Front range community college (frcc) is seeking $30,866 in a regular grant to support an estimatedminimum of ninety students over a period of four years of impact in frcc's fermentation sciencesprogram

Frcc anticipates this aligns with project category 3 (junior or community colleges),educational need area 1 (instructional delivery systems) with an expansion of opportunities forhands-on learning experiences in a laboratory/workforce simulation experience. Frcc believes thisproject aligns with academic code and discipline f: food science/technology and manufacturing, specifically fermentation sciences.frcc believes this project aligns specifically with purpose and priority 1, enhance curricula inagricultural education and purpose and priority 6, other initiatives designed to meet local, state, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusinesseducation. In summary, frcc proposes to use the federal funding provided to acquire necessary laboratoryequipment to allow students enrolled in its fermentation sciences program to experience testingstudent-produced fermented beverages for alchol content by volume and opacity. This will betterpreapre them for post-graduation entry into the local brewing workforce and for transfer tocolorado state university (CSU) for additional education. This grant at its conclusion will producethe products of new/enhanced course materials with more experiential learning components and apermanent laboratory facility at frcc equipped to support student fermentation learning. Theprogram will also expand enrollment in frcc's fermentation sciences program through expandedmarketing and community outreach, as well as build student awareness of careers in this field offood science/food manufacturing.?