Comment on Gov. Reynolds issues nearly $900,000 in Future Ready Iowa grants for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City entities

Businesses, not-for-profits and schools in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City received almost $900,000 in grants for skills training through Future Ready Iowa’s Employer Innovation Fund, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday.The grants are aimed to “provide postsecondary training and education to Iowans whose employment has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.”Statewide, 65 entities received grants ranging from about $3,000 to $100,000 for a total of more than $4.3 million.Twelve of those recipients are in Cedar Rapids or Iowa City.The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Kirkwood Community College and Willis Dady Emergency Shelter in Cedar Rapids received $100,000.