Schools Governors State University Receives $4.9 Million Department of Labor Grant by Gary Kopycinski on February 17, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Schools: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University announced today that it was awarded a $4.9 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The competitive grant was one of only 55 awarded nationwide.