The Ohio Board of Regents recently announced that it is seeking proposals from business and education partnerships that create co-ops and internships within JobsOhio’s key industries — biohealth, energy, automotive, advanced manufacturing, polymers, aerospace and aviation, food processing, financial services, information technology and consumer products — so that it can award grants to help these programs align the skills and knowledge of Ohio’s workforce with the needs of the state’s businesses, Dayton Business Journal reports. The board will award $11 million total and each awarded grant must be matched 100 percent for undergraduate programs and 150 percent for graduate programs. Proposals are due October 12, 2012. For more, read the full story and the request for proposals release.
Ohio will award $11 million to business and education partnerships that create co-ops and internships