Chipola awarded $1.7 million for welding and construction
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Chipola College held a press conference April 28 to announce the award of a $1.7 million grant to support the college’s welding and building construction programs. The grant funds will be used to expand the programs to support Hurricane Michael recovery efforts pertaining to residential and commercial construction.
Funds for the grant are part of the Rebuild Florida Workforce Recovery Training Program: Hurricane Michael project, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
Chipola President Dr. Sarah Clemmons, says, “We are proud to be a part of Rebuild Florida’s Workforce Recovery Training efforts. Our new Building Construction program is helping to train workers to rebuild homes and businesses devastated by the hurricane. Our first class also has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for local families. Our welding p
The waiver will mean about $17 million in savings for Bay County. In taking this action, the state will be covering part or all of the federal aid match requirements for local governments which have taken fiscal hits because of the hurricane.
DeSantis said that since he took office in January 2019, Hurricane Michael recovery has been a priority for him. He has made several visits during the past couple of years to announce recovery aid. We knew when I came into office in January of 2019, this was a long-term effort, DeSantis said. We let the people of Northwest Florida know that we understand that this is going to be a long-term effort.
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