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2001 High School/High Tech Realignment Grants

A total of $165,000 has been awarded to five grantees to allow 11 existing High School/High Tech program sites to move into alignment with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) youth programs. The realignment grants are to be use to develop strategies, relationships, joint funding and/or support through which High School/High Tech programs for young people with disabilities can enter into a new or stronger partnership with one or more of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) youth-focused programs. The grants are awarded for a one-year period.

The High School/High Tech programs, which operate nationwide, are designed to provide young people with disabilities with an opportunity to explore their interest in technology-related careers. These locally directed and supported programs serve either in-school or out-of-school youth with disabilities in a year-long program of corporate site visits, mentoring, job shadowing guest speakers, after school activities and paid summer internships.

The WIA youth programs include WIA Local Workforce Investment Boards and their Youth Councils, Job Corps Centers, Youth Opportunity Grant programs, WIA formula-funded youth programs, WIA Native American programs, and WIA Migrant Worker programs.

*This total represents $15,000 each to support the following seven programs, based in various locations, as indicated below:

• Tift County High School/High Tech - Tifton, GA
• Dodge, Bleckley, Wheelar and Telfar Counties High School/High Tech - Eastman, GA
• Dougherty County High School/High Tech - Albany, GA
• Cobb County High School/High Tech - Atlanta, GA
• Bibb County High School/High Tech - Macon, GA
• Muscogee County High School/High Tech - Columbus, GA
• Chatham County High School High Tech - Savannah, GA