Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee
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Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate certain two-year institutions of higher education as Community and Technical College Centers of Excellence in Transportation Workforce Training. Additionally, DOT must establish a program to award competitive grants to the centers to address education and training related to careers in transportation sectors. Grants under the program may not exceed $2 million, and the federal share of project costs may not exceed 50%.
Administrative remediesDepartment of TransportationElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsHigher educationTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingVocational and technical education
Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act
USA117th CongressHR-2696| House
| Updated: 4/21/2021
Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate certain two-year institutions of higher education as Community and Technical College Centers of Excellence in Transportation Workforce Training. Additionally, DOT must establish a program to award competitive grants to the centers to address education and training related to careers in transportation sectors. Grants under the program may not exceed $2 million, and the federal share of project costs may not exceed 50%.
Administrative remediesDepartment of TransportationElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsHigher educationTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingVocational and technical education