The Rapides Foundation will announce a new funding opportunity for workforce development under its Economic Development Initiative.

 

Friday, February 6

11 a.m.

The Rapides Foundation Building

2nd Floor, Classroom C

1101 Fourth Street, Alexandria

  

The mission of The Rapides Foundation is to improve the health status of Central Louisiana. In support of its mission, the Foundation seeks to increase the median household income for Central Louisiana through its Economic Development Initiative.

 

The Workforce Opportunity Grant provides an opportunity to provide educational, training or certification support to qualified candidates for immediate high-wage job opportunities in The Rapides Foundation nine-parish service area. (Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.)

 

The Foundation is partnering with the Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance (CLEDA) to implement this grant opportunity.

 

Grant applicants are encouraged to build strong partnerships between accredited public, nonprofit post-secondary institutions, the workforce system, employers and industry groups, to transform the way they design and deliver courses through accelerated learning strategies, redesigned curricula, distance learning, work-based training, and innovative uses of technology to enhance learning activities. 

 

Interested businesses and