Funding roundup
Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) Foundation received $5,730 from aerospace company Embraer to educate minority youths about careers in aerospace and aviation and the programs at EFSC that can lead to those careers. The college…
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A big role in Good Jobs Challenge
The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday announced 32 partnerships across the country selected to develop critical workforce pipelines to key industries and to expand employment opportunities, especially among underserved populations. Nearly all the partnerships include…
Funding roundup
Fulton-Montgomery, Mott and Rockland community colleges will each receive $210,000 to develop and launch a financial coaching program. The Money Smart Financial Coaching Program is led by the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE), an…
Modest increases in Senate funding bill
Senate Democrats on Thursday released a fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill that would provide more modest increases for several key higher education and workforce development programs than in the House’s counterpart legislation, though both…
DOL, Commerce want more cybersecurity apprenticeships
The U.S. Labor and Commerce departments have launched a four-month campaign to encourage industries and companies to develop registered apprenticeships in cybersecurity. The 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint will increase awareness of current successful cybersecurity-related registered…
Washington Watch: Senate competition bill doesn’t include short-term Pell
Negotiations on a China competition bill that stakeholders hoped would extend Pell Grant eligibility to students in short-term programs have stalled. Instead, the Senate is poised to pass a slimmed-down bill that jettisons many of…
Funding roundup
The 15 community colleges in Massachusetts will each receive $735,000 as part of a $15 million state workforce training grant. The funding is to support the creation and expansion of training programs in high-demand industries….
Tribal colleges seek more sustained funding
Although federal Covid pandemic relief funding helped many tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and their students, those institutions remain grossly underfunded, according to TCU advocates testifying before a House higher education subcommittee on Tuesday. Through…
Building, maintaining tomorrow’s highway construction workforce
It takes a strong, capable highway construction workforce to keep the nation’s transportation industry and economy moving forward. To identify, recruit, train, support and place qualified individuals into needed roles, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
Funding roundup
Kellogg Community College (KCC) will increase access to STEM experiences for youths thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation. The Michigan college will partner with INNOVATE Albion, a teaching and training center,…