To continue to address the nation’s growing workforce challenge, the Lowe’s Foundation has announced nearly $8 million in additional Gable Grants to 10 community and technical colleges across the country, pushing the Lowe’s Foundation’s total investment in skilled trades training beyond $60 million since 2023. The grants bring the foundation’s network of funded partners to 73 organizations working as a collective to help strengthen America’s talent pipeline, infrastructure, housing and economic growth.
“Over the past three years, the Lowe’s Foundation has built a national flywheel that is connecting educators, workforce organizations and community partners and strengthening the skilled trades workforce,” said Janice Dupré, Lowe’s executive vice president of human resources and president and chair of the Lowe’s Foundation. “Funding is just one part of the equation; our greatest impact comes from bringing the entire ecosystem together. We are proud to help lead this collaborative model, to train and develop skills trade professionals to serve across multiple industries and companies.”
These grants are part of the Lowe’s Foundation’s expanded $250 million commitment to help train and develop 250,000 skilled tradespeople by 2035, scaling its workforce investment five-fold after surpassing its original funding goal ahead of schedule…