Navigating the Workforce Training Fund Program for AEC & Sustainability Professionals
About the Training
Join BE+ for a virtual office hour to learn more about the workforce grants available for training MA-based practitioners and employees. Understand recent updates made to the funding amounts, eligibility requirements and application process. Find out how BE+ can guide you through from start to finish. Come with questions! This is a great opportunity to workshop any existing grant application or to find the motivation to get started.
In the meantime, more details can be found on our Workforce Training page or schedule time with the BE+ education team to walk through your training goals.
This is a live, virtual office hour hosted by the Built Environment Plus Education Team.
Agenda
WTFP Overview + Why It Matters Now
Funding Availability and Rolling Application Process
Why the Program is Relevant to Green Building and Clean Energy Workforce Development
Summary of April 2026 Policy Updates
Eligibility Requirements
Recommended Planning Timeline
Express vs. General Program Grants
What Training Can Be Funded?
How BE+ Can Support Employers
BE+ Training Offerings
Live Q&A + Next Steps
Session Objectives
1. Learn about the differences between the Express and General Program Grants
2. Understand the application, grant eligibility and which trainings qualify
3. Get specific questions answered
4. Receive live help on an Express Grant application
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Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Founder and Principal, Linnean Solutions | LEED AP, O+M; EcoDistrict AP
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
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Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Sustainability Manager, Consigli Construction Company
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex