Meeting manufacturing workforce demand in welding

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $310,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Foundation. The 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, will support MATC's efforts to meet manufacturing workforce demands in welding. The MATC Foundation, the nonprofit fundraising arm of Wisconsin's largest technical college, has a history of leveraging federal and local grants to deliver innovative programs focused on expanding postsecondary opportunities, workforce development, and supporting underserved student populations.

As a sub-awardee, the MATC Foundation has also participated in initiatives addressing suicide prevention, early childhood education, and corrections education. The Foundation's broad range of grant-funded programs aligns with the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education's goal of providing assistance to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand postsecondary opportunities.