Colorado Approves Five Programs for $2,200 Job Training Grants

• A federal program called Workforce Pell offers $2,200 grants for short-term job training to low-income students.
• This is the largest expansion of federal financial aid in 50 years.
• Colorado has approved only five programs to take the grants.
• The Workforce Pell program is a first-of-its-kind initiative.
• The Trump administration revamped the traditional Pell grants, which previously paid for college.