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Building Career Ladders for Low-Income People

Aspen Institute

www.aspeninstitute.org

  • Program Education
  • Program Area Success Beyond High School
  • Grant Amount $1,200,000
  • Grant Period February 1, 2009–January 31, 2010
  • Location Washington, DC, United States
  • Geographic Focus United States

About this grant

This grant to the Aspen Institute will continue to support a demonstration that will provide in-depth experience with the most promising workforce training partnerships between community-based organizations and community colleges. The target of this pilot will be disadvantaged adults and the barriers they face in obtaining credit-based, postsecondary education that leads to career and economic advancement.