Governor Moore announces New Start grants to provide entrepreneurship training for justice-involved Marylanders

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced a new grant program designed to help justice-involved Marylanders pursue business ownership. The state is awarding $100,000 in grants to five organizations through the New Start Grant Program, with each receiving $20,000 to provide entrepreneurship training and reentry services. “We need to end the myth that every sentence becomes a life sentence,” Moore […]

Governor Moore announces first ‘Road to Careers’ grant recipients to boost skilled workforce

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced the first round of grant recipients for the “Road to Careers” initiative, a six-year, $24 million investment aimed at expanding Maryland’s pipeline of highly-skilled workers for critical transportation infrastructure jobs. The initial $4 million in grants will provide nearly 1,200 Marylanders with in-demand training for skilled construction and maintenance jobs. “To grow our […]