Project Grant 2201932
- The Connecticut State Community College Gateway (CT State Gateway) Automotive Technology Program received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant will fund the development of a stackable certificate program in hybrid and electric vehicle operation, safety, maintenance, diagnosis, and repair. The program aims to prepare the next generation of automotive technicians with the skills to service electric and hybrid vehicles, in...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $561,318 to Brookdale Community College to prepare a workforce trained in the service and repair of electric vehicles (EVs). The project aims to infuse EV learning into existing automotive technology programs and create a stackable credential for incumbent automotive technology professionals. The new curriculum and educational materials will be disseminated nationwide to broaden...
- This $467,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development of an Electric Vehicle (EV) Engineering Technology program at Motlow State Community College and an EV Battery Technology certificate at Chattanooga State Community College in Tennessee. The goal of this project is to address the critical workforce shortage for EV technicians in the region, which is a leading state for automotive manufacturing and EV...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $474,314 Project Grant to Camden County College (CCC) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal grant program. The primary focus of this 3-year project is the creation and implementation of a new automotive technology curriculum that focuses on hybrid and electric vehicles (HEV). The goals are to: 1) prepare CCC graduates to safely service battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and HEV; 2) advance CCC...
- Mount Wachusett Community College received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an electric and hybrid vehicle technician training program. The college will create a new automotive technician curriculum focused on emerging EV technologies, training 40 students over three years to earn a certificate or associate's degree. The program aims to address the regional shortage of technicians skilled in EV repair...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sinclair Community College will receive $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an electric vehicle technician training program from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The project aims to establish a new certificate program and workshops focused on electric vehicle technologies to prepare automotive technicians for careers maintaining electric vehicle fleets. Key activities include developing electric vehicle coursework leading to...
AMPING UP TODAY?S ELECTRIC DRIVE AUTOMOTIVE EDUCATION - AMPED TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION: ADVANCED MODULES IN POWERED ELECTRIC DRIVE TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION -HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES CURRENTLY REPRESENT 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL MARKET SHARE OF ALL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PAST TWENTY YEARS HAVE SEEN REMARKABLE GROWTH IN THIS INDUSTRY WITH EXPANSION NOT ONLY IN THE NUMBER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BUT ALSO THE VARIETY OF ENGINE TYPES WHICH INCLUDE HYBRID, FULLY ELECTRIC, AND PLUG-IN ELECTRIC. THIS RAPID GROWTH HAS CREATED A NEED FOR TRAINED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (HEV) AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES. MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE WILL MEET THIS NEED BY CREATING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER) AND TWO NEW STACKABLE CERTIFICATES THAT WILL ENABLE CURRENT STUDENTS, PAST GRADUATES, AND CURRENT INDUSTRY TECHNICIANS TO ADVANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITIES TO DIAGNOSE, SERVICE, REPAIR, REPLACE, AND MAINTAIN THESE TECHNOLOGIES. THE COLLEGE WILL CREATE TWO NEW ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES AND RECRUIT CURRENT STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. THESE CERTIFICATES REPRESENT THE KIND OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING THAT REGIONAL EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN SEEKING FOR THEIR TECHNICIANS. MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE WILL ALIGN THEIR CURRENT PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO ADDRESS TRENDS IN REGIONAL TRAINING AND MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE BY CREATING OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MIDWEST TEACHERS OF TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS (MTTIA), THE TEAM WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY INSTRUCTORS IN HYBRID AND ELECTRIC PLUG-IN TECHNOLOGIES. THE CLASSES THAT SUPPORT THESE NEW CERTIFICATES WILL BE DEVELOPED AT MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE RIVERLAND COLLEGE AS A MODEL FOR WIDESPREAD DISSEMINATION. EQUIPMENT FROM THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES A 125-KILOWATT CAPABLE CHARGING STATION THAT WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND STUDENT TRAINING. COMMUNITY BASED ?RIDE AND DRIVE? EVENTS WILL BE ORGANIZED BY STUDENTS AS COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION EVENTS THAT WILL EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BECOME AMBASSADORS FOR THE ELECTRIC CAR REVOLUTION. AN EVALUATION PLAN WILL MEASURE THE PROJECT?S ABILITY TO DESIGN AND DISSEMINATE CERTIFICATES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE A PATH TO EMPLOYMENT FOR STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATION OF TECHNICIANS FOR THE ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS THAT DRIVE THE NATION'S ECONOMY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/24/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 11/12/24 | ||
| Not listed | $349.7k | 5/3/22 |