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Thursday, September 15, 2005
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Labor Dept. Offers $12-Million in Job-Training Grants to 2-Year Colleges in Hurricane's path
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The U.S. Department of Labor will provide $12-million in grants to community colleges in the Gulf Coast region to help train workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced on Wednesday.
The grants will be used to prepare workers in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas for jobs in sectors critical to the hurricane-recovery effort, including construction, energy, health care, transportation, and safety/security.
"In the aftermath of Katrina, there will be thousands of new jobs created to help in the recovery and rebuilding of communities," Ms. Chao said at a news conference on Capitol Hill. "The $12-million in training grants will help workers get the training they need to access the jobs that are critical to restoring the Gulf Coast region."
Ms. Chao said she would encourage colleges to use the money to create distance-learning programs and to provide apprenticeships and internships for workers. Funds for the grants are part of the Labor Department's 2005 budget, so the new program does not need Congressional action to start up.
David S. Baime, vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges, said the grants marked "an important and helpful step forward in beginning the process of rebuilding these devastated areas."