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Find similar grantsGovernor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) Community Grants is sponsored by Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). GIVE community grants facilitate the alignment of local workforce and education partners through a competitive grant process to address local skills gaps.
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Gov. Lee & THEC announce $41 million in GIVE Grants for partnerships at 20 TBR colleges to enhance career & technical education | Tennessee Board of Regents / Office of the Chancellor Gov. Lee & THEC announce $41 million in GIVE Grants for partnerships at 20 TBR colleges to enhance career & technical education Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission today announced that regional partnerships based at 20 community and technical colleges across the state are recipients of the third round of grants awarded through the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) program, which prioritizes learning opportunities in rural counties and enhances career and technical education statewide.
The GIVE program is designed to address skills gaps in Tennessee's workforce by supporting the development of career pathways that connect secondary education, postsecondary institutions, and local employers. This third round of GIVE grants will allocate $41 million to foster regional partnerships between Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs), community colleges and local industries.
The funding will support 23 projects statewide, through partnerships based at 20 different community colleges and TCATs. The 23 projects will impact 47 counties, including 6 economically distressed and 13 at-risk counties. “The state with the workers will win every time, and that’s why workforce development has been one of my top priorities since day one,” said Gov. Lee.
“As a result, companies are choosing to invest and expand in our state, creating greater opportunity and quality of life for all Tennesseans. ” Since creating GIVE, Gov. Lee’s first legislative priority, the state has invested $91. 5 million into the program to support rural workforce development through technical education.
The first and second rounds of GIVE funding in 2019 and 2021 served an estimated 15,500 students. Tennessee has made notable progress in rural workforce development which has resulted in securing over 41,500 new jobs and nearly $19 billion in capital investment in rural counties since 2019.
Grants of up to $2 million each are awarded through the GIVE program to collaborative efforts that create or expand academic programs, develop work-based learning experiences, or provide industry-recognized certifications in areas of high demand. This initiative not only aims to meet the current needs of employers but also to stimulate economic growth by ensuring that Tennessee’s education system is aligned with workforce requirements.
"The GIVE grants represent a significant step forward in our mission to bridge the skills gap in Tennessee's workforce," said Steven Gentile, THEC Executive Director. "By fostering collaboration between educational institutions and local industries, we are not only creating pathways for students in rural and at-risk counties but also ensuring that our state remains competitive in a rapidly evolving job market.
This investment underscores Tennessee’s commitment to aligning education with the needs of today's employers, driving both economic growth and opportunity across our state." Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W.
Tydings said, “The programs and projects funded by this latest round of GIVE Grants will create many new opportunities for Tennesseans to learn career-building skills to compete and advance in today’s technology-based economy, benefitting their families across generations and building strong communities.
Our system’s succinct mission statement is Student Success and Workforce Development and our community and technical colleges are the front-line providers of academic, career, and technical education. We’re grateful to Governor Lee and the General Assembly for recognizing the need to bridge the skills gap and establishing the GIVE program to help close it.
” Find more information on the GIVE initiative here , and the list of third-round GIVE projects and recipients below.
Cleveland State Community College ACT Now: Apprenticeships in Careers and Trades Dyersburg State Community College Building Success in the Northwest Motlow State Community College Motlow State Community College Culinary Workforce Innovation and Student Success Harnessed (WIS 2 H) Nashville State Community College Northeast State Community College Building Economies through Skilled Trades (BEST) Pellissippi State Community College Aviation Maintenance Technology College to Career Collaborative (ATMC3) Roane State Community College Leveraging Regional Workforce Partnerships to Create Secondary to Postsecondary Pathways for Nuclear Technology at Roane State Southwest Tennessee Community College Southwest Entertainment Production Collaborative (SPEC) Expanding CTE and WBL Pathways for Student Success through Automation, Healthcare and Transportation South Central Partnerships Leading to Career Opportunities PATH - Providing Appalachian Training in Healthcare Industry 4.
0 Apprenticeship Pathway – Anderson County Workforce Impact and Flexible Innovation Hospitality Integrated Training Network: Forging Tomorrow's Hospitality Leaders; From Classrooms to Careers in Greater Memphis (HOSPITRAIN) Five Rivers Partnership for Future Ready Pathways 3.
0 Pathways to Accelerated Career Experiences (PACE) Advancing the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in Rural West Tennessee Focus on Industry Readiness for Student Training (FIRST) Doubling Down on Dual Enrollment Walter State Community College Growing Regional Opportunities for Workforce – Funding Investment for Regional Stem (GROW FIRST) Walters State Community College Creating Tech Pathways for Success For information on the Governor's Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) program: https://www.
tn. gov/thec/bureaus/legal-and-external-affairs/redirect-legal-and-external-affairs/give-program/give. html Governor Lee's media release: https://www.
tn. gov/governor/news/2024/8/28/-gov--lee-awards-give-grants-to-further-strengthen-rural-workforce-development-. html The College System of Tennessee is the state’s largest public higher education system, with 13 community colleges, 23 colleges of applied technology, and the online TN eCampus serving approximately 170,000 students.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.