WARREN — Eastern Gateway Community College plans an electric-vehicle training facility in Trumbull County, a move to upskill and prepare workers to keep pace with the region’s fast-growing EV industry.

“It will be our first step back into Trumbull County. We want to make sure we have the right alignment, but we know it is where the facility is going to happen,” said Arthur E. Daly, EGGC vice president and chief development officer. “It will be our move back into Trumbull County to help develop the workforce of the future in the Mahoning Valley.”

The facility would be in an existing building, and $914,000 in federal money EGCC is getting would be used for the EV technology training, including installation of equipment and technology.

EGCC announced Monday it secured the funding, part of $19 million in direct funding for projects in the former 13th U.S. Congressional District. The dollars were part of a comprehensive government funding package passed by Congress.

“The Mahoning Valley is fast becoming the Voltage Valley. We have an opportunity to be world leaders in electric vehicle technology. Eastern Gateway is ready to train the workers who will build and install the technology and the parts to equip electric vehicles,” said Michael Geoghegan, EGCC president.

The school has campuses in Steubenville, where it is headquartered, and in downtown Youngstown.

EGCC had a location at the former Mickey’s Army-Navy store in downtown Warren for about two years starting in 2015, but vacated the site after problems with the building’s condition. Then, the school decided to consolidate resources to grow in Youngstown.

Daly said the facility is about a year away. Now, the school is looking at aligning with industry partners “to get their input on what they would like to see as well.”

Daly said the curriculum exists already, but it’s possible to “modify the curriculum to tailor it to meet the needs of partners and soon-to-be partners in the future.”

He said in a news release Wednesday: “We have been working with industry leaders like Ultium Cells and will soon be working with Foxconn in 2023. With this grant, we are poised to continue to be a leader in training in the electric vehicle space.”

Ultium Cells is the joint venture between General Motors and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution to mass produce EV battery cells for GM vehicles. The company’s first factory in Lordstown started production last year and is expected to employ well over 1,100 workers at full-production capacity.

Foxconn is the Taiwanese technology and electronics giant that acquired the former GM small-car assembly plant in Lordstown to mass produce EVs. So far, the company is producing one, the Endurance pickup by Lordstown Motors Corp., and has agreements in place to manufacture an electric farm tractor and prototypes of another electric vehicle.

Also, EGCC is part of a collaborative effort funded with $17.7 million by Intel to develop semiconductor-focused education and workforce programs.

The school is among 16 community colleges and technical schools in Ohio that are part of the Artificial Intelligence Incubator Network. EGCC has been working with the other schools in the group and Intel and Dell Technologies to provide area and regional students training and job opportunities.