Daily Light report
As part of the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded $650,000 to the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) and Navarro College.
Through this program, the two institutions are partnering to deliver educational programming to displaced workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who need to upskill or reskill to get back into the workforce.
The pandemic recently made a one-year anniversary in March of its effect in North Texas.
According to a news release, The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) awarded $9.3 million to Texas higher education institutions in the second round of awards. Through a competitive process, 25 applicants representing 31 institutions and serving 6,100 students were selected.