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EDC approves $170,000 workforce training proposal; commits roughly $84,000 match for Rio Grande City ISD programs
Summary
The EDC approved applying for a Texas Workforce Commission high-demand job training grant and agreed to provide an estimated $84,000 local match for a Rio Grande City ISD training package totaling about $170,000.
The Rio Grande City EDC voted May 30 to approve applying for a Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) high-demand job training grant and to provide a local match for a multi-campus training package with Rio Grande City ISD.
Paloma Castro, who presented the proposal, said the total project cost is about $170,000 and that the EDC's contribution would be approximately $84,000. "The total project cost to around $170,000 with the total program city EDC contribution going around $84,000," Castro told the board.
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