CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Programs in New Hampshire and Maine are receiving nearly a total of nearly $1.5 million in grants to help out-of-school youth earn a high school diploma while learning skills in construction, health care, information technology and other fields.
Southern New Hampshire Services Inc., in Manchester is receiving over $768,000 in YouthBuild grants.
The Biddeford Housing Authority in Maine is receiving $685,000 in grants.
The grants announced Tuesday from the U.S. Labor Department are the first awarded under new regulations that expand occupational skills beyond construction to include fast-growing industries such as health care and information technology.
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