Grant

August 3 - 7, 2015

$3 million in Public Works funds to the Klamath Community College, Klamath Falls, Oregon, to support construction of the Klamath Community College Work Skills Technology Center in Klamath County. The Center will provide vocational training in the fields of aviation, business, and computer engineering technology, media marketing, and manufacturing, as well as expand Klamath Community College’s Health Information Management program. These training opportunities will address the shortage of trained personnel in new technology and expand the region’s capacity to meet the needs of local businesses. This investment is part of a $6,540,534 project.
$500,000 in Economic Adjustment Assistance to Launch New York, Inc. (Buffalo, NY) and Innovation Center of the Rockies (Boulder, Colorado), to support development and implementation of a virtual mentor network to provide technical assistance and mentoring to entrepreneurs in a 27-county region of Upstate New York. The project will facilitate the use of significant research and development resources to provide technology and innovation-based entrepreneurs with a more efficient and economical pathway to develop their businesses, thereby creating a more robust and sustained regional economy. This investment is part of a $1.125 million project.