This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to develop an experiential learning curriculum to upskill existing automotive technicians for maintaining and repairing electric vehicles (EVs). The University of Alabama, the prime awardee, will work with industry and educational partners to:
Understand current EV training needs through co-design and surveys with automotive technicians.
Develop a...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,634,986 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc. (doing business as Big Step), a nonprofit organization. The objective of this EVSTEP (Electronic Vehicle Skill Trades Employment Program) grant is to create strategies that integrate workforce systems to develop the skills necessary for...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) aims to expand access to career-track training and employment in electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) installation and maintenance for a diverse pipeline of individuals in Baltimore, Maryland. The primary awardee, The Corps Network, will lead a pre-apprenticeship workforce partnership that includes local...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $400,000 to Purdue University to develop an experiential learning curriculum and pipeline to upskill existing automotive technicians for maintaining and repairing electric vehicles (EVs). The project will: (1) understand existing EV training needs through co-design and surveys, (2) develop a multi-stage experiential learning approach using...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will support research and development of an experiential learning curriculum to upskill existing automotive technicians for electric vehicle (EV) maintenance and repair.
The $299,909 award to the Colorado School of Mines will fund a project that aims to: (1) understand current EV training needs through co-design and surveys, (2) develop...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), aims to develop and pilot a new Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Service Advisor Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The $1,499,099 project will be implemented in four cities across Michigan and California with significant disadvantaged populations and high unemployment. The goal is to build...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $1.5M Cooperative Agreement to The Dannon Project, a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). This funding, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, will support The Dannon Project's workforce readiness initiatives focused on electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)....
This $5,493,941 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) will establish a comprehensive national program to streamline the utility interconnection process for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The goal is to advance approaches to reduce soft costs, support accelerated demand for new EV charging, and promote increased participation...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) provides $3,300,000 to Bridgevalley Community and Technical College to deliver the following key products and services:
The project will improve participant training outcomes by 1) ensuring curricula is aligned with industry needs, 2) upgrading and expanding training pathways, 3)...
This $2,296,542 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) aims to develop low-cost tools for enabling third-party interoperability testing for electric vehicles (EVs) and electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) with the ISO-15118 plug and charge standard. The project will also develop conformance testing to define current and future iterations of the...