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T hirteen truck driver training pro- grams in 10 states will share some $2.3 million in grants from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra- on (FMCSA). The grants will be used to help train veterans and their families for jobs as commercial bus and truck driv- ers. The funding is provided through FMCSA's Commercial Motor Vehicle – Operator Safety Training (CMV-OST) grant program. "We support job opportunities for Veterans who have served our country, but not only because it is the right thing to do, it also makes good sense," said U.S. Transporta- tion Secretary Anthony Foxx. "One of the most important, fastest growing employment sectors is for qualified commercial vehicle drivers and Veter- ans bring invaluable experience to the industry and can enter the workforce quickly." The 2015 FMCSA grants were made to: • California – West Hills Community College District, Coalinga, $199,460 • Georgia – Central Georgia Technical Col- lege, Macon, $146,771 • Maryland – Cecil College, North East, $101,825 • New York – Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES, Angola, $105,201 • North Carolina – North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh,$200,000 • Ohio – Cuyahoga Community College District, Cleveland, $195,040 • Oklahoma – Central Technical Center, Drumright, $200,000 • Pennsylvania – Lancaster County Career & Technology Center, Willow Street, $194,811 • Pennsylvania – Northampton County Area Community College,Bethlehem, $134,400 • Pennsylvania – The Sage Corporation, Camp Hill, $198,504 • South Carolina – Orangeburg-Callhoun Technical College, Orangeburg,$197,399 • Texas – Alamo Colleges/ St. Phillip's Col- lege, San Antonio, $196,680 • Virginia – Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, $199,879 "We doubled the amount we have previously provided through this grant program because of the important role qualified commercial truck and bus drivers hold in moving our economy forward," said FMCSA Acting Admin- istrator Scott Darling. "The men and women who complete these com- mercial driver training programs also serve our country in a vital way by making safety their top priority every mile, every day." ◆ Beat School Driver training schools get grants from FMCSA 8 www.studentdriversplacement.com November '15