The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently awarded $300,000 to Black River Technical College (BRTC) through the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP).
According to the DRA, this program is “an initiative designed to build long-term community capacity and to increase economic competitiveness by investing in projects that support workforce training and education programs.”
BRTC is one of three institutions in Arkansas that received the grant, and one of 25 institutions in the DRA’s service area to receive the grant. BRTC will use the grant to renovate an existing space and buy equipment for a collaborative robot welding lab. The lab will not only provide workforce training for community industries but will also provide specific training for BRTC’s neighbor, Tate Industries…