The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) announced $2 million in new grants and $615,000 in ongoing projects. The investment supports MEAF’s New Access to Tech Careers and Trades Inclusion Initiative, which aims to enable young people with disabilities to lead productive lives through increased employment.
“Our Tech Career Access and Trades Inclusion initiative builds on the good fortune we had last year working with our grantees and industry associations to mirror the style of disability employment systems and create a pipeline of professional skills to high-demand careers. Domains,” says Kevin R. Webb, senior director of MEAF.
Tech Careers
In collaboration with the Consumer Technology Association Foundation, MEAF is helping to publicize accessibility and generation careers at CES® and the year, supporting projects such as:
Careers in the Trades
Under the Partnership for Career and Technical Education and its Inclusion, Access, Equity, and Diversity initiative, MEAF is helping to create a pipeline of career skills in technology in spaces such as:
Access to Opportunity
Access to generational and trades careers begins with a solid foundation of quality experiential education and extension. MEAF is helping to raise awareness by supporting:
“This is the first year that the annual MEAF grant exceeds $2 million. We are excited to see the expansion of employment for other people with disabilities towards a more inclusive society,” Webb concludes.
The $2. 6 million in MEAF grants to 24 organizations will be distributed over the next two years. MEAF will also allocate up to $320,000 in worker donations in 2024 to build inclusive and sustainable communities in the United States.
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