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promising renewable energy solutions and the hands-on training of students and
workers to support these new applications.
in the near future, our Ammerman Campus will see a central receiving/warehouse
renovation, parking expansion and a traffic circle, as well as a phased renovation of the
riverhead Building that is scheduled to take place over the course of the next two
summers. we will also move forward on a new plant operations facility on the
Michael J. Grant Campus and a new warehouse building on the eastern Campus.
Office of Grants Development. During 2011-2012, Suffolk County Community
College and its associated non-profits were awarded $3.66 million in grants, contracts
and subcontracts. e College’s largest award was the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Community Based Job Training Grant (CBJTG), known as POWER-Pathways to
Opportunities Within Energy & Renewables ($659,759). other major grants included:
(1) Perkins IV/CTEA-Career & Technical Education Act grant ($607,576); (2) SeiS-
Student Engagement through Informed Support, or the Title iii-A, Strengthening
institutions Program grant from the U.S. Department of education ($400,000);
(3) Liberty Partnership Program grant from the NYS education Department
($293,063); (4) U.S. Department of education Trio-Student Support Services grant
($290,516); (5) New York State Science & Technology entry Program from State
University of New York ($197,465); and, (6) educational opportunity Program from
State University of New York ($158,601). in addition, Suffolk County Community
College also had 25 other grants that together totaled $1,057,868.
e College’s National Science foundation Advanced Technological education (ATe)
grant, Leading Innovation through Green High Tech Engineering & Sustainability
(LiGHTeS), entered its second of three years. is prestigious grant represents a
first step toward an ATe regional Center. Long island does not currently have an
ATe regional Center. Such centers concentrate on particular areas of workforce
development, such as advanced manufacturing and green technologies, serving as
flagships to address national and regional approaches to key issues in specific
technology fields.
e office of Grants Development writing team participated in the successful
development, submission, and award of the statewide SUNY TAACCCT grant
supporting advanced manufacturing and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor
under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training
Grant (TAACCCT). over the three-year period of the grant, the College will receive
over $103,000. is was the second time Suffolk’s team took a statewide leadership
role in a consortium representing all 30 SUNY community colleges, empire State
College, SUNY Central Administration, and over 100 employers from across the State.
Monroe Community College, acting as fiscal lead, received $15 million on behalf of
the consortium and Suffolk will begin enrolling students in the program by the fall.
Another TAACCCT proposal, entitled SUNY HeLPS (Healthcare education Plan
for Success) was submitted by a SUNY consortium led by Suffolk and including
29 community colleges. e total budget is very close to $24 million; Suffolk will ask
for $976,000 for programming in nursing, paramedic, healthcare informatics/
cybersecurity, and an additional $3.9 million to run the statewide consortium. e
full proposal seeks support for allied health fields, including nursing, eMT,
paramedic, and numerous healthcare technician support positions, such as those
aligned with the areas of radiology, surgical, ophthalmic, and respiratory care.
28 ❘ 2012-2013 Review of Accomplishments
Pathways to
Opportunities
Within
Energy and
Renewables