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Assembly approves $55,160 grant agreement with UAS Ketchikan for pilot workforce programs
Summary
The Assembly voted June 16 to direct staff to enter a FY2026 grant agreement with the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus for a $55,160 workforce development pilot that includes CNA dual-enrollment, maritime basic training and AWS welding qualifications.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted June 16 to direct staff to enter a grant agreement with the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Ketchikan campus for a FY2026 workforce development pilot program, approving the universityrequest after UAS reduced its original $100,000 request to $55,160.
William Urquhart, UAS Ketchikan campus director, and Sofia Mullins, workforce development director, told the Assembly they had scaled the proposal in response to earlier feedback. The revised package seeks borough support for a narrowed set of activities: a single certified nursing assistant (CNA) dual-enrollment class for high-school students (reduced from two classes), a Coast Guard-approved five-day basic maritime…
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