(Carroll) New Hope Village, Inc., of Carroll, was one of eleven grant awardees targeted at reducing language barriers within Iowa’s workforce.
The new Iowa Language Learners Job Training Program will provide $357,470 in funding to support meaningful language programs at the eleven Iowa employers.
In total, the employer grants being awarded will support 465 program participants by helping their companies increase dual language instruction, expand communication with customers, and boost recruitment and retention efforts with new staff.
The new grant funding will help sponsor language programs in Spanish, English, and Mandarin. Employers were required to provide plans for sustaining each language program, and courses were encouraged to be conducted onsite or include several options for flexible transportation offsite.
Grant awardees include:
- ALPLA, Inc., Iowa City
- A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co., Dubuque
- Catalyst Project Management, Iowa City
- Country Maid, West Bend
- Heritage Building Maintenance, Des Moines
- Interstates, Sioux Center
- Ironwood 53 Design and Build, Rock Valley
- Neumann Monson, Iowa City
- New Hope Village, Inc., Carroll
- Shearer’s Foods, Burlington
- VGM Group, Waterloo
