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ETA News Release: [03/11/2008]
Contact Name: Terry Shawn or Jennifer Kaplan
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 or x5052
Release
Number: 08-0301-NAT
U.S. Department of Labor awards $125 million in third competition
for President’s Community-Based Job Training Grants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $125 million to 69 community colleges and community-based institutions that competed successfully under the President's Community-Based Job Training Grants Initiative. The institutions chosen today will use the funds to prepare students for careers in high-growth industries. Awardees were chosen from among 341 applications received in response to a competition announced August 8, 2007.
"Community colleges are in a unique position to prepare local workers for careers in high-growth industries," said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "The $125 million awarded today will expand enrollment in education and training programs and provide more workers with the skills they need to succeed."
Introduced by President Bush in his 2004 State of the Union address, Community-Based Job Training Grants improve the ability of community colleges to provide their regions' workers with the skills needed to enter growing industries. The first round of 70 competitive awards was made on October 19, 2005. The second round of 72 awards was made on December 11, 2006.
The 69 grants awarded today will support projects in 36 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
"Preparing local residents for careers in growing hometown industries is critical to improving the quality of life of thousands of Americans," said acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Brent R. Orrell. "These programs will provide participants not only with the skills needed to gain employment but the chance to enter into careers that offer opportunities for advancement."
For more information on the President's Community-Based Job Training Grants, visit www.doleta.gov/business/Community-BasedJobTrainingGrants.cfm.
Editor's Note: A complete list of the award winners is below.
President’s Community-Based Job Training Grants List of Award Winners
GRANTEE |
CITY |
ST |
INDUSTRY |
AMOUNT |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Fairbanks |
AK |
Healthcare |
$1,858,528 |
Northwest-Shoals Community College |
Muscle Shoals |
AL |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,911,507 |
Northwest-Shoals Community College |
Muscle Shoals |
AL |
Healthcare |
$1,929,716 |
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas |
Helena |
AR |
Energy |
$1,986,735 |
Pulaski Technical College |
North Little Rock |
AR |
Aerospace |
$1,506,652 |
County of Pima |
Tucson |
AZ |
Transportation, Distribution, Logistics |
$2,000,000 |
East Los Angeles College |
Monterey Park |
CA |
Healthcare |
$1,777,710 |
Del Norte County Workforce Center (Rural Human Services, Inc.) |
Crescent City |
CA |
Hospitality |
$2,142,263 |
West Los Angeles College |
Culver City |
CA |
Movie/TV Production |
$2,000,000 |
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment |
Denver |
CO |
Energy |
$2,000,000 |
Pueblo Community College |
Pueblo |
CO |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,998,571 |
Board of Trustees of Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges |
Hartford |
CT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$2,191,400 |
Delaware Community and Technical College |
Georgetown |
DE |
Aviation - Air Maintenance Technology |
$856,127 |
District Board of Trustees of Pensacola Junior College |
Pensacola |
FL |
Information Technology |
$1,922,914 |
Florida Community College at Jacksonville |
Jacksonville |
FL |
Aviation |
$1,995,589 |
Lake City Community College |
Lake City |
FL |
Logistics - Engineering Technology |
$1,885,337 |
Indian Hills Community College |
Ottumwa |
IA |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,939,686 |
Western Iowa Tech Community College |
Sioux City |
IA |
Energy |
$2,254,876 |
City of Peoria Workforce Development Department |
Peoria |
IL |
Healthcare |
$2,000,000 |
Elgin Community College |
Elgin |
IL |
Healthcare |
$1,988,958 |
Rend Lake College |
Ina |
IL |
Energy |
$1,622,155 |
Fort Scott Community College |
Fort Scott |
KS |
Construction |
$1,994,474 |
Garden City Community College |
Garden City |
KS |
Construction and Energy |
$1,999,939 |
Gateway Community and Technical College |
Covington |
KY |
Healthcare |
$866,095 |
Kentucky Community & Technical College System |
Hopkinsville |
KY |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$2,388,552 |
Owensboro Community and Technical College |
Owensboro |
KY |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,996,442 |
Mount Wachusett Community College |
Gardner |
MA |
Biotechnology/Biomanufacturing |
$1,578,550 |
Prince George's Community College |
Largo |
MD |
Hospitality |
$2,235,235 |
The Community College of Baltimore (CCBC) |
Baltimore |
MD |
Construction and Energy |
$1,904,179 |
Portland CareerCenter (Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc.) |
Brunswick |
ME |
Healthcare |
$1,846,409 |
Detroit Workforce Development Department |
Detroit |
MI |
Hospitality and Retail |
$1,850,000 |
Oakland Community College |
Auburn Hills |
MI |
Nanotechnology |
$1,960,497 |
St. Clair County Community College |
Port Huron |
MI |
Transportation, Distribution, Logistics |
$2,000,000 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College |
Minneapolis |
MN |
Construction |
$2,000,000 |
Riverland Community College |
Austin |
MN |
Healthcare |
$1,010,429 |
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College |
St. Paul |
MN |
Healthcare |
$1,998,854 |
Crowder College |
Neosho |
MO |
Healthcare |
$1,426,086 |
Central Piedmont Community College |
Charlotte |
NC |
Energy |
$745,957 |
Davidson County Community College |
Lexington |
NC |
Healthcare |
$668,540 |
Turtle Mountain Community College |
Belcourt |
ND |
Healthcare |
$1,758,224 |
Central Community College |
Grand Island |
NE |
Healthcare |
$2,106,694 |
Metropolitan Community College |
Omaha |
NE |
Information Technology |
$1,879,612 |
Brookdale Community College |
Lincroft |
NJ |
Healthcare |
$1,384,379 |
Union County College |
Cranford |
NJ |
Healthcare |
$1,919,713 |
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad |
Carlsbad |
NM |
Construction |
$500,000 |
Regents of NMSU - Dona Ana Community College |
Las Cruces |
NM |
Healthcare |
$1,988,074 |
Truckee Meadows Comm. College, NV Sys of Higher ED |
Reno |
NV |
Healthcare |
$1,544,233 |
Research Foundation of Morrisville State College |
Morrisville |
NY |
Energy |
$1,999,639 |
Suffolk County Community College |
Selden |
NY |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,668,270 |
Cleveland/Cuyahoga One-Stop Career Center (City of Cleveland Department of Economic Development) |
Cleveland |
OH |
Healthcare |
$2,483,714 |
James A. Rhodes State College |
Lima |
OH |
Healthcare |
$1,999,054 |
Stark State College of Technology |
North Canton |
OH |
Healthcare |
$2,000,000 |
Oklahoma City Community College |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
Healthcare |
$1,719,318 |
Tulsa Community College |
Tulsa |
OK |
Information Technology |
$1,744,767 |
Columbia Gorge Community College |
The Dalles |
OR |
Energy |
$1,668,043 |
Rogue Community College District |
Grants Pass |
OR |
Construction |
$1,188,144 |
Delaware County Community College |
Media |
PA |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,999,826 |
Lehigh Carbon Community College |
Schnecksville |
PA |
Transportation, Distribution, Logistics |
$1,711,334 |
Jackson State Community College |
Jackson |
TN |
Healthcare |
$1,997,683 |
Northeast State Technical Community College |
Blountville |
TN |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,946,563 |
Navarro College |
Corsicana |
TX |
Energy |
$2,397,624 |
South Plains College |
Levelland |
TX |
Healthcare |
$1,625,313 |
Davis Applied Technology College |
Kaysville |
UT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$2,271,000 |
Utah Valley State College |
Orem |
UT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,756,637 |
Blue Ridge Community College |
Weyers Cave |
VA |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,977,131 |
Southwest Virginia Community College |
Richlands |
VA |
Construction |
$1,792,729 |
Bellevue Community College |
Bellevue |
WA |
Healthcare |
$1,815,198 |
Bellingham Technical College District |
Bellingham |
WA |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,850,000 |
Northcentral Technical College |
Wausau |
WI |
Advanced Manufacturing |
$1,998,522 |
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