High school students face numerous challenges when it comes to considering college. To help eliminate some of these barriers, College Matters: Meeting the Moment grantees are helping students with the financial aid process, including filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

Today, the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation announced over $1 million in grants to fund the next steps of the CEMETS iLab Indiana strategic plan to build a new path that could welcome students in at least one occupation as early as the 2025-2026 school year.

CEMETS iLab Indiana, a coalition of nearly 200 Hoosier leaders established in December 2023, today released a plan for an innovative, new way for Hoosiers to access education and training that will prepare them for in-demand careers and help solve the state’s mounting workforce shortages.