The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $1,248,451 Cooperative Agreement to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to develop and pilot a nationwide network of higher education and career technical institutions. The goal is to provide sustainable, standardized hybrid online/in-person training on electric vehicle maintenance for the current automotive technician workforce. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Research and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to The Corps Network. The objective of the project is to expand access to career-track training and employment in electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) installation and maintenance work for a diversified pipeline of individuals in Baltimore, Maryland. The Corps Network is leading a pre-apprenticeship...
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 multi-stage...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,934,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council Inc. (IREC) to develop and implement a nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Recognition and Technical Assistance Program, titled "ChargingSmart." The objective is to significantly reduce the soft costs of new EV charging installations...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) provides $37,660,506 to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to implement three economic development activities in communities impacted by the construction of a new power transmission line. The activities include: (1) establishing an apprenticeship program to support power transmission and distribution, (2) creating a low-income...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award DEEE0011132, entitled "REWIRED: RURAL ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR RAPID EVSE DEPLOYMENT," is 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). This $2,294,576 project, awarded on June 1, 2024, aims to develop processes that minimize the soft costs of electric vehicle charging infrastructure installations to enable swifter...
This $1,499,687 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will support the Crater Lake Electrical Training Center in creating a replicable electrician pre-apprenticeship program focused on training the next generation of solar industry workers, particularly from...
The City of Philadelphia was awarded a $1,950,332 cooperative agreement 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). The goal of this project, titled "Plug In Philly", is to create a diverse, highly skilled workforce to support the electric vehicle industry in Philadelphia by upskilling low-income, non-white, and female workers. The project includes a wide community outreach...
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 $350,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will enable Ferris State University to establish an industry-aligned Associate's degree and certificate program in Electric Vehicle (EV) Service Technology. The project aims to address the growing need for skilled EV technicians both regionally and nationally due to the automotive industry's major shift to electric vehicles. Over the three-year project period, Ferris State will...