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Aug. 5, 2010
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded more than $434,000 in grant funding to support initiatives and infrastructure targeting technology-based education and job skills in Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties, Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced on Monday.
Garrett County received $400,000 to provide career training and trades skills in such subjects as environmental/energy systems and telecommunications.
The funds will be used to design and construct a flexible trades laboratory at the Garrett College Career Technology Training Center in Accident, which is expected to serve more than 500 students over a three-year period.
“Our nation’s future depends on our ability to invest in high-tech education and training that is needed for jobs in the 21st century,” Cardin said. “I strongly support these grants because they will provide residents of Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties with opportunities that will help them succeed and find jobs in the future.”
Allegany County received a $12,150 ARC grant to construct a new telecommunications antenna at Mountain Ridge High School, and Washington County was awarded $21,999 to support the Alternative Energy Technology Program at Hagerstown Community College.
“Grants like these help us invest in workers who are ready for the future,” Mikulski said. “I’m so proud these funds will give more students the skills, training, and education they need to succeed and launch their careers. This will help build Maryland’s workforce and power its economy.”
The ARC is a federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.
