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Comcast, U.S. Conference of Mayors Announce Ten Cities Receiving Grants in Digital Equity Challenge
The Challenge awards a total of $1.5 million to support local workforce programs and close the digital skills gap KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/
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[{"type":"text","content":"The Challenge awards a total of $1.5 million to support local workforce programs and close the digital skills gap\nKANSAS CITY, Mo., June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Comcast Corporation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced the winners of the Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge grant awards program at USCM's 92nd Annual Meeting in Kansas City. Each city has demonstrated leadership and a commitment to expand digital training programs to help close the skills gap.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nIn the small cities category, Kinston, NC; Michigan City, IN; White Plains, NY; and York, PA, will each receive $75,000 grants. In the medium-sized cities category, Cleveland, OH; Little Rock, AR; and Richmond, VA, will receive $150,000 grants for their submitted projects. The cities of Charlotte, NC; Los Angeles, CA; and Portland, OR, in the large cities category, will receive $250,000 grants.\n\"Mayors are investing in economic development that lifts people up instead of leaving them behind,\" said U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran. \"The Talent for Tomorrow Challenge grants will allow the ten cities to grow these programs and build on their success. By providing digital access and skills training, we will be able to build a stronger, more diverse, more equitable and inclusive workforce across the country. The Conference is grateful to have a committed partner in Comcast, as we work to create economic opportunity and communities where Americans can thrive.\"\n\"America's mayors know well that closing the digital divide is intrinsically connected to the economic competitiveness of our cities and towns,\" said Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation & President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. \"The Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge will help ensure that more people, especially those most often left out of the digital economy, can take advantage of the opportunities that come with acquiring digital skills. Comcast is proud to deepen our partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors through this new initiative that will build on our shared commitment to digital equity by expanding workforce and job training programs for ten winning cities.\"\nThe Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge is a joint initiative ...