Project Grant 2500519
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal grant program provides $704,477 to Miracosta Community College District to develop and expand workplace navigation skills training for two-year college students in technical programs. The initiative equips students with skills to identify workplace opportunities, assess their work environment, and overcome challenges to succeed in technical careers. The project aims to accelerate...
- This federal Project Grant award of $861,945, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund a research project conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to map the job ladders and career pathways of the skilled technical workforce (STW) in STEM fields. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) identify the occupations and job ladders that enable workers with technical skills but less than a bachelor's degree to advance...
- This $359,887 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop and assess problem-based learning materials for warehousing and order fulfillment education targeted at advanced undergraduate and master's level industrial engineering students. The principal investigator will work to develop place-based expertise through site visits with local warehousing and order fulfillment organizations, build technical expertise in relevant...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) in the amount of $246,704 provides funding for a collaborative research project to expand employment opportunities in the advanced manufacturing and construction sectors. The project aims to train participants in state-of-the-art laboratories and provide paid internships with STEM employers, while also offering financial, academic, and career-focused assistance. The goal is to...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $399,934 to a collaborative effort across six academic institutions. The goal is to better align STEM curricula with industry workforce needs. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE TOGETHER," will enable the participating institutions to grow industry partnerships, improve course...
- This $147,656 collaborative research project awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program investigates factors impacting variability in STEM training programs across the nation. The key products and services delivered under this 3-year Project Grant award include: Measuring the institutional factors that contribute to developing career-ready science curricula and how successful best practices can be leveraged to improve STEM...
- 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 $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will support research to explore how technological changes are impacting worker skills and employment. The project will analyze future skill demands driven by technological disruption and develop effective, affordable educational approaches to enable workers, especially those without college degrees, to reskill and upskill. The research aims to leverage...
- The Project Grant titled "EXPLORATIONS: ADVANCING BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREERS BY INTEGRATING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THINKING FOR RURAL STUDENTS" is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The $999,882 award, which runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, aims to expand access to experiential learning in applied biotechnology, strengthen the biotechnology workforce through skill-building and career preparation, and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,087,979.00 to Oakland University to support the "Advancing STEM Workforce Readiness of Interdisciplinary Scholars for Excellence" project. The 5-year project aims to increase STEM degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. Key activities include providing scholarships to 72 students pursuing STEM degrees,...
This federal Project Grant award of $271,204 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program focuses on developing and expanding workplace navigation (WN) skills training for two-year college students in technical programs. The project aims to equip students with skills to identify suitable workplace opportunities, critically assess work environments, and overcome challenges to success. In collaboration with the California Bioscience Workforce Development Hub and InnovateBio, the project seeks to establish a national Workplace Navigation Hub to provide WN training modules for students, support faculty in integrating the modules into curricula, examine the broader applicability of WN in technical fields beyond biotechnology, and offer guidance on incorporating WN strategies into work-based learning programs. The ultimate goal is to shape a workforce equipped to meet the demands of advanced technology fields and contribute to a stronger, more adaptable national workforce. The award period runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $271.2k | 9/15/25 |