By james art Birmingham, Alabama – Today, in connection with 83rd annual Magic City Classic, US Representative Terry Sewell (AL-07) hosted a “Classic Conversation” featuring officials from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the City of Birmingham. The discussion focused on how federal funding, including a $10.8 million federal grant, is promoting job growth and workforce development in the City of Birmingham.
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On Friday afternoon in the Birmingham Jefferson-Congressional Complex (BJCC) Medical Forum Building Theater, Congressman Sewell was joined by UAB’s Vice President of Employee Access and Workforce Development, Andre Lessiers, and the Good Jobs Challenge Program Manager for the City of Birmingham, e – Dr. Olivia Cooke. The trio highlighted how federal funding, including a $10.8 million Good Jobs Challenge grant, is promoting job growth and workforce development in the City of Birmingham.
In 2022, with the support of Congressman Sewell, the City of Birmingham was selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency (EDA) to receive a $10.8 million grant from the Good Jobs Program. The grant was made possible by President Biden’s America’s Rescue Plan.
The grant helped the City of Birmingham establish the Birmingham Regional Health Partnership, a health workforce training program that builds a pool of skilled health workers through public-private partnerships with local health employers, including UAB. It provides access to high-quality healthcare jobs to members of traditionally underrepresented communities, including women and people of color.
Following the talk, Congressman Sewell attended the Career Connections Career Fair hosted by UAB Medicine and Cooper Green Mercy.
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