Project Grant KY54900BIL

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Eastern Iowa Community College District a $1.77 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funds will support the purchase of equipment for welding and computer numerical control (CNC) career technology programs at the District's regional career academies located in Clinton and Maquoketa, Iowa. The career academy programs aim to provide postsecondary credentials to regional...

The Project Grant award of $450,000.00 from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) aims to support Henderson Community College's "MAINTECH" program. The program's objective is to address the employment gap between the available workforce talent pool and the current talent needs of local manufacturers in the Owensboro, KY area. The funding will enable Henderson Community College to enhance its advanced manufacturing training...

This $464,038 National Science Foundation project grant will support St. Charles Community College in creating academic pathways to train students on Industry 4.0 technologies. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the college will work with industry to identify knowledge and skills needed for Industry 4.0 technician roles. It will develop a Mechatronics Associate of Applied Science degree and stackable certificates incorporating classroom, lab, internship and apprenticeship...

This $1.14 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will support the development of new academic pathways for technicians in advanced manufacturing. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to address growing demand for skilled technicians equipped with advanced manufacturing technologies by enhancing degree and certification programs at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri. Specifically, the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $297,792 to Northwest Kansas Technical College to establish an academic pathway with micro-credentials aligned to industry needs in advanced manufacturing. Over 3 years, the project will recruit 83 students from 5 regional secondary schools to complete 3 courses introducing additive and subtractive manufacturing technology, processes, and design principles. The project will provide...

The Mid-South Center for Occupational Innovation will receive $43,049,682 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish one-stop accelerated skills training centers in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Partnering with employers like Ford Motor Company and FedEx, the Center will support in-demand industries in the rural South through workforce development programs focused on electric vehicles, transportation/logistics, and...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Massachusetts Bay Community College under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The funding will support the purchase of equipment for the College's new Simulation Center for curricula in health sciences, early childhood education, and human services. The equipment will provide residents in West Boylston, Massachusetts opportunities to establish greater economic...

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has awarded a $12,650,000 Project Grant to the Horry Georgetown Commission For Technical Education, doing business as Horry-Georgetown Technical College, to support the construction of a new training facility on the college's campus in Conway, South Carolina. This project will expand the college's Outboard Marine Technology program, which is a critical workforce development initiative to supply skilled...

This $345,365 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research on the effectiveness of implementing work-based learning approaches in the Mechatronics associate degree program at Blackhawk Technical College District in Janesville, Wisconsin. The project aims to better prepare manufacturing technology graduates to work independently soon after employment by incorporating extensive on-the-job training...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program provided $575,546 to the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) from May 2021 through April 2024 to improve technician skills in advanced manufacturing through a low-cost virtual reality platform. KCTCS will develop and demonstrate a low-cost process for virtual reality model development, enhance existing proof of concept models, assess new virtual reality modules, and conduct studio-style...