Broadening participation in plant/agricultural biotechnology through stackable credentials leading to an associate in science degree
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 2329904
- Recipient
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Wake Technical Community College UEI HQFXKP7VKDL3 Part of North Carolina Community College System Office
- Awarding agency
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Division of Undergraduate Education
National Science Foundation
- Obligated
- $449,001
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)
- Completion date 89% complete
- Originally
- Funding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Place of performance
- Raleigh, NC 27603, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Abstract
- In response to changing agriculture priorities, the plant/agricultural biotechnology industry is growing in the california central coast region. Individuals from hispanic communities continue to be underrepresented in biotechnology. This project is led by alan hancock college, a rural, federally designated hispanic serving institution in central california. The project is designed to increase the participation of individuals from hispanic communities in plant/agricultural biotechnology. To do so, the project team will develop stackable credentials that prepare students to enter the region?s plant/agricultural biotechnology workforce and can lead to an new associate degree in plant/agriculture biotechnology. This degree program will be designed in collaboration with local industry partners and stakeholders in k- 14 education. The project will train local high school teachers in biotechnology skills aligned with the new curriculum, thus creating a pathway from high school into plant/agricultural biotechnology. The project expects this approach will increase the interest and success in the skilled biotechnology workforce for second-generation hispanic youth. As a result, the project has the potential to help diversify the stem technical workforce and ensure that students of color become members of the next generation of scientists. In doing so, the project can help to mitigate the disproportionate impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on the communities IT will serve. Using evidence-based strategies identified for hispanic serving institutions, the project will: 1) develop two stackable certificates, based on courses in biotechnology, plant tissue culture, and genetics, that lead to an associate of science degree in plant/agricultural biotechnoloy; 2) provide high school faculty with professional development and create a pipeline of prospective students into the associate degree program by increasing awareness and providing hands-on experience in biotechnology; 3) offer institutional, student-centric support and engage students in work-based learning experiences in plant/agricultural biotechnology; 4) expand collaboration and partnerships with local agriculture biotechnology industries that can prepare hispanic students for emerging technical jobs, including those in the field of agricultural biodiagnostics. This training will enable hispanic students to develop skills that are transferable to other sectors and help to alleviate the shortage of skilled technical workers in the state. In addition, this funding can generate revenue needed to sustain the degree program, helping to alleviate covid-19-related impacts on the college itself. 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.
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| Original award | $449,001 |
Quick answers
Who received award 2329904?
2329904 was awarded to Wake Technical Community College by Division of Undergraduate Education (National Science Foundation) on October 15, 2022.
How much is award 2329904 worth?
$449,001 has been obligated on 2329904.
Which agency awarded 2329904?
Division of Undergraduate Education (National Science Foundation) awarded 2329904, with funding from National Science Foundation.
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