24 states and the District of Columbia will each receive a $100,000 grant to assess the effectiveness and opportunities for growth in their CTE programs as a result of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s New Skills for Youth initiative. The grants are just one component of the broader $75 million, five-year initiative, undertaken in partnership with Advance CTE and the Council of Chief State School Officers, which is intended to help expand CTE programs and their capacity to prepare students for college-and career-success.
The selections were announced last week after applications from across the country were reviewed by an independent advisory committee. The initial grants will assist recipients in evaluating their existing career readiness efforts and developing an action plan, and will be coupled with technical assistance and peer support. Grant recipients under New Skills for Youth’s first phase will be eligible to apply for additional funds in fall 2016, which will provide approximately 10 states with up to $2 million to execute their action plans.
States selected to receive New Skills for Youth grants include:
- California
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
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