<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2024/october/10032023-gulf--coast-workforce.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>10/03/2024 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>University of Houston Leads Collaborative Effort to Improve Gulf Coast Area Workforce Development and Community Benefits in the Unfolding Energy Transition</title><subtitle>Project to Provide Training and Resources Needed to Access Jobs in the New Hydrogen Economy</subtitle><description>The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a University of Houston-led community engagement and workforce development project to receive funding as part of a $62 million effort to advance clean hydrogen technologies nationwide – it is the only one from Texas. Central to the team’s effort is the creation of a publicly available online toolkit that will serve as a resource for Community Benefits Plans and hydrogen hubs nationwide.</description><author>Rashda Khan</author><author-email>rkhan20@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone>713-743-7587</author-phone><image><img src="/news-events/stories/2024/october/_images/gulf-coast-hero.jpg" alt="alt"/></image><categories>Science[COMMA] Energy &amp; Innovation</categories></item>