On July 13, the White House held an event titled, “White House Summit on the American Rescue Plan and the Workforce” to highlight how American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding has been used to support pandemic recovery and workforce-related initiatives, particularly in the public health and infrastructure fields. The event featured Vice President Kamala Harris, Gene Sperling, head of the White House American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and National Skills Coalition CEO Andy Van Kleunen.
WRTP/Big Step, a Milwaukee workforce development organization, and Employ Milwaukee, the City of Milwaukee’s workforce development board, also attended the event and discussed their efforts to train Milwaukee residents to enter careers in infrastructure. The organizations noted a need to extend Pell Grants to short-term postsecondary training programs, a top priority for ACTE.
Additionally, the Department of Education recently announced the release of the final allocation of ARP funding to support students at high-need institutions. The grants were awarded to HBCUs, Minority-serving Institutions, community colleges, rural institutions and institutions serving large populations of low-income students.
You can read more about the Department of Education’s release of ARP funding here.
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