New Horizons Foundation Awarded as a Stanley Black & Decker Makers Grant Recipient

The New Horizons Foundation was named a winner and grant recipient of the Stanley Black & Decker Global Impact Challenge. The grant will go toward research and contractor education surrounding recruiting and retaining the next generation of sheet metal and HVAC workers.

As part of the funding, the New Horizons Foundation will continue its research to help contractors identify and incorporate successful strategies to increase the development and retention rates of sheet metal and HVAC employees. These strategies will be amplified through a series of short videos featuring contractors discussing their experiences with these practices in action.

The grant will also help the foundation’s continued focus on the next generation of sheet metal and HVAC workers with the development of a diversity, equity and inclusion roadmap. The roadmap will feature testimonials from contractors that have successfully implemented DEI approaches.

The Stanley Black & Decker Global Impact Challenge supports trade workforce development initiatives in the construction and manufacturing sectors, helping skill and reskill roughly 210,448 makers throughout the year. The New Horizons Foundation is one of 91 organizations that will receive part of the $25 million in grant funding over five years.