Grant To Boost Biotech; $1.1 Million To Fund 2 Job Training Programs For San Francisco Residents

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million grant to train low-income residents in San Francisco for jobs in the biotechnology sector. The money will be split between two programs largely benefiting African Americans and Latinos, many of whom were left out of the technology boom in the 1990s. SFWorks, a nonprofit organization jointly created by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the Committee on Jobs and the United Way, will use $500, 000 from the grant to fund On-Ramp, a 10-week program that trains low-income residents for entry-level positions in biotech. City College of San Francisco will get the remaining $600,000 to continue its Bridge to Biotechnology program, which involves a semester of study in biotech, language and math.

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