EDA: $4.5 Million Invested in STEM Workforce Training Efforts Across the Country
Latest Department of Commerce Investments Help Bolster STEM Workforces in Technology Innovation Sectors Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the 11 recipients of the 2023 STEM Talent Challenge, a national competition overseen by the EDA that supports programs to train science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) talent and fuel regional innovation…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Workforce Development Efforts in Hazard, KY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Pine Ridge Regional Industrial Authority, Inc. in Hazard, Kentucky, to construct a new laboratory building for the Hazard Community and Technical College. This grant will support workforce development in a variety of sectors,…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Expand Construction Industry Workforce Development in Converse County, WY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Converse County, Wyoming, to expand the workforce training lab at Eastern Wyoming College in Douglas. This grant will support construction of a building addition to house new classrooms, administrative space, and a wood technology…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Support Industrial Technology Workforce Development in Rock Hill, SC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, to support workforce development and job creation in the industrial sector. This grant will support the procurement of equipment necessary to upgrade and expand training capacity…
EDA: $742,180 Invested to Expand Truck Driver Workforce Training Efforts in Fitzgerald, GA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $742,180 grant to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to enhance their truck driver training program and support job creation in the region. This grant will bolster the aims of the Biden Administration’s Trucking Action Plan to grow and strengthen America’s…
EDA: $1.7 Million Invested to Expand Agricultural and Lineworker Workforce Training Programs in Christian County, MO
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Missouri, to construct a new workforce training facility on the Richwood Valley Campus in Christian County. This grant will allow for expansion of the college’s agricultural industry and…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Manufacturing Workforce Training Efforts in Williamsport, PA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to support workforce development and create jobs in clean energy manufacturing and other sectors. This grant will support construction of the new Clean Energy Center House…
EDA: $1.4 Million Invested to Support Aviation Workforce Development in Southeastern Utah
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to Carbon County, Utah, to support aviation maintenance workforce development in a region impacted by changes in the energy economy. This project will support the development of an aircraft maintenance technician training facility and hangar…
EDA: $1.3 Million Invested to Boost Workforce Training in Niagara County, NY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to Niagara University in Niagara, New York, to bolster workforce development in the region. This grant will support the renovation of an existing building for use as a workforce training center focusing on vocational education…
EDA: $700,00 Invested to Bolster Manufacturing and Health Workforce Development in Buena Vista County, IA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $700,000 grant to Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to purchase equipment for workforce training programs at the college’s Storm Lake Regional Center in Buena Vista County. This project will support technical training programs in advanced manufacturing and welding, electrical…