Northwood Technical College a participant in $10M grant project

Northwood Technical College is participating in an initiative funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. as part of a $10 million Workforce Innovation Grant. The RESTORE (Restoring Employment through Support, Training, Outreach, Recruitment and Education) project is funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

Gov. Tony Evers announced the recipients of the three-year grant during a news conference on Dec. 14. The application, which was led by Chippewa Valley Technical College, was one of the final 12 chosen to receive award funding out of the 130 total applications. The purpose of the Workforce Innovation Grant Program is to help the regions of Wisconsin address and solve the critical workforce shortage in the manufacturing industry “by financially supporting collaborative, sustainable and innovative pandemic-recovery plans developed by regional organizations,” according to the WEDC website....
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