JAMESTOWN – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this week that $60 million in funding will be going to four projects in round two of the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program. Among the recipients will be Jamestown Community College, which is participating in a program with three other schools in the southern tier. The economic development projects, awarded $15 million each, were developed and submitted by collaborations among 19 SUNY universities and community colleges.
Locally, JCC stands to benefit from the announcement through the Retooling the Southern Tier program– which is a collaboration between JCC and Alfred State; Broome Community College and Corning Community College.
This project responds to industry demand to provide more skilled and technical workers and to stimulate and grow the economy through the support and development of the local manufacturing base across the Southern Tier Region. The Retooling the Southern Tier Initiative is a direct match and training program with local advanced manufacturing companies. It will expand manufacturing training programs by 50 percent to meet local demand.
Leave a Reply