NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov

The Idaho Department of Labor is offering an online workshop, Thursday, March 20, to graduating high school senior students interested in applying to the LAUNCH career education grant program.

The workshop is from 5 to 7 p.m. MT and takes place via Microsoft Teams. Register at the department’s Eventbrite event page.

All students graduating in 2025 under the age of 21, including public, private, charter, homeschool and English as a second language students are welcome to attend.

Seniors will learn about Idaho LAUNCH youth grant opportunities with Next Steps Idaho and how to navigate the application process. Parents and educators are also encouraged to attend the session.

For more information, please contact email Mikayla.Lincoln@labor.idaho.gov or Kara.Jenkins@labor.idaho.gov.

To learn more about eligibility requirements, visit Idaho LAUNCH’s website.

Idaho LAUNCH is transforming the lives of Idaho students and giving opportunities they never had before. LAUNCH covers 80% of the cost — up to $8,000 — for a graduating student to enter an Idaho-based workforce training or education program linked to an in-demand career.

For more information on workshops held throughout the state, visit the department’s calendar of events.

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The Idaho Department of Labor’s employment services programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor for SFY25 as part of Wagner-Peyser Act grant (72%) and state/nonfederal funds (28%) totaling $8,497,701.