Originally published at National Catholic Register
The College of St. Joseph the Worker, an Ohio-based Catholic college, received a $5-million grant to develop a construction company to employ students, provide job training and education opportunities, and create a pro-life public-policy research center in the northern part of the Mountain State.
The College of St. Joseph the Worker, an Ohio-based Catholic college, received a $5-million grant from West Virginia to develop a construction company to employ students, provide job training and education opportunities, and create a pro-life public-policy research center in the northern part of the state.
The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which is based in Steubenville, Ohio, teaches construction trades to students while providing a bachelor’s degree in Catholic studies. The campus is located near the border with West Virginia just across the Ohio River.
The grant was approved unanimously by the West Virginia Water Development Authority (WDA) in October. It was awarded through the state’s Economic Enhancement Grant Fund, created in 2022 with funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
“The college is extremely grateful to the state of West Virginia for the recent award of an economic development grant,” read a news release The College of St. Joseph the Worker
