Governor Glenn Youngkin announced more than $1.9 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia grant awards.
The grant awards will be used for eight projects designed to empower workforce development, bolster startup ecosystems and promote economic growth in the Commonwealth. Rappahannock Community College New Career Training Center received $290,000 to expand dual enrollment opportunities for students in participating localities through the renovation and repurposing of a centralized Career Training Center to house a Diesel Mechanics Program, an HVAC Program and a Welding Program. Rappahannock Community College will renovate a building into a Career Training Center that will offer evening classes for adult students and day classes for dual enrollment students.
