Workforce Ready Grant

For hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers, one year of college could come at no cost, though few seem to know that.

Hoosiers earned more than 20,000 workforce certifications in 2019 according to a new report, many in health care or business sectors.

Eligibility for the program, called Next Level Jobs, has been expanded through December for degree-holders by Gov. Eric Holcomb's administration using $40 million from the state's federal coronavirus relief fund.

Indiana Tech is the state's first university approved to offer workforce training programs, paid for by the state as part of the Rapid Recovery Plan to get Hoosiers back to work.

The Workforce Ready Grant and the Employer Training Grant targets Hoosiers who are unemployed or underemployed.