Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced recipients of the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) grant program, which prioritizes learning opportunities in rural counties and enhances career and technical education statewide.
This third round of GIVE grants will allocate $41 million to foster regional partnerships between Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs), community colleges and local industries.
Roane State Community College was awarded $450,000.
Over $23 million will be distributed among twelve TCAT locations.
Ten other institutions were also awarded GIVE grants.
The third round of GIVE grants will fund a total of 23 projects statewide and will impact 47 counties, including 6 economically distressed and 13 at-risk counties.