Biotech Companies in 8 Counties Eligible for Paid Interns Through Make It In America Grant

The Make It In America program administered by Coastal Counties Workforce Inc and their service provider Goodwill Workforce Solutions is accepting applications for their paid internships program. Biotechnology is one of the sectors eligible for paid interns. The program, which is funded through the $1,3M Make It In America Grant awarded to Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. by the US Department of Labor, is available for the following counties: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York.

The Make It In America program administered by Coastal Counties Workforce Inc and their service provider Goodwill Workforce Solutions is accepting applications for their paid internships program

The internship program is designed to support up to 80 unemployed or underemployed Maine residents with a minimum of a high school diploma or GED, and some additional education and/or work experience in one of the MIIA targeted industry sectors. Grant eligibility is open to companies in any of the following eight counties and four sectors:

  • Counties: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York
  • Sectors: Aerospace, Biotechnology, Advanced Materials/Composites and Renewable Energy

FMI: Ryan Anderson, Goodwill Workforce Solutions Supervisor [email protected]

*This project is funded through a $1,300,000 grant awarded to Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc. by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration under the H1-B Jobs Accelerator Grants program.

This is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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