Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute Of Technology

BFIT'S INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF CARES ACT FUNDING

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

BFIT'S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID FUNDS TO SUPPORT STUDENT NEEDS UNDER THE CARES ACT

SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS EMPHASIZING PATHWAYS TO THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D, STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT

NSF ALL-STARS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE TOGETHER -THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ACROSS THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS: HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON, ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCES, MONTGOMERY COLLEGE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CUMMINGS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. ACCORDING TO THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, OVER THE NEXT DECADE, STEM OCCUPATIONS ARE FORECAST TO GROW FASTER THAN THE TOTAL FOR ALL OCCUPATIONS, LEAVE A TALENT SHORTAGE FOR INDUSTRIES TO FILL NEARLY 3.5 MILLION STEM JOBS BY 2029. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A GROWING DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT STEM STUDENTS LEARN IN COLLEGE AND WHAT EMPLOYERS EXPECT NEW GRADUATES TO BE ABLE TO DO. SOME EMPLOYERS FIND RECENT GRADUATES LACK SOFT SKILLS LIKE PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, AND WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION; OTHERS FIND STUDENTS TO BE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS NEEDED FOR THEIR DAY-TO-DAY WORK. THIS COLLABORATIVE EPIIC PROJECT DEFINES A PROCESS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AT THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROJECT. COHORT INSTITUTIONS WILL WORK TOGETHER GROW INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, IMPROVE ALIGNMENT OF PROGRAM CURRICULA WITH INDUSTRY NEEDS, AND ENHANCE FACULTY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THROUGH THIS EPIIC PROJECT, THE COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS WILL BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO FIND OUT WHAT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ARE NEEDED FOR STEM JOBS IN THEIR FIELDS. THE COHORT WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO MODIFY AND ENHANCE COLLEGE COURSES AND CURRICULAR STRUCTURE WITH INDUSTRY NEEDS IN MIND SO STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR JOBS RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE. AT THE SAME TIME, SKILLS TRAINING FOR FACULTY MUST BE PROVIDED SO INSTRUCTORS ARE PREPARED TO TEACH THE ENHANCED COURSE CONTENT AND MULTIPLE DEGREE PATHWAYS MUST BE CREATED SO STUDENTS WITH DIVERSE PREPARATION AND LIFE SITUATIONS WILL GRADUATE. PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO COMMUNICATE TO STUDENTS CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY ABOUT HOW AND WHY THEIR EDUCATION WILL PREPARE THEM FOR THE STEM CAREERS THEY WANT, THUS BUILDING THE WORKFORCE THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. EACH ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE DIVERSE COHORT, WHICH INCLUDES TWO SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, TWO 2-YEAR TECHNICAL COLLEGES, A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE STATE UNIVERSITY, AND A 4-YEAR COLLEGE OFFERING SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES, HAS DEVELOPED AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROCESS. THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS WILL EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND WORK TOGETHER AS A COHORT TO ENHANCE EACH INSTITUTION'S CAPACITY FOR BUILDING EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS. THIS PROCESS WILL POSITION THE INSTITUTIONS TO FURTHER DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH INDUSTRY AND ENHANCE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

BFIT - ALTERNATIVE FUEL AUTOMOTIVE LAB

CAREER CONNECTED CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION -A SERIES OF MAJOR DIGITAL SECURITY BREACHES OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS SERVED AS A WAKE-UP CALL TO CORPORATE AMERICA ABOUT THE NEED TO INVEST IN CYBERSECURITY. THE NEED FOR CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS HAS BEEN GROWING RAPIDLY, FASTER THAN COMPANIES CAN HIRE, AND THAT DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO WORK IN THE CYBERSECURITY FIELD. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CRUCIAL START-UP SUPPORT FOR A NEW CYBERSECURITY CONCENTRATION, WHICH WILL ENROLL ITS FIRST STUDENT COHORT IN THE FALL OF 2024. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WITH ACCESS TO A STATE-OF-THE-ART CYBER RANGE, REDUCE COST BARRIERS TO OBTAINING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS BEFORE GRADUATION, PROVIDE INDUSTRY MENTORSHIP AND INTERNSHIPS TO STUDENTS, AND DEEPEN AND DEVELOP THE COLLEGE?S RELATIONSHIPS WITH CYBERSECURITY EMPLOYERS FOR ONGOING CURRICULUM REVIEW AND STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT?S FOCUS ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE HIGH-DEMAND CYBERSECURITY FIELD WHO COME FROM LOW-INCOME AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY BACKGROUNDS WILL BENEFIT EMPLOYERS BY PRODUCING WELL-TRAINED CYBERSECURITY WORKERS. THE PROJECT WILL LEAD TO ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM BY TRAINING THEM FOR POSITIONS IN THE CYBERSECURITY FIELD AND CONNECTING THEM WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELD. PROJECT EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE INQUIRIES THAT WILL PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO INFORM CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATION OF TECHNICIANS FOR THE ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS THAT DRIVE THE NATION'S ECONOMY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

THIS PROJECT IS THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR CLASSROOMS AND LABORATORIES TO SERVE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE CURRICULA, AND FOR UNDERGRADUATES ENROLLED IN HVACR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE CURRICULA AT THE NEWLY PURPOSE-BUILT CAMPUS FACILITY OF FRANKLIN CUMMINGS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ROXBURY NUBIAN SQUARE IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, BOSTON, MA AND THE METROPOLITAN AREAS PLANNING COUNCIL EDD REGION.

BAS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

DIRECTED GRANTS

HEERF RELIEF AND STABILIZATION SUPPLEMENTAL

SERVICE FOCUSED SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVE