GCC receives $175K grant for collaborative pilot program
SALOMON-FERNANDEZ
Modified: 4/25/2021 1:08:23 PM
GREENFIELD – Greenfield Community College has received a $175,000 grant to help create a space where with collaborators it will provide job training programs, products and services to benefit the region.
GCC President Yves Salomon-Fernandez said the Greater Franklin County Rural Innovation Accelerator will bring together people from the municipalities of Greenfield, Orange and Athol, the Franklin County Community Development Corp., LaunchSpace and the Center on Rural Innovation in Vermont to “build a foundation focused on the digital, creative and agricultural economies” that can be sustained over time.
“I’m thrilled that we received the grant and that this is a true collaboration,” she said. “Our goal is to design job training programs, products and services to benefit all in the region, especially younger workers with less than a high school diploma who have been adversely impacted by the pandemic.”