $46.5 million distributed across 30 projects nationally)

Status: Awarded January 25, 2024

Recipient: WRTP | BIG STEP

Geographic Scope: Milwaukee area, Wisconsin

Overview

Federal funding to train workers for emerging clean economy jobs, specifically for electric vehicle (EV) charging station installation and related infrastructure projects. The grant supports WRTP | BIG STEP's mission to bring women and people of color into the trades through certified pre-apprenticeship programs.

Purpose

• Train workers for actual EV charging station jobs
• Expand certified pre-apprenticeship programs
• Develop skills for clean economy jobs
• Support workforce development for EV infrastructure expansion across the U.S. and Wisconsin

Focus Areas

• EV charging station construction and installation
• Clean economy workforce development
• Broadband expansion construction
• Manufacturing and skilled trades training
• Increasing diversity (women and people of color) in trades

Key Quote from Leadership

"This incredible funding from the Department of Energy, joint with the Department of Transportation and Department of Labor, will really help us expand our certified pre-apprenticeship programs so we can plug and play the necessary skills that are inherent and integral to EV charging stations, the clean economy, broadband expansion, construction, and manufacturing." - Lindsay Blumer, WRTP | BIG STEP President & CEO

Contact Information

WRTP | BIG STEP
• Headquarters: 3841 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208
• Phone: (414) 342-9787
• Email: milwaukee@wrtp.org
• Website: wrtp.org