Community Foundation asks council to renew $30,000 grant for Jackson County Learning Center workforce training

Aug 19, 2026

Dan Davis of the Community Foundation requested renewal of a $30,000 grant to support the Jackson County Learning Center’s Maintenance Training program, citing $100,000 in private gifts and a partnership with Vincennes University.

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Dan Davis, representing the Community Foundation of Jackson County, asked the council to consider renewing a $30,000 grant to the Jackson County Learning Center in the 2027 budget. Davis described the program’s expansion with a Maintenance Training partnership with Vincennes University and noted gifts totaling $100,000 from Aisin, Cummins, and Nippon Steel toward equipment purchases.

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