Department of Labor awards $5.8 million grant to Madison County and the region to be a part of the Apprenticeship Building America program

Department of Labor awards $5.8 million grant to Madison County and the region to be a part of the Apprenticeship Building America program
September 16, 2022 Matt Fernandes
Madison County Administration Building

This article originally ran on RiverBender.com on September 13, 2022. 


The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Madison County and the St. Louis region workforce innovation areas a four-year,$5.8 million grant to be a part of the Apprenticeship Building America program.

“We are thrilled with this announcement from the Department of Labor to be able to launch the Gateway Registered Apprenticeship Programs Hub,” Employment and Training Director Tony Fuhrmann said.

Fuhrmann said the Gateway Hub, which includes six local workforce innovation areas —Madison County Employment and Training, St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department, City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the Jefferson/Franklin Consortium in Missouri — received $5,819,104 in ABA grant funding.

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