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$230,000 grant will help grow annual intern expo

Students from James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg attend an Intern Expo at the Fredericksburg Expo Center [Photo: Fredericksburg Public Schools]
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce has been awarded $230,000 in grant funding from GO Virginia. The funds will be used to build upon the Chamber's workforce development programming, Workforce NOW.

In partnership with businesses, and secondary and post-secondary schools, the funding will focus on planning and implementing Intern Expos, hosting workforce and intern workshops, and supporting workforce volunteers and Chamber staff in their efforts within the workforce development arena. The funding will be matched with in-kind and cash contributions from local partners and the FXBG Chamber.

The grant funding is a workforce development implementation grant spanning over a two-year grant cycle representing GO Virginia's Region 6. The grant outcomes will result in up to 100 work-based learning connections and internships across our region annually, focusing on GO Virginia's targeted industries.

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