This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support recruitment, retention, and success strategies for low-income, high-achieving students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM fields at Madison Area Technical College (Matc). Over six years, the project will provide scholarships to 25 full-time students in information technology or STEM transfer programs. Activities include expanded outreach, enriched STEM career...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $349k Project Grant to Santa Monica Community College District under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop a credentialed biotechnology program focusing on cell science and immunological testing. The three-year award will recruit and train 30 students from diverse and traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, including those impacted by the justice system, providing 30 industry internships and up to 60 stackable certificates in a career...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $509,414 Project Grant to Los Angeles Mission College under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the EXPANDING THE BIOTECHNOLOGY PIPELINE TO ADULTS SEEKING REEMPLOYMENT project from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. The project aims to provide training and work-based learning opportunities in biotechnology fields to help unemployed or underemployed adults obtain new skills and reenter the workforce. Specifically, the grant will fund...
This $326,721 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance biotechnology technician education at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ). The key project goals are to: 1) update curriculum in FSCJ's existing biotechnology laboratory technology associate's degree program, including a modified externship course; 2) acquire advanced research-grade instruments for student skills development; and 3) implement hands-on...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to promote awareness and hands-on experience in biotechnology and biomanufacturing career pathways for diverse, underrepresented community college and high school students. The $649,986 award to MiraCosta Community College District will fund the BIOSCOPE (Bioscience Supply Chain Operations Projects for Education) model, which provides students with project-based activities to learn...
This $468,832 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the Southeast Community College Bioindustrial Manufacturing Education (SCC-BIOME) project. The project aims to strengthen partnerships between industry and educators, cultivate interest in bioindustrial manufacturing career pathways, and build capacity for the growing bioindustrial manufacturing ecosystem in the Midwest. Key activities include developing and implementing...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) supports a partnership development project between the University of Texas at Austin, Milwaukee Public Schools, and Milwaukee Area Technical College. The project aims to co-construct an equity-focused research program on developing and implementing mathematics dual enrollment pathways in Milwaukee high schools to address disparities in math achievement, graduation rates, and college...
This $350,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support DES Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in delivering a three-year initiative to increase the pipeline of qualified biotechnology laboratory technicians in Iowa. Key components include: Establishing a science academy that will provide high school students direct interaction with biotechnology industry professionals through classroom visits, career fairs, and...
Madison Area Technical College District was awarded a $744,987 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal grant program. The grant will fund the creation of an industry recognized energy storage certification credential from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The certification credential aims to support the development of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education...
This $590,340 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) training pathway at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The project will implement CNC dual-credit courses at Lakeview Technology Academy, a STEM-focused high school, to expand access to manufacturing education for underrepresented students in the local community. Key goals include recruiting a diverse student body,...