New Jersey Community Development Corporation and St. Paul’s Community Development Corporation, both will receive 2-million dollars in grant from the Department of Labor, reported the Record.

The funding will go towards training individuals to become active part of working life in America. The grant will help train young Americans who have dropped out of high school acquire viable skills for future employment.

It will also help them attain a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, which is the equivalent of a high school degree.