FAMU Helps Secure $500K Federal Grant to Promote Gadsden County Employment

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU), Division of Research, Office of Technology Transfer and Export Control, in collaboration with the Gadsden County Development Council (GCDC), received a $500,000 strategy planning grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to further develop strategies to increase per capita income while reducing the prime-age employment gap in Gadsden County. FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., welcomed the plan to provide better paying jobs for Gadsden County residents. “This initiative is consistent with FAMU’s commitment to support communities and enhance sustainable economic development,” Robinson said. “We look forward to working The post FAMU Helps Secure $500K Federal Grant to Promote Gadsden County Employment appeared first on HBCU News.

FAMU Helps Secure $500K Federal Grant to Promote Gadsden County Employment

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU), Division of Research, Office of Technology Transfer and Export Control, in collaboration with the Gadsden County Development Council (GCDC), received a $500,000 strategy planning grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to further develop strategies to increase per capita income while reducing the prime-age employment gap in Gadsden County. FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., welcomed the plan to provide better paying jobs for Gadsden County residents. “This initiative is consistent with FAMU’s commitment to support communities and enhance sustainable economic development,” Robinson said. “We look forward to working

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