MCC Economic & Workforce Development Center: Impact Report 2015-17

America’s Promise Grant New York INSPIRE Project: advancing Finger Lakes forward.

The New York INSPIRE project is funded by a $6 million America’s Promise grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The project aims to connect under-served urban and rural youth, veterans, and incumbent workers with quality middle to high skills training in high-demand occupations within the Finger Lakes region. Qualified individuals will receive tuition-free training. This will be accomplished using a consortium of regional partners that includes workforce agencies, training providers, and employers. Training is focused on careers in the following areas: information technology, health care, and advanced manufacturing.

Impact: Over the next 4 years, the New York INSPIRE project will provide tuition-free training to 1,070 individuals across the Finger Lakes region.

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