SkillsUSA partners with others for grant competition and peer recruitment

Filed under Grants, Trade Schools, Trades and Culture

SkillsUSA and Lowe’s have announced a competition for Community Service Grants. In this competition, 10 grants of $10,000 each will be handed out to schools for community service efforts in their local community. Grants will be awarded “based on the quality of the project plan and the outreach opportunity that is presented.” The application deadline is December 1, 2007. For details go to http://www.skillsusa.org/educators/lowesed.shtml.

In a separate announcement, SkillsUSA has also announced a partnership with SchoolTube in a Peer Recruitment Video Competition. Get creative and recruit people your own age (via video) to go to trade school. To find out more go to

http://www.skillsusa.org/compete/schooltubevid.shtml