ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The federal government is providing $14.6 million to 23 community colleges in New York to enhance job-training programs while other colleges statewide are expected to benefit from private investment linked to the grants.

The U.S. Labor Department grants will train New Yorkers in emerging industries including nanotechnology, bioscience and advanced manufacturing such as aerospace design, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said. Hundreds of employers are already partners in the effort to hire the graduates, he said.