Utah funds more than $2 million in grants for workforce development

Twelve new Utah partnerships have been awarded a total of $2,125,000 in grants to better meet the state’s skilled workforce needs. Talent Ready Utah grants, formerly known as Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership grants, are designed to strengthen collaboration between industry, education and economic development leaders to create talent pipelines for high-demand, high-wage occupations.

“Building Utah’s workforce is essential for our economy and for the success of our families,” said Gov. Gary R. Herbert. “We need to prepare a critical mass of skilled workers in select economic clusters where there is demand. That can only happen if we have talent ready for those jobs.”

Talent Ready Utah supports the governor’s strategy for a qualified workforce in creating a more responsive post-secondary education system. Key initiatives will focus on increasing the number of employers who invest in high-quality, work-based learning partnerships with education and by developing the pipeline of talent. Talent Ready Utah grants support the creation of these partnerships between industry and education.

{mprestriction ids="1,3"}Talent Ready Utah grants are administered through the Department of Workforce Services with state funds.

Grants in this round of funding went to the Millard School District, $154,024; Women Tech Council, $232,822; University of Utah, $193,100; Pinnacle Canyon Academy, $200,000; Snow College, $199,971; Weber State University, $274,000; Utah Valley University, $202,800; Granite School District, $200,000; Duchesne School District, $148,863; Mountainland Applied Technology College, $142,600; Utah State University-Moab, $126,820; and Utah State University-Eastern in Price, $50,000.{/mprestriction}