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 $436,009 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of innovative electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and service technician education programs. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the award to Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation runs from May 2022 through April 2025. The project aims to address workforce needs arising from the transportation industry's transition to electric vehicles. Goals include identifying...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $999,946 provides funding for Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina to develop innovative electric vehicle (EV) education programs. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the consortium led by Trident Technical College will create hybrid virtual and augmented reality curricula to address workforce needs in EV manufacturing and services. Specifically, the consortium which includes automotive companies and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $649,999 funds Macomb Community College to develop automotive technician education programs focused on electric, automated, and connected vehicles. The project leverages a previous NSF-funded Electric Vehicle (EV) certificate program to create a new associate degree program in EV technology, upgrade the EV certificate, and develop new certificates in Connected Automated Vehicles (CAV) and Cybersecurity. The program targets...
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 $613,759 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will enable Stark State College of Technology to develop an innovative training solution for the regional workforce in Northeast Ohio to prepare automotive technicians to service and repair electric vehicles (EVs). The key objectives of this 3-year project, titled "Electric Vehicle Technician Training for Northeast Ohio (EV-NEO)," are to: Enhance Stark State College's...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education provides $378,987 to Florida State College at Jacksonville to develop new technician training programs focused on battery technologies for electric vehicles. The award will support curriculum development, a new lab facility, and student recruitment efforts under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and...
This $2.735 million National Science Foundation project grant will establish the National Electric Vehicle Consortium to address workforce needs for the emerging electric vehicle sector through 2025. Funded under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076), the consortium led by Indian River State College will collaborate with community colleges, universities, and industry partners to document workforce skills needs. It will also align academic programs...
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...
Sinclair Community College was awarded a $559,624 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to enhance career pathways to green jobs in high-performance building technology. The grant, awarded July 1, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2024, will support Sinclair Community College's efforts to develop new educational programs and curriculum focused on emerging careers in green building technology and energy efficiency. By leveraging its...