Training will include classroom instruction, material and supplies and hands-on learning on industry-leading equipment. Students who complete the certification course will be placed in a 160-hour paid internship. Support services will also include job placement with local broadband employers.

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$4,367,136 – Building the Texas Broadband Workforce Grant Program by the Texas Broadband Development Office

$250,000 – Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. (local match funds)

$250,000 – Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation (local match funds)

$4,867,136 – Total