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USAID Launches the Africa Trade Desk Through Prosper Africa
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release on March 27, 2024:
Today, Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman announced the launch of the Africa Trade Desk, a signature trade platform from Prosper Africa that links large U.S. food retailers to African producers. The announcement was made during the Atlanta Phambili: A Trade & Investment Gateway to Africa & South Africa event, an event highlighting the economic relationship between the United States and Africa, with a spotlight on South Africa.
The Africa Trade Desk, a public-private partnership
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WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release on March 27, 2024:
Today, Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman announced the launch of the Africa Trade Desk, a signature trade platform from Prosper Africa that links large U.S. food retailers to African producers. The announcement was made during the Atlanta Phambili: A Trade & Investment Gateway to Africa & South Africa event, an event highlighting the economic relationship between the United States and Africa, with a spotlight on South Africa.
The Africa Trade Desk, a public-private partnershipbetween Prosper Africa and Afritex Ventures, is set to facilitate at least $300 million in export sales between Africa and the United States within the next 18 months. The Africa Trade Desk bridges the gap between African suppliers and U.S. retailers by establishing a secure supply chain from Africa to U.S. retailers by consolidating logistics, insurance, and track and trace technology from farm to retailer. Initially, the focus will remain on specialty food products such as seafood, peppadews, stone fruit, citrus, and high-value herbs and vegetables. This initiative aggregates products from African suppliers, secures firm orders from its established network of U.S. buyers, and accesses financial resources to fund large orders. It supports U.S. retailers in diversifying their sourcing, reducing dependencies on traditional supply chains, and embracing high-quality, sustainable products from Africa, and also aims to mentor and scale African suppliers for success in the U.S. market. The Africa Trade Desk will help streamline business for African farmers by addressing hurdles including logistics and overseas marketing.
Prosper Africa is a U.S. Presidential-level national security initiative created to increase trade and investment at transformative levels. Prosper Africa is leading innovative approaches to U.S.-Africa trade relations and is changing the way we do business with Africa.
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Original text here: https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/mar-27-2024-usaid-launches-africa-trade-desk-through-prosper-africa
Southeastern Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $270,000 Grant to Support Temporary Housing for Homeless Veterans
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on March 27, 2024:
Southeastern Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that a $270,000 grant has been awarded to Golden Isles Veterans Village, a development of 30 tiny homes and a community center for homeless veterans in Brunswick, Georgia.
The funds from FHLBank Atlanta's Multifamily Housing Bridge Fund (Bridge Fund) were awarded to Golden Isles Veterans Village through Southeastern Bank, which is a member
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ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on March 27, 2024:
Southeastern Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that a $270,000 grant has been awarded to Golden Isles Veterans Village, a development of 30 tiny homes and a community center for homeless veterans in Brunswick, Georgia.
The funds from FHLBank Atlanta's Multifamily Housing Bridge Fund (Bridge Fund) were awarded to Golden Isles Veterans Village through Southeastern Bank, which is a memberof FHLBank Atlanta. Once complete, this transitional community will provide low-cost rental housing for homeless veterans as well as physical and mental health services, job training, and assistance to determine benefits and entitlements.
"Southeastern Bank has a long history of serving our communities beyond our financial products and services," said Jay Torbert, CEO of Southeastern Bank. "Partnering with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta enables us to support housing needs in our area and deliver grants for initiatives like the Golden Isles Veterans Village."
FHLBank Atlanta introduced the Bridge Fund in 2023 to allocate a total of $8 million for multifamily affordable housing projects that are experiencing delays due to rising construction costs. Golden Isles Veterans Village is among 28 projects that received funding from FHLBank Atlanta through member banks like Southeastern Bank, which applied for Bridge Fund grants to support their communities.
"We introduced the Bridge Fund with the goal of helping projects like the Golden Isles Veterans Village reach the finish line and make more affordable housing available," said Tomeka Strickland, Senior Vice President and Director of Community Investment Services for FHLBank Atlanta. "We are proud of how Southeastern Bank leveraged the Bridge Fund and partnered with Golden Isles Veterans Village to make a positive impact on the lives of local veterans."
The Golden Isles Veterans Village is located at 1403 G Street, Brunswick, Georgia and is scheduled to open late 2024.
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About Southeastern Bank
Southeastern Bank, established in 1888, has a long history of serving its customers and communities. From deposit accounts and loans to investments and more, Southeastern Bank has the financial products you need most. Southeastern Bank has 11 locations throughout coastal Georgia and northeast Florida. Our online and mobile banking extends our reach and allows customers the opportunity to bank on their time 24/7. However, we have not forgotten that customer service, whether in person or via the phone, is the most important aspect of community banking. Southeastern Bank is a subsidiary of Southeastern Banking Corporation, a bank holding company headquartered in Darien, Georgia.
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About Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
FHLBank Atlanta offers competitively-priced financing, community development grants, and other banking services to help member financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities. The Bank's members are commercial banks, credit unions, savings institutions, community development financial institutions, and insurance companies located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. FHLBank Atlanta is one of 11 district banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Since 1990, the FHLBanks have awarded approximately $7.6 billion in Affordable Housing Program funds, assisting more than one million households
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Original text here: https://corp.fhlbatl.com/who-we-are/news/southeastern-bank-and-federal-home-loan-bank-of-atlanta-award-270000-grant-to-support-temporary-housing-for-homeless-veterans
Pantex Plant Activity Report for Week Ending March 15
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Pantex issued the following weekly report:
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TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director
FROM: A. Holloway and C. Stott, Resident Inspectors
SUBJECT: Pantex Plant Activity Report for Week Ending March 15, 2024
Safety Basis: Last week, while performing operations within a nuclear explosive facility, CNS production technicians noticed that a packaging insert--i.e., the top liner--was missing from a high explosive container. Per the Technical Safety Requirements (TSR), the high explosive container shall
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WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Pantex issued the following weekly report:
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TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director
FROM: A. Holloway and C. Stott, Resident Inspectors
SUBJECT: Pantex Plant Activity Report for Week Ending March 15, 2024
Safety Basis: Last week, while performing operations within a nuclear explosive facility, CNS production technicians noticed that a packaging insert--i.e., the top liner--was missing from a high explosive container. Per the Technical Safety Requirements (TSR), the high explosive container shallbe equipped with a liner when transporting certain quantities of high explosives within the material access area ramps and corridors. Due to the discovery that a high explosive main charge had been transported without the complete container liner, CNS declared a TSR violation, paused operations, and established a safe and stable configuration.
At the event investigation, CNS personnel noted that explosives technology engineering technicians had packaged the high explosive container but inadvertently removed the top liner when reopening the container to verify the liner serial number. Furthermore, CNS personnel noted inadequate flow down of this specific requirement from the TSRs and identified that installation of the liner is not captured as a key step within the operating procedure. In response, CNS will brief explosive technology engineering technicians on TSR requirements associated with high explosive container packaging, as well as codify within the operating procedure the installation of the liner as a key step. Finally, CNS plans to conduct an extent of condition review to ensure appropriate implementation of this requirement within other procedures.
Nuclear Explosive Operations: This week, while performing an electrical resistance test on a unit, CNS production technicians obtained out-of-tolerance results when compared to the nuclear explosive operating procedure prescribed values. As directed by the procedure, the technicians initiated immediate-action steps, which included detaching the electrical tester and exiting the facility. Notably, the technicians, along with CNS process engineering and nuclear explosive safety personnel, reentered the facility to ensure application of a protective cover necessary to establish a safe and stable configuration. The resident inspectors discussed potential procedural enhancements following the event, including clarifying steps for protective cover installation.
Causal Analysis: This week, the resident inspectors attended a causal analysis meeting for a recent event where CNS production technicians inadvertently left special tooling inside of a nuclear explosive (see 12/29/23 report). The causal analysis process serves to identify event initiators and develop necessary corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Of note, during the meeting, CNS production technicians acknowledged that they were qualified for assembly operations while the executed nuclear explosive engineering procedure included some unit disassembly. Additionally, CNS personnel facilitating the causal analysis questioned whether including a tooling accountability requirement would have prevented this incident. Though this was the second occurrence of such an event (see 11/17/23 and 12/22/23 reports), CNS participants responded that they do not believe there is an ongoing, systemic issue and deemed that the suggested corrective action was not necessary. CNS concluded the causal analysis with one action to implement the reader-worker-checker process enhancement (see 1/12/24 report) to address the conduct of operations concern.
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Original text here: https://www.dnfsb.gov/sites/default/files/document/30256/Pantex Week Ending March 15 2024.pdf
N.C. U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Joins State And Local Officials To Highlight Efforts To Combat The Fentanyl Epidemic
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release:
This morning, U.S. Attorney Dena J. King joined North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, local law enforcement officials and other partners to raise awareness about the fentanyl epidemic and highlight efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs in our communities.
Speaking at a press conference held at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center in Charlotte, U.S. Attorney King said that federal prosecutors are focusing on disrupting
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release:
This morning, U.S. Attorney Dena J. King joined North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, local law enforcement officials and other partners to raise awareness about the fentanyl epidemic and highlight efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs in our communities.
Speaking at a press conference held at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center in Charlotte, U.S. Attorney King said that federal prosecutors are focusing on disruptingand dismantling large trafficking organizations responsible for supplying the bulk of fentanyl distributed throughout the Western District of North Carolina, and holding accountable individuals who sell lethal substances like fentanyl, causing serious bodily injuries, drug poisonings, and overdose deaths. U.S. Attorney King emphasized the importance of working with government agencies, law enforcement, and organizations dedicated to the provision of services for substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery to support communities across Western North Carolina.
"Families should not have to face this crisis alone," said U.S. Attorney King. "My Office is committed to supporting our communities and our law enforcement partners through this crisis and bringing to justice those responsible for poisoning our friends, our neighbors, and our loved ones. Together, we will fight against this epidemic to free our communities from its deadly grip and make funding available to support vital prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts."
"The fentanyl crisis is devastating our people, and we need everyone at the table working together to combat fentanyl trafficking," said North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. "I'm grateful to U.S. Attorney King and her office for their partnership in the Fentanyl Task Force and other efforts to hold drug traffickers accountable."
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and remains the deadliest drug threat in the United States. Laboratory testing indicates 7 out of 10 pills seized by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) contain a lethal dose of fentanyl. According to the DEA, in 2023, the agency seized more than 79.5 million fentanyl-laced fake pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. That's equivalent to more than 376.7 million lethal doses of fentanyl - enough to kill every American across the country. So far this year, the 2024 fentanyl seizures represent over 82.6 million deadly doses.
For information and resources related to substance use disorder, please call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit the online treatment locator (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline).
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/us-attorney-dena-j-king-joins-state-and-local-officials-highlight-efforts-combat
Leadership at Altitude: Top Enlisted Service Member Visits 459th Wing
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force District of Washington issued the following news:
By Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi, 316th Wing Public Affairs
The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, for an air refueling orientation flight, March 19, 2024.
The flight offered Black a firsthand experience of the 459th Air Refueling Wing's mission, providing a comprehensive view of aerial refueling operations critical to U.S. military efforts.
It featured eight F-16
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force District of Washington issued the following news:
By Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi, 316th Wing Public Affairs
The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, for an air refueling orientation flight, March 19, 2024.
The flight offered Black a firsthand experience of the 459th Air Refueling Wing's mission, providing a comprehensive view of aerial refueling operations critical to U.S. military efforts.
It featured eight F-16Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 112th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md., underscoring the importance of interoperability and collaboration across different units and geographical locations.
After the flight, Black spoke with Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, where he offered advice about their professional development, their role in the Joint Force and the importance of preparing as a warfighter.
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Original text here: https://www.afdw.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3720034/leadership-at-altitude-top-enlisted-service-member-visits-459th-wing/
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Sweet Success - Researchers Crack Sugarcane's Complex Genetic Code
WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on March 27, 2024:
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Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane's genetic code could help researchers develop more resilient and productive crops, with implications for both sugar production and biofuels
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By Lauren Biron
Modern hybrid sugarcane is one of the most harvested crops on the planet, used to make
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WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on March 27, 2024:
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Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane's genetic code could help researchers develop more resilient and productive crops, with implications for both sugar production and biofuels
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By Lauren Biron
Modern hybrid sugarcane is one of the most harvested crops on the planet, used to makeproducts including sugar, molasses, bioethanol, and bio-based materials. It also has one of the most complex genetic blueprints.
Until now, sugarcane's complicated genetics made it the last major crop without a complete and highly accurate genome. Scientists have developed and combined multiple techniques to successfully map out sugarcane's genetic code. With that map, they were able to verify the specific location that provides resistance to the impactful brown rust disease that, unchecked, can devastate a sugar crop. Researchers can also use the genetic sequence to better understand the many genes involved in sugar production.
The research was conducted as part of the Community Science Program at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The study is published today in the journal Nature, and the genome is available through the JGI's plant portal, Phytozome.
"This was the most complicated genome sequence we've yet completed," said Jeremy Schmutz, Plant Program lead at the JGI and faculty investigator at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. "It shows how far we've come. This is the kind of thing that 10 years ago people thought was impossible. We're able to accomplish goals now that we just didn't think were possible to do in plant genomics."
Sugarcane's genome is so complex both because it is large and because it contains more copies of chromosomes than a typical plant, a feature called polyploidy. Sugarcane has about 10 billion base pairs, the building blocks of DNA; for comparison, the human genome has about 3 billion. Many sections of sugarcane's DNA are identical both within and across different chromosomes. That makes it a challenge to correctly reassemble all the small segments of DNA while reconstructing the full genetic blueprint. Researchers solved the puzzle by combining multiple genetic sequencing techniques, including a newly developed method known as PacBio HiFi sequencing that can accurately determine the sequence of longer sections of DNA.
Having a complete "reference genome" makes it easier to study sugarcane, enabling researchers to compare its genes and pathways with those in other well-studied crops such as sorghum or other biofuel crops of interest, like switchgrass and miscanthus. By comparing this reference to other crops, it becomes easier to understand how each gene influences a trait of interest, such as which genes are highly expressed during sugar production, or which genes are important for disease resistance. This study found that the genes responsible for resistance to brown rust, a fungal pathogen that previously caused millions of dollars of damage to sugarcane crops, are found in only one location in the genome.
"When we sequenced the genome, we were able to fill a gap in the genetic sequence around brown rust disease," said Adam Healey, first author of the paper and a researcher at HudsonAlpha. "There are hundreds of thousands of genes in the sugarcane genome, but it's only two genes, working together, that protect the plant from this pathogen. Across plants, there are only a handful of instances that we know of where protection works in a similar way. Better understanding of how this disease resistance works in sugarcane could help protect other crops facing similar pathogens down the road."
Researchers studied a cultivar of sugarcane known as R570 that has been used for decades around the world as the model to understand sugarcane genetics. Like all modern sugarcane cultivars, R570 is a hybrid made by crossing the domesticated species of sugarcane (which excelled in sugar production) and a wild species (which carried the genes for disease resistance).
"Knowing R570's complete genetic picture will let researchers trace which genes descended from which parent, enabling breeders to more easily identify the genes that control the traits of interest for improved production," said Angelique D'Hont, last author of the paper and a sugarcane researcher at the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD).
Improving future varieties of sugarcane has potential applications in both agriculture and bioenergy. Enhancing how sugarcane produces sugar could increase the yield farmers get from their crops, providing more sugar from the same amount of growing space. Sugarcane is an important feedstock, or starting material, for producing biofuels, particularly ethanol, and other bioproducts. The residues that remain after the pressing of sugarcane, referred to as bagasse, are an important type of agricultural residue that can also be broken down and converted into biofuels and bioproducts.
"We are working to understand how specific genes in plants relate to the quality of the biomass we get downstream, which we can then turn into biofuels and bioproducts," said Blake Simmons, Chief Science and Technology Officer for the Joint BioEnergy Institute, a DOE Bioenergy Research Center led by Berkeley Lab. "With a better understanding of sugarcane genetics, we can better understand and control the plant genotypes needed to produce the sugars and bagasse-derived intermediates we need for sustainable sugarcane conversion technologies at a scale relevant to the bioeconomy."
This study involved collaborations with institutes from around the world, including France (CIRAD, UMR-AGAP, ERCANE); Australia (CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation/ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture - University of Queensland, Sugar Research Australia); Czech Republic (Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences); and the United States (Corteva Agriscience, Joint BioEnergy Institute). The genome was sequenced at the JGI with work completed at the JGI partner laboratories, the Arizona Genomics Institute and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.
The Joint Genome Institute is a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility. The Joint BioEnergy Institute is a DOE Bioenergy Research Center.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to delivering solutions for humankind through research in clean energy, a healthy planet, and discovery science. Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams, Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 16 Nobel Prizes. Researchers from around the world rely on the lab's world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.
DOE's Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.
Key Takeaways
* Until now, sugarcane's complicated genetics made it the last major crop without a complete and highly accurate genome.
* Researchers combined multiple techniques to successfully map out sugarcane's DNA and identify key areas - including several related to sugar production and transport as well as disease resistance to brown rust.
* Sugarcane's reference genome could be used to help breed more resilient crops or to increase sugar production, with applications in agriculture and bioenergy.
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JOURNAL: Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07231-4
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Original text here: https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/03/27/sweet-success-researchers-crack-sugarcanes-complex-genetic-code/
DOE Awards $5 Million to Minority Serving Institutions in Support of Clean Energy Education and Workforce Development Programs
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on March 27, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and MSI STEM R&D Consortium today announced $5 million in funding for two minority-serving universities to support the development of programs that will equip students with the skills needed to succeed in clean energy careers. The funding was administered by the Integrated Strategies Office within DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
This initiative supports President Biden's Justice40
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WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on March 27, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and MSI STEM R&D Consortium today announced $5 million in funding for two minority-serving universities to support the development of programs that will equip students with the skills needed to succeed in clean energy careers. The funding was administered by the Integrated Strategies Office within DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
This initiative supports President Biden's Justice40Initiative, which directs 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments to flow to disadvantaged communities by helping to build a diverse science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline to support America's clean energy future.
"Achieving equitable energy transitions across the country is not possible without a workforce that reflects the diversity of America. That's why DOE provides minority serving institutions with the funding and support they need to educate, develop, and inspire the clean energy workforce of tomorrow. Innovation accelerates when there's people with a variety of perspectives and backgrounds working together towards a common goal," said Susan Hamm, director of the Integrated Strategies Office, EERE.
The following two universities were selected to receive funding for their workforce development projects:
Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee State University's workforce development program will serve as a pathway to STEM degrees and equip African American, Hispanic, and Native American students with the skills needed for entry-level positions in the clean energy sector. Using a virtual reality platform, the project will offer an online training certificate coupled with in-person workshops in solar energy (including design, installation, and energy storage). The course will be made available to partner institutions, which include historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and Tribal colleges, through a course-sharing agreement. Additionally, the project includes an entrepreneurship component, encouraging students to develop clean energy businesses to increase the number of clean energy businesses run by minorities.
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
The Hispanic Alliance for Clean Energy Education and Research project aims to strategically train students and build the workforce development capacity at six HSIs in Texas, New Mexico, and Puerto Rico. These institutions will develop programs to increase students' awareness of career paths in the energy industry, expand their knowledge through systematically designed curricula on power and energy, expose students to cutting-edge clean energy research, and enhance their leadership skills. To support workforce development capacity building, the six institutions will share expertise and collaborate on research, course materials, and jointly mentor junior faculty members. Additionally, a plan is established to expand the project's reach and impact beyond the six institutions to promote a growing sustainable workforce for the United States' clean energy transition.
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For more details on EERE's STEM diversity and workforce development work, visit the Why Clean Energy Matters page (https://www.energy.gov/eere/why-clean-energy-matters).
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Original text here: https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/doe-awards-5-million-minority-serving-institutions-support-clean-energy-education-and