Project Grant 2600042
- Central Oregon Community College (COCC) received a $2,999,990 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program. The award will support COCC in launching electric vehicle (EV) technician training programs at 15 two-year colleges across the U.S. from 2023 to 2026. Key deliverables include developing EV curriculum and instructor professional development, establishing five authorized testing sites for the EVPRO+ industry...
- 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...
- Sinclair Community College will receive $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an electric vehicle technician training program from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The project aims to establish a new certificate program and workshops focused on electric vehicle technologies to prepare automotive technicians for careers maintaining electric vehicle fleets. Key activities include developing electric vehicle coursework leading to...
- 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 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 $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 $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...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $400,000 to Purdue University to develop an experiential learning curriculum and pipeline to upskill existing automotive technicians for maintaining and repairing electric vehicles (EVs). The project will: (1) understand existing EV training needs through co-design and surveys, (2) develop a multi-stage experiential learning approach using...
- 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 $404,567 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Green River College, a Washington state public community college and minority-serving institution, in updating its nationally certified automotive technology department to service hybrid gas-electric and fully electric vehicles (HEVs/EVs). The key products and services delivered through this 3-year award, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, include: 1)...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Central Oregon Community College $2,595,951 on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to establish three certified electric vehicle instructor training centers, train more than 460 instructors through certification and advanced diagnostics programs, and support the development of national EV training standards. The project addresses the shortage of qualified instructors capable of teaching evolving electrification technologies in high-voltage systems, battery technologies, power electronics, diagnostics, and safety across automotive, marine, and aviation industries. Community colleges and secondary school career and technical education programs require faculty expertise to meet workforce demands as electric transportation expands nationwide. The award funds hands-on training, industry-recognized certifications, advanced diagnostic instruction, and alignment with emerging technologies and national industry standards. Dissemination of curricula, certification processes, and best practices will enable additional institutions to strengthen EV programs and expand access to high-quality EV technician education, particularly in rural communities. The award is classified as a Project Grant with no sub-recipients planned. Work is performed in Bend, Oregon, with a period of performance running from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. The funding builds on prior NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) investments and is evaluated under NSF's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.6m | 8/3/26 |