Today, The Hamilton Project presented Harry J. Holzer with the Hamilton Project’s 2011 Policy Innovation Prize for the best proposal to create jobs and enhance productivity. Holzer proposes a competitive grant system to fund workforce development initiatives based training programs that have been proven to raise employment and wages. The grants would fund a more effective workforce and education system that gives students and training participants the skills that high-growth employers demand by directly linking their education and training with the labor market. You can read his award-winning proposal here.