{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-23.1-627.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 23.1-627.2","heading":"New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program; purpose","body":"The New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program is established for the purpose of (i) creating and sustaining a demand-driven supply of credentialed workers for high-demand occupations in the Commonwealth by addressing and closing the gap between the skills needed by workers in the Commonwealth and the skills of the available workforce in the Commonwealth; (ii) expanding the affordability of workforce training and credentialing; and (iii) increasing the interest of current and future Virginia workers in technician, technologist, and trade-level positions to fill the available and emerging jobs in the Commonwealth that require less than a bachelor's degree but more than a high school diploma.2016, cc. 326, 470.","path":["Title 23.1. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS","Subtitle II. STUDENTS AND CAMPUS","Chapter 6. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","Article 4.1. NEW ECONOMY WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL GRANT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/23.1-627.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:59Z","sha256":"237f572c8c982d84b0765c8c2f11c28243d7e6939c25990f9ab699936880e29b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-23.1-627.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-23.1-627.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}