Project Grant 1902673

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to promote awareness and hands-on experience in biotechnology and biomanufacturing career pathways for diverse, underrepresented community college and high school students. The $649,986 award to MiraCosta Community College District will fund the BIOSCOPE (Bioscience Supply Chain Operations Projects for Education) model, which provides students with project-based activities to learn...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,691 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to establish the "BEGINNINGS: DIVERSIFYING TALENT IN ADVANCED BIOLOGICS MANUFACTURING" program. The program will deliver hands-on training in a simulated current good manufacturing practice (cGMP), pilot-scale biomanufacturing facility to build a skilled...

This $255,043 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a virtual and active learning approach to digital manufacturing education at Georgia Tech. Specifically, the awardee will create a new undergraduate digital manufacturing course for virtual learning environments incorporating active learning approaches. Different types of virtual-based, hands-on learning experiences for manufacturing will be designed and piloted, including virtual training simulators for embedded...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $158,342 to New York University to develop new training content for existing manufacturing technician education courses. The university will introduce virtual and hands-on experiential learning exercises as well as tutorials on advanced manufacturing technologies including computer-aided design, additive manufacturing, and engineering...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to Brammer Bio MA, LLC to develop and implement undergraduate or graduate level curriculum, as well as continuing education training for the existing workforce, to support broader implementation of critical underpinning standards in regenerative medicine. The project team will create a set of learning...

This $468,832 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the Southeast Community College Bioindustrial Manufacturing Education (SCC-BIOME) project. The project aims to strengthen partnerships between industry and educators, cultivate interest in bioindustrial manufacturing career pathways, and build capacity for the growing bioindustrial manufacturing ecosystem in the Midwest. Key activities include developing and implementing...

This $520,281 National Science Foundation project grant supports Piedmont Virginia Community College's implementation of a mastery learning model in six core advanced manufacturing courses. The goal is to improve student learning outcomes and increase graduates for the college's Advanced Manufacturing program. Mastery learning will be applied using a flipped classroom approach with hands-on learning for advanced manufacturing technologies. Courses will be structured in modules allowing...

The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The two-year grant will support improvements to UMBC's biotechnology degree program through the development of new biomanufacturing laboratory modules and equipment. Specifically, the funding will be used to enhance the program's biom...

Cast Inc. was awarded a $646,526 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop career guidance curriculum and materials for biofabrication careers. The three-year award running from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025 will support Cast to design a dual enrollment pathway for high school students to gain awareness and skills relevant to biomanufacturing technician roles. Specifically, Cast will...

This $234,191 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing of Cell and Tissue-based Products coordination network. The network aims to develop a skilled and diverse workforce for advanced manufacturing of cell and tissue-based products through stakeholder engagement and workforce development activities. Specifically, the awardee - Bioindustrial Manufacturing And Design Ecosystem (Biomade) - will...