FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - A board has approved a $2.3 million grant to help both students and adults get training certification in welding, computer technology and medical fields.
Triumph Gulf Coast Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized to oversee the expenditure of 75 percent of all funds given to cover economic damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has approved a $2.3 million grant for the Franklin County School Board.
The board voted to approve an education proposal from the Franklin County School Board that would create programs that will certify both students and adults in the following fields: Medical, welding and computer technology.
"The sooner we break ground, the sooner we are able to provide training and certifications for our students and the adults in our community," said Superintendent Traci Moses.
The $2.3 million grant will cover 70.3 percent of the project over a three and a half year period. The Franklin County School Board will contribute nearly $1 million to the project as well.
School officials project that 800 certifications will be obtained by students of all grade levels over the three and half year period. They say a "unique curriculum" will also be introduced in Franklin County schools that focuses on attributes of the regional seafood industry.
The Triumph Board also approved a nearly $8,000 proposal from the Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory (FSUCML) in St. Teresa.
The objective of that grant is to facilitate the recovery of the Apalachicola Bay ecosystem, which is critical to the economy of Franklin County.
