Project Grant P031S230034

This $284,971 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support research and development of methods to transition marginalized rural and urban digital workers into higher-skilled, creative digital jobs. A team from Northeastern University, Carnegie Mellon University, West Virginia University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Pennsylvania will collaborate...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $304,200 to develop a novel adaptive learning platform. The platform leverages mixed-reality, competency-based learning to address workforce displacement due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Key innovations include a skills engine using generative AI and automation to map competencies, an...

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...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $242,907 to Syracuse University to investigate the impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the American workforce. The project, titled "CAREER: FUTURE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKERS", will conduct three interconnected studies to analyze worker perceptions of generative AI's effects on job...

This Project Grant award of $304,993 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an adaptive, AI-driven career exploration platform. The platform aims to provide personalized career guidance for students in secondary and post-secondary education, addressing a gap in workforce development. The project integrates advanced learning theories and data-driven models to create a novel system that...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a 33-month initiative to train 500 unemployed, underemployed, and underserved individuals in Rhode Island with industry-aligned skills, ultimately placing at least 325 of those trained into career employment or additional...

The Skills for Rhode Island's Future organization was awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program. The grant will fund the PreparERI program to mitigate learning loss for Rhode Island high school and first-generation college students through experiential learning opportunities aligned with industry needs over a 24-month period....

This $300,000 Project Grant award was made by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant will support the development and testing of methods to help evaluate the potential readiness of regional workforces to meet skill demands created by large-scale industry transitions and technological change. This includes leveraging approaches to estimate the similarity of requirements between different occupations and using...

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership will use a $37.1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to deliver workforce training programs through four sector partnerships. The Partnership will lead partnerships focused on healthcare, manufacturing, transportation/logistics, and information technology. These partnerships will work with over 40 employer partners and the Chicago Workforce Funders Alliance to place more than 90,000 job seekers in...

This $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will enable Youngstown State University (YSU) to establish partnerships, develop capacity, and secure future funding to support ongoing efforts in emerging technology fields and regional innovation ecosystems. The key activities under this award include: Enhancing YSU's industry advisory committee structure by aligning it with the Business and...