The $1.25 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) will fund the creation of a training facility in Española, New Mexico managed by Rio Arriba County. The facility will provide job training services to 50 workers displaced by COVID-19 outbreaks in a region with historically high unemployment, partnering with the Pipe Fitters Union to train residents for positions in resilient industries. The EDA grant is expected to leverage $1.4 million in private sector investment. Regional economic development planning by the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District helped make this project possible by bringing together stakeholders to strengthen the regional economy and support private capital projects that create new jobs.
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