FGCU, FutureMakers awarded $23 million grant to offer training to untapped workforce Erica Van Buren, Fort Myers News-Press

The FutureMakers Coalition and Florida Gulf Coast University partner for the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline project in an effort to help connect workers with the necessary training to attain better careers while meeting the workforce needs of employers. The organizations received a $23 million grant to fund the project. The FutureMakers Coalition and Florida Gulf Coast University are united in an effort to help connect workers with the necessary training to attain better careers while meeting the workforce needs of employers.  The four target industries for the Equitable Jobs Pipeline are health care, manufacturing, K-12 public education and logistics. The project is being funded by the United States Department of Commerce.

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