Tennessee’s community colleges awarded $7.6 million grant to expand short-term career certificate programs eligible for Workforce Pell grants for students
Submitted by RLocker on October 27, 2026
A consortium of Tennessee’s 13 community colleges has been awarded a $7.6 million U.S. Department of Labor grant for workforce development activities, including the creation of short-term career certificate programs eligible for new Workforce Pell student scholarships.
The proposed Workforce Pell-eligible programs will be developed within five high-priority industry sectors identified by the state, including Advanced Manufacturing, Logistics and Distribution, Information Technology including Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, and Sustainable and Nuclear Energy.
