The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF), in collaboration with five other academic institutions. The "EPIIC: EMPOWERED" project aims to address the growing disconnect between STEM curricula and industry needs. The cohort of institutions will work to enhance industry partnerships, align program curricula with workforce demands, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE TOGETHER", provides $399,996 to a consortium of academic institutions led by the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology. The goal is to address workforce development challenges in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by aligning academic curricula with industry needs, enhancing faculty skills, and creating...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $399,499 to a collaborative project across six academic institutions, including Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The goal is to address the forecast shortage of STEM talent by improving alignment between STEM curricula and industry needs. The project will facilitate stronger industry partnerships, enhance faculty skills, and create new degree...
This $395,968 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to enhance STEM education and workforce development across a diverse cohort of academic institutions. The "EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- Building the Future STEM Workforce Together" project brings together Hobart and William Smith College, University of Maine at Farmington, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Montgomery College,...
This $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) supports a collaborative research initiative called "EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- Building the Future Workforce Together." The project involves a partnership across six academic institutions - Hobart and William Smith College, University of Maine at Farmington, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Montgomery College, Benjamin Franklin...
This $370,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports a collaborative research project titled "EPIIC: Strengthening Collaborative Advancements Leveraging Equitable University Partnerships." The project involves four diverse institutions - Winston-Salem State University, North Arkansas College, Middle Georgia State University, and St. Vincent College - with the goal of increasing...
This $394,791 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a collaborative research project titled "EPIIC: Collaborations with High-Tech Industry Partners (CHIP)." The primary awardee, Tuskegee University, will partner with Cuyahoga Community College, Youngstown State University, Madison Area Technical College, and Owens State Community College to create industry partnerships, develop...
This $399,406 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The award will support the "EPIIC: CONNECT FOUR, BUILDING REGIONAL INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT" project, which aims to address anticipated STEM worker shortfalls in the U.S. by scaling up the capacity of Roanoke College, Albion College, Canisius University, and Northwest Arkansas...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award provides $274,428 to Skillsgapp LLC to develop a place-based platform for STEM career discovery. The platform utilizes an AI-powered gaming approach to educate and guide youth, particularly from underrepresented populations, towards local, meaningful career paths in advanced manufacturing and other STEM fields. The innovation combines large language models, retrieval-augmented...
This $170,995 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is funding a project titled "Collaborative Research: Explorations - Developing a Diverse STEM Workforce through Experiential Learning Opportunities and Immersive Internships". The project, led by the Institute For Future Intelligence Inc., aims to inspire, inform, and immerse community college STEM students in emerging...