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Tompkins County committee accepts nearly $500,000 in new workforce grants including renewable energy and youth employment programs
Summary
The Housing & Economic Development Committee unanimously approved a budget adjustment to accept new grants for workforce development, including funds for renewable energy training (OJET), a youth employment initiative tied to violence-prevention grants, and state support for disability resource coordinator training.
The Tompkins County Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously on March 5 to accept multiple new workforce development grants and authorize corresponding budget adjustments.
Chris Spahn, workforce development staff, described three new funding streams: an Office of Just Energy Transition (OJET) award to support renewable‑energy training and pathways from fossil‑fuel jobs; a New York Office of Mental Health grant to strengthen training…
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