Two of the first 13 recipients of grants from the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund are from Oskaloosa.  The Oskaloosa School District, in partnership with several local businesses, will begin a project that intends to raise the number of students who gain post-secondary education in the form of certificates and employment in high demand fields by providing transportation to students to attend career academies at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa.  And Mahaska Health will begin a program to identify students interested in becoming medical lab assistants, but have a financial need.