Obama announces $600 million in grant programs to prepare workforce for jobs

OAKDALE, Pa. – President Obama on Wednesday announced a pair of grant programs designed to bring academic institutions and businesses closer together to help prepare the American workforce for jobs that may otherwise go unfilled.The grant programs total $600 million, money already in the federal budget. The decision to designate the money for these grants arose from a review of federal jobs programs by Vice President Biden, who joined Obama at a community college outside Pittsburgh to make the announcement.
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