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Labor Secretary Tom Perez, talks with Gwinnett Technical College student Yolanda Hale, during her Integrative Biology Class laboratory work in the BioScience Lab, studying the kinetics (properties) of the enzyme tyrosinase (ty-rose’-n-ase) that they will be isolating from potatoes on Friday, March 20, 2015. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, today announced the recipients of $200 million in competitive awards to fund and evaluate pilot projects in 10 states to help Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) participants enter careers and work toward self-sufficiency. Georgia is one of several other states that have been selected to test innovative ways to help the unemployed or underemployed transition off of government food assistance programs and compete for positions in today’s job market. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.