Joe Chiu | Trade U

Joe Chiu

Joe Chiu

Oct 20, 2026

Issue #4 — $20M Texas, $17M California: your deadline map (Oct 20)

Oct 20, 2026

Hired entry-level. Trained through an apprenticeship. Promoted to security analyst.

Oct 20, 2026

300 apprenticeship applications. Two minutes.

Oct 20, 2026

Only 12% of credentials actually pay off. Your state's definition of "valuable" decides if yours do.

Oct 20, 2026

Forsyth Tech stopped begging employers. It got one to do its marketing.

Oct 20, 2026

The deadline board: what closes when

Oct 20, 2026

California, part two: $17 million, proposals due Monday, November 9.

Oct 20, 2026

Texas put $20 million on the table, and you can't apply for it. Good.

Oct 20, 2026

California just opened the Workforce Pell door. The first deadline is December 15.

Oct 18, 2026

Flash — Iowa training grants deadline (Oct 18)

Oct 15, 2026

Flash — Maryland Workforce Pell deadline (Oct 15)

Oct 13, 2026

Issue #3 — EPA grants close Thursday, Iowa Monday

TechCred's open — plus the rule that ties your aid to paychecks

Oct 6, 2026

TechCred's open — plus the rule that ties your aid to paychecks

$2,200/student: Pell now covers short-term programs.

Sep 29, 2026

$2,200/student: Pell now covers short-term programs.