Columbia, Maryland-based Howard Community College (HCC) secured a grant worth more than $600,000 as part of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) inaugural STEM Talent Challenge.
EDA launched this new challenge to expand the STEM talent pipeline across the U.S. by awarding funding to improve STEM programs. The search for grant recipients began last August with more than 80 applicants. With $2 million to disperse, EDA ultimately chose seven grant awardees. Public and private sector entities gave an additional $2.3 million in funding to fuel the challenge.
“Strong STEM talent fuels innovation and entrepreneurship in regional innovation economies across America,” said Dana Gartzke, Department of Commerce’s assistant secretary of commerce for economic development, in a news release. “This grant challenge invests in workers through work-and-learn programs and apprenticeships, and these individuals become the backbone of robust innovative and entrepreneurial economies.”
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