The U.S. Department of Labor has released more than $225 million in healthcare and high growth training grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The grants will allow community colleges, community-based organizations, state workforce agencies and other public entities to deliver training that leads to employment in a range of healthcare fields and other growing industries.
In total, organizations in all 50 states have recently received a share of nearly $750 million in competitive grant funding made available through the Department of Labor. This is the sixth and final round of competitive grants made available for employment and training through the Recovery Act.
"The Recovery Act's investments are making a positive difference in the lives of America's working families," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "The Recovery Act funded grants will ensure thousands of workers across the nation can receive high-quality training and employment services, which will lead to good jobs in healthcare and other industries offering career-track employment and good pay and benefits."
While grantees will serve a wide range of workers, each project will focus on targeted regional populations.