MAVA Colleagues,
Wonderful news to share concerning our colleagues in Attleboro!! They have been awarded more than $1.3 million in state grant money that will go toward career technical training.
David
Attleboro school district receives $1.3 million from state to train 168 in trades
· By SUSAN LaHOUD slahoud Aug 5, 2025 Updated 13 hrs ago
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ATTLEBORO — The city school district has been awarded more than $1.3 million in state grant money that will go toward career technical training.
The grant of $1,340,946 will be used to train 168 people for welding, HVAC, plumbing, auto tech, electrical, medical lab tech, and culinary arts positions through a program at Attleboro High School.
The school district will partner with the following businesses: Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc., RCL Mechanical, Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure, The Colonel Blackinton Inn, Tavern in the Square Attleboro, Citizen Crust, Sturdy Health, East Side Clinical Laboratory, Southcoast Hospitals Group, Engineered Materials Solutions, Environmental Systems Inc., Paldino Brothers Plumbing & Heating, SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service, Landes Family Auto Sales, Trustworthy Auto, Cross Street Automotive, Lockheed Architectural Solution Inc., Sousa & DeMayo, Green Brothers Fabrication, and Larson Tool & Stamping.
The state Executive Office of Labor & Training announced the grant award Tuesday. It was among a total $24.2 million approved by Gov. Maura Healey’s administration for more than 20 school districts to expand career technical training opportunities to 2,500 job seekers.
The grants are aimed at addressing the persistent demand for workers in the trades, construction and manufacturing in partnership with more than 180 employers, according to the administration. The Career Technical Initiative grant program partners with career and technical education schools to provide adult learners, especially unemployed and underemployed individuals from underserved populations and underrepresented groups, with career training and technical skills to meet the needs of Massachusetts employers.
The administration also awarded a planning grant to an organization to prepare and design future training. Since 2023, the Healey administration, in partnership with Commonwealth Corporation, has awarded $53 million in CTI Grants, projected to train over 6,090 unemployed and underemployed individuals.
The grant awards announced Tuesday launch the 10th cohort of CTI grants. To date, over 4,400 participants have received training, over 3,150 have completed training, over 3,100 have earned industry-recognized credentials, and over 2,360 have secured employment, according to the administration. The most recent grant for Attleboro follows one for $59,540 awarded in early June by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to the Attleboro Technical Institute to train 104 students in heat pump technology.
The institute operates through Attleboro High School’s Career and Technical Education department, and trains adults 18 and older in trades such as automotive, HVAC, plumbing and welding. Since starting the program last fall, the program has graduated two cohorts of students.
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development oversees the CTI program, which is administered by Commonwealth Corporation, a quasi-public agency. In partnership with the Executive Office of Education, CTI transforms career and technical education schools across the state to become Career Technical Institutes that run three shifts a day for skill-building programs in the trades, construction, and manufacturing career pathways. The $24.2 million awarded Tuesday focuses on job training for adult learners participating in the evening hours, or third shift.
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