SENATOR CARDIN TO PARTICIPATE IN TELE-CONFERENCE CALL WITH SECRETARY OF LABOR SOLIS TO ANNOUNCE $4.9 MILLION GRANT FOR CCBC

Secretary Solis will announce total of $225 million nationwide in health care training grants


WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will announce the release of more than $225 million in
 health care and high growth training grants funded by the  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
 Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) will participate in the call, which includes the announcement of a
 grant of $4.9 million for the Community College of  Baltimore County (CCBC) to train workers
 in the health care field.

These grants will allow community colleges, community-based organizations, state workforce agencies and other public entities to deliver training that leads to employment in a range of health care fields and other growing industries. 
 
WHO:   U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Maryland Senator Benjamin L.
Cardin

WHAT: Press teleconference to announce health care and high growth grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 
Remarks to be followed by question-and-answer session
 
HOW:   Call-in number: 888-324-0798
  Passcode: 134875
 
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 12
1:45 to 2:30 p.m. EST