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Grants to Assist the Aerospace Industry
| 2002 GRANTS |
| FUND |
AWARDED TO |
AMOUNT |
PURPOSE |
| Texas Workforce Commission APEX Fund |
Aerospace Academy |
$598,068 |
Train 707 middle school, high school, and community college mathematics and science teachers in Texas, particularly targeting those in the 13-county Gulf Coast region of Texas. |
| NSF SpaceTEC (Total $301,698 to San Jacinto College SpaceTEC Consortium Award of $2,984,902) |
Aerospace Academy |
Yr 1: $88,334 |
Provide focal point for technical education resources featuring aerospace, providing motivation for academic studies, and professional development for faculty, students, and aerospace employees. |
| NASA |
SJC-North |
$300,000 |
Increase and retain the number of minorities who enter San Jacinto College North and who major in an aerospace-related curriculum, this grant will also expand to include the entire San Jacinto College District service area |
| Barrios Technology |
Aerospace Academy |
$25,000 |
Donation of Active iWeb Software for use in Aerospace Academy. |
| Bayer Corp. |
SJC Foundation & Aerospace Academy |
$5,000 |
Develop a math/science teacher recruitment and retention plan. |
| Texas Technical Workforce Dev. -Grant with matching award from Houston Endowment. |
UH-Clear Lake & Aerospace Academy |
$556,070 |
Provide computer science scholarships (subcontract to Aerospace Academy to assist with recruiting - $13,366). |
| The Houston Area Technology Advancement Center (HATAC) |
Aerospace Academy |
$9,375 |
Provide substitute pay for 25 math and science teachers to participate in job-shadowing and internship programs. |
| San Jacinto College Foundation |
Aerospace Academy |
$5,000 |
Produce 2 recruiting videos. |
| NASA-JSC (to SJC NC) |
Aerospace Academy |
$20,000 |
Addendum to coordinate the Community College Aerospace Scholars Program. |
SUBTOTAL |
$1,606,847 |
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