Since we first announced Elevate America, many of you have asked for more information on how to participate, correctly and astutely noting that our web site was, well, lean on information. That was primarily because Elevate America is an umbrella program, with state and local governments participating and administering their own programs independently.

Today, Washington state became the first state to launch its Elevate America program, and for those of you living in our home state of Washington, you can immediately request and redeem your Elevate America training and certification vouchers. We expect to distribute more than 30,000 vouchers in the next 90 days!

We’ll continue to provide more Elevate America news as additional states and localities come on-line—in the meantime, check out our thoroughly revised and relaunched Elevate America site for more information.