Funding supports national career preparedness training program offered on 16 military installations SYRACUSE — The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University announced it has received a second grant of $20,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. The IVMF was first awarded the grant in […]
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Funding supports national career preparedness training program offered on 16 military installations
SYRACUSE — The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University announced it has received a second grant of $20,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc.
The IVMF was first awarded the grant in 2017 in support the organization’s STEM curriculum (science, technology, engineering, and math) in its national career preparedness training program, Onward to Opportunity (O2O). Offered on 16 military installations and online, O2O provides career training, professional certifications, and job placement support to nearly 200,000 transitioning service members, National Guard members, Reservists, veterans, and military spouses every year, according to a news release the institute issued on Sept. 25.
“Support from leading foundations like Motorola is critical to our mission of ensuring successful post-transition careers to veterans, service members and their families,” Mike Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation at Syracuse University and executive director of the IVMF, said in the release. “With the high demand for STEM training, this grant goes a long way to serve our military and veteran population in pursuit of IT, cybersecurity and programming careers as well as the in-demand data analytics career path.”
Motorola Solutions Foundation (motorolasolutions.com/foundation) says it awards grants annually to organizations that support and advance public safety programs, technology, and engineering education initiatives. This year alone, grants will support programs for more than 2 million students, teachers, first responders, and community members across the U.S. That includes the veteran population.