EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A big chunk of money is coming to Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana.

The group has been selected to receive a READI 2.0 grant of $1,750,000.

The money will be used to help build the new JA Discovery Center.

Officials broke ground on that project last week to start building a 24,000 square-foot learning facility.

It will soon serve 4th through 12th grade students, helping prepare them for life beyond the classroom.

“Not only is it a financial boost to the work that we’re doing, but it’s also kind of a seal of approval that we are doing work that has true impact in this region and will make a long-term difference,” said Junior Achievement President Angie Richards Cheek.

Construction on the Discovery Center will be finished sometime next year.

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