The Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA) has given $500 Grants to Centralia and Mt. Vernon high Schools, along with 40 high schools throughout Southern Illinois to support building trades and vocational education classes.
The grants are part of SIBA’s ongoing commitment to promote careers in the construction industry and help schools strengthen their technical education programs that prepare students for in-demand jobs in the skilled trades.
Each selected school will receive a $500 grant to be used for classroom resources, tools, or other equipment that supports hands-on learning in construction-related education. Schools are encouraged to share photos of how the funds are used and to request stickers provided by SIBA to label any items purchased.
The 2025 grant recipients include:
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School
Carlyle CUSD #1
Carmi-White County High School
Central Community High School
Centralia High School
Civic Memorial High School
Columbia High School
Coulterville High School
Dupo Junior/Senior High School
East Alton-Wood River High School
Effingham High School
Fairfield Community High School 225
Frankfort Community High School
Freeburg Community High School
Hamilton County Jr./Sr. High School
Herrin High School
Highland High School
Hillsboro High School
Jersey Community High School
Lawrenceville High School
Meridian CUSD 101
Mount Carmel High School
Mt. Vernon High School
North Clay Unit #25
North Greene High School
Northwestern High School
O’Fallon Township High School
Okaw Area Vocational Center
Okawville High School
Pope County High School
Richland County High School
SCI-Litchfield CUSD #12
Sparta High School
Steeleville High School
Teutopolis Unit 50 High School
Thompsonville CUSD #174
Vienna High School
Waterloo High School
Wesclin High School
Zeigler-Royalton High School
SIBA continues to seek opportunities to support and collaborate with high schools that offer vocational and technical education related to the construction industry.
Schools are encouraged to report their class offerings and request classroom visits by construction industry professionals by contacting Donna Richter at ceo@siba-agc.org.
Media Contact:
Sheldon Ripson (For Southern Illinois Builders Association)
636-751-5733
sripson@r5-communications.com
About Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA)The purpose of the Southern Illinois Builders Association is to advance the construction industry through strengthening our members by enabling them to do collectively what they cannot accomplish on their own. We offer a full range of services and programs to provide value to our members as “the voice of the construction industry in Southern Illinois.”
