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NEW! Industry Partner TA Webinar + Office Hours

Over the next few weeks, Opportunity Now Colorado will be offering a range of applicant technical assistance events, including two new events - Industry Partner Webinar and Office Hours. Please register for these upcoming events! If you’re unable to attend, you can...

Program Partnership List

Program Partnership List

Are you an organization looking to innovate workforce development in Colorado? And are you seeking new partnerships and collaborations for the RFA grant application? The Opportunity Now Colorado Partnership List could be the matchmaking solution you need! This...

Phase 2 Applications are Now Open!

Phase 2 Applications are Now Open!

Phase 2 Applications are now open, with over $50 million available to employers, educational institutions, and workforce innovators to implement and scale workforce models that address Colorado’s regional talent and workforce needs.

Identify & Respond Directly to Employment Demands 

Overview Opportunity Now Colorado was created to fund sustainable workforce strategies that address employer and worker demand across Colorado and its vast regions. Strong programs will provide a viable and appropriate model in response to the talent needs identified...

Guide Focus Populations towards a Living Wage

Overview Opportunity Now prioritizes models that serve focus populations in the state of Colorado: those who live in rural areas, have lower wealth, and/or have been disproportionately affected by the economic impacts of Covid-19. Thus, it is important to understand...

Center Regional Collaboration and Partnerships

This guide is relevant for all tracks of the Request for Application (RFA) and is relevant for industry and training, education, and/or community partners. Overview One of the program goals of Opportunity Now is to create pathways between education and industry...

Lead an Industry-Driven Model

This guide is relevant for all tracks of the Request for Application (RFA) and is relevant for industry partners. Overview Opportunity Now focuses on creating and scaling effective partnerships between industry and education to create job placement and advancement...

Establish a Strong, Outcomes-Driven Logic Model

This guide is relevant for the Scale and Seed tracks of the Request for Application (RFA). Overview We believe effective programs have established logic models that articulate the inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and overall impact for their program.  The...

Produce Evidence and Deliver Economic Mobility Outcomes

This guide is relevant for all tracks of the Request for Application (RFA). Overview The Opportunity Now RFA will ask you to provide evidence of the efficacy of your program and to develop an approach measuring outcomes through the grant program. This guide is...

NEW! Industry Partner TA Webinar + Office Hours

Over the next few weeks, Opportunity Now Colorado will be offering a range of applicant technical assistance events, including two new events - Industry Partner Webinar and Office Hours. Please register for these upcoming events! If you’re unable to attend, you can...

Applicant Process Guide

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