Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation's Workforce Act or the GREEN Workforce Act This bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. The bill authorizes DOE to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies and postsecondary institutions to promote development of career and technical education facilities that are energy efficient and promote the use of renewable energy practices.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technologyHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education
GREEN Workforce Act
USA116th CongressHR-7975| House
| Updated: 8/7/2020
Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation's Workforce Act or the GREEN Workforce Act This bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. The bill authorizes DOE to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies and postsecondary institutions to promote development of career and technical education facilities that are energy efficient and promote the use of renewable energy practices.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technologyHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education