06/11/2024The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) will receive a $9.3 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a climate-ready workforce. The grant was announced today at a NOAA news conference focused on the Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes and Territories initiative. Over the next four years, SBCTC will use the funds to support the “Tribal Stewards Program,” an initiative to cultivate a new generation of Tribal leaders and non-Tribal environmental co-stewards skilled in natural resources management.SBCTC CommunicationsNOAA, tribal stewards, climate change, climate resilience