Thanks to Democrats, the American Rescue Plan is continuing to deliver for North Carolina. Yesterday, in a press conference at North Carolina A&T University, Governor Roy Cooper was joined by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to announce the university as a recipient of the Economic Development Administration’s American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge Grant – totaling $23.7 million.
A&T University will use this grant to fund a new clean energy workforce training program, STEPs4GROWTH, which will work toward providing early career-training opportunities for high schoolers seeking to enter the clean energy sector and continue through college. The program will primarily benefit economically distressed counties across North Carolina – including Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Northampton and Halifax – and establish regional training centers at Halifax Community College, Martin County Community College, Guilford Community College and UNC Charlotte and Olympic High School in Charlotte.
Read more about the transformational investment:
- NC A&T: N.C. A&T Celebrates N.C. Clean Energy Program Participants with State Agency, Industry Leaders
- WRAL: Gov. Cooper announces $23M grant to implement clean energy jobs in NC
- N&O: NC A&T to receive $23.7 million federal grant for clean energy workforce program
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