The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) supports numerous services and strategic initiatives through grants and contracts. All current HECC grant and contract requests for proposals and applications are listed below. We welcome new applicants for grant and contract opportunities.
If you are interested in becoming a supplier of goods or services for the State of Oregon, you can register through
OregonBuys. The HECC contract opportunities that are listed below are also listed in OregonBuys, the state’s e-procurement system. HECC grant opportunities only appear on this page. Click on each grant and contract topic below to find more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Please click on the name of the grant or contract opportunity below to find more information on the scope of work, eligibility requirements, and more. It is important to review all requirements in the document/s provided.
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Applications (“RFA”) 24-125 Governor's Statewide Activities Grant
- OregonBuys number
- N/A
- Due date
- 4/14/2025
- Summary of Work
The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Higher Education Coordinating Commission (“HECC"), is issuing this Request for Applications (“RFA") to local workforce development boards to strengthen Oregon's behavioral health care and housing production workforce. Authority for this grant program is under 20 CFR § 683.120(b). $1.5 million of the 2024 Governor's Statewide Activities Grant is dedicated to the award of two competitive grants: one for the behavioral health workforce and one for the housing production workforce.
Applicants must choose a Project Focus Area (“Project") between housing production workforce and behavioral health workforce grants. Applicants may not apply for both grants. Applicants – including joint Applicants – may only submit one application total, for not more than $750,000.
- Deadline to Apply
- April 14, 11:59 PM
- Review all Requirements
- Support
Single point of contact (“SPC"): Jeanie Stuntzner jeanie.stuntzner@hecc.oregon.gov
For questions, clarifications, or if you need this material in a different format, please contact the SPC.
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Applications ("RFA"): 25-015-RFA Oregon Youth Employment Program State Youth Work Experience for Local Workforce Development Boards
- OregonBuys number
- N/A
- Due date
- 4/11/2025
- Summary of Work
The State of Oregon, acting by and through the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (“HECC"), is issuing this Request for Application (“RFA") for the Oregon Youth Employment Program (“OYEP"), administered by Oregon Youth Works. HECC is issuing this RFA pursuant to its authority under ORS 350.075 and ORS 660.353-ORS 660.354.
Oregon Youth Works (“OYW") is an initiative of the Office of Workforce Investments (“OWI"). The OYW initiative administers funding and builds partnerships for workforce training, skill development and employment of youth and young adults. This is achieved through a variety of programs and service models to meet participant and community needs. OYEP is one of five programs in the OYW portfolio.
Approximately $6 million in funds has been committed by HECC to the Local Workforce Development Boards (“LWDB") for this effort. It is intended that half of this amount will be distributed to the LWDBs according to the Workforce formula, and up to half will be distributed through the results of this discretionary RFA. The amounts of the grants to each LWDB will include the formula-driven portion of the funds and may include a portion of the discretionary funds depending on the results of this RFA.
Applications should present innovative and creative strategies that enhance a youth's ability to move into self-sustaining employment, resulting in an upwardly mobile career path with higher earnings potential. Applicants should consider strategies that reflect effective integration of services with other partner agencies, and proactive strategies to involve employers in design of service strategies and implementation of the program.
- Deadline to Apply
- April 11, 11:59 PM
- Review all Requirements
- Support
HECC will hold an Information Session for Potential Applicants. Attendees can expect to learn about these grants, and how an organization's application will be scored. Attendees can ask clarifying questions about the application process and OYEP. HECC will post recordings of the session alongside the RFA on the HECC Grant and Contracting Opportunities webpage here.
The optional Information Session date and time:
Thursday, April 3rd 2025, 10:30am – 11:30am
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 266 404 421 986 Passcode: jd6uy3uy
For questions, clarifications, or if you need this material in a different format, contact Jeanie Stuntzner, jeanie.stuntzner@hecc.oregon.gov
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Applications ("RFA") 25-010: Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development GED® Wraparound Grants
- OregonBuys number
- N/A
- Due date
- 3/25/2025
- Summary of Work
The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Higher Education Coordinating Commission(“HECC”), is issuing this Request for Applications (“RFA”) to provide funding to programs that offer preparation, instruction, and/or wraparound services (defined below) to General Education Development Test® (“GED®”) candidates.
Grants awarded from this RFA will provide funding to defray the cost of GED® testing, and/or provide support in the form of wraparound services to minimize the barriers to earning a GED® test credential that many GED® test candidates face. This project’s purpose is consistent with HECC’s goal of aligning Oregon’s education and training systems to create straightforward pathways for learners by increasing GED® completers and supporting those completers to transition into postsecondary education and training.
- Deadline to Apply
- March 25, 2025, 3:00 PM PDT
- Review all Requirements
- Support
Single point of contact (“SPC”): Jeanie Stuntzner
Jeanie.stuntzner@hecc.oregon.gov
For questions, clarifications, or if you need this material in a different format, please contact the SPC.
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Applications: 24-048-RFA Oregon Conservation Corps Grant Program 2025-27
- OregonBuys number
- N/A
- Due date
- 2/28/2025
- Summary of Work
The Oregon Conservation Corps (OCC) Program provides grant funding to reduce the risk wildfires pose to communities and critical infrastructure, create fire-adapted communities, and engage youth and young adults in workforce training to develop the next generation of land managers. Fuels mitigation treatments are to take place within the Wildland Urban Interface and are prioritized for areas identified as high and moderate hazard zones. Program participants are youth between 16-26 years old, who engage in training and earn industry-recognized credentials while completing fuels mitigation treatments. Applicants should consider strategies that reflect effective integration of services with other partner agencies, and proactive strategies to involve employers in design of service strategies and implementation of the program.
- Deadline to Apply
- Deadline: 02/28/2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST
- Review all Requirements
Review all requirements in the following documents:
- Support
Single Point of Contact:
Hillary Blackstone
Email: Hillary.Blackstone@hecc.oregon.gov
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Applications (RFA): 24-121-RFA OSC Disaster PREP
- OregonBuys number
- N/A
- Due date
- 2/28/2025
- Summary of Work
OSC mission is to promote and enhance the culture of service, volunteerism, and civic engagement across communities throughout Oregon. We work with partners to increase resources and programs that meet needs in education, environmental stewardship, emergency response, community capacity and resiliency, economic opportunity, and more.
The PREP Grant aims to empower organizations to host events that enhance community emergency preparedness, engage community members in meaningful activities, promote service and volunteerism, and increase volunteer sign-ups on the Oregon Volunteers in Disaster (“ORVID") platform.
- Deadline to Apply
- February 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time
- Review all Requirements
Review all requirements in the following documents:
- Support
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Applications: 24-100-RFA 2025-2026 AmeriCorps Formula Funding Grant Opportunity
- OregonBuys number
- N/A
- Due date
- 2/18/2025
- Summary of Work
The intent of this RFA is to provide grants to eligible organizations seeking to operate an AmeriCorps program. The funding for this RFA is provided through the annual AmeriCorps State Formula Funding allocation to OSC, as the state service commission.
Funding is not guaranteed and is subject to the availability of funds. OSC reserves the right to prioritize funding recommendations for continuation Applicants. The actual level of funding available through the AmeriCorps State Formula Funding allocation will be subject to the availability of annual appropriations. Award amounts will vary, as determined by the scope of the projects.
- Deadline to Apply
- A Notification of Intent to Apply (“NOI”) is required for all Applicants. NOI Due Date: February 18th, 2025, 11:59PM Pacific Time. Final Application Due Date: April 18th, 2025, 11:59PM Pacific Time
- Review all Requirements
Each Applicant must propose a project that will deploy AmeriCorps members effectively to solve a community problem. Please review the RFA for more information, links to application materials, and eligibility criteria.
- Support
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Applications ("RFA") 25-009-RFA Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands
- OregonBuys number
- N/A
- Due date
- 2/14/2025
- Summary of Work
The State of Oregon, acting by and through the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (“HECC”), is issuing this Request for Application (“RFA”) for the Oregon Conservation Corps (“OCC”), program administered by Oregon Youth Works (“OYW”).
OYW has a Cooperative Agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) to support utilizing youth crews engaged in federal conservation projects. The BLM has five projects in their Lakeview and Burns districts where HECC will deploy youth crews.
These projects span the three-year agreement with the BLM. HECC’s projects are intended to recruit at least some Native youth participants (enrolled tribal member status is not required). The RFA is to form grant agreements with organizations who will support this work on the ground and employ the young people.
Applicants should include how they plan to work with local youth and partner with local Tribal governments, Native people, and Native-led organizations as well as create intentional exposure to, and discussion of, career pathways available through the BLM. An ideal Applicant is already invested and present in these local communities or working in close partnership with local-based efforts.
- Deadline to Apply
- March 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST
- Review all Requirements
- Support
Single Point of Contact: Hillary Blackstone
Email: hillary.blackstone@hecc.oregon.gov
Phone: (503) 507-6961
- Name of Grant or Contract
- Request for Proposals (RFP): 24-073 RFP National Career Readiness Certificate Study
- OregonBuys number
- S-52500-00011876
- Due date
- 12/20/2024
- Summary of Work
The State of Oregon enacted ORS 660.343 which requires HECC to deliver a General Mental Ability Assessment - the National Career Readiness Certificate (“NCRC") - and to make it available to all Oregonians. Since 2012 over 85,000 Oregonians have taken the assessment.
HECC is issuing this RFP to determine 1) the perceived value of the NCRC by employers and job seekers, 2) the value of the certificate for screening applicants in apprenticeship programs by programs who have included the NCRC as part of their Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries approved programs, 3) the benefit of a GMA in assisting job seekers in differentiating their skills from others in the job market, 4) to what extent the NCRC has been integrated into the workforce system within regional labor markets.
HECC's Office of Workforce Investments aims to align education, training, and employment opportunities with the needs of employers and communities. By leveraging partnerships with employers, educational institutions, government agencies, and community organizations, Oregon's workforce development system strives to create a dynamic and resilient workforce capable of driving sustainable economic growth and prosperity for all residents.
- Deadline to Apply
- December 20, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. PST
- Review all Requirements
Please review the RFP for all requirements:
- Support
Single Point of Contact: Karen DeHut Email: karen.e.dehut@hecc.oregon.gov