The Utah Department of Workforce Services has launched another year of a grant program that could benefit Uintah Basin industry and workforce. According to the DWS announcement on Tuesday, the department has allocated $1 million dollars for grants this year in the Talent Ready Utah program. “The purpose of Talent Ready Utah is to build the state’s workforce, ” shares Tami Pyfer, the Governor’s Office education advisor. “Since my time serving in the Governor’s Office over the last five years, nothing has been more exciting to me than seeing the innovations stemming from this grant program, with education and industry working together and creating more opportunities for students and adults.” The money for this program comes from the Department of Workforce Services job growth fund and since 2009 the grants have helped 244 training programs for over 13,000 individuals in work-based learning opportunities. To learn more about Talent Ready Utah, visit
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