MassGREEN Institute

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
STCC has been selected by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC) to lead a $1.875 million, three-year statewide grant program to create the Massachusetts Green Energy Education Network Institute (MassGREEN.) A partnership among all 15 Massachusetts community colleges, with industry, employers, nonprofit agencies and government entities will develop and deliver workforce training in energy efficiency and building sciences.

The project is funded through the Massachusetts CEC, with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It will develop curriculum and offer education through the community colleges, to establish a skilled green collar workforce in weatherizing current homes, and constructing new homes in ways to make them more energy efficient. This award is effective July 24th, 2009.

School of Nursing

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Theresa Glanville and the School of Nursing have been awarded $220,536 under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Nurse Education, Practice and Retention program to fund the unilateral integration of personal digital assistants (PDAs) into the nursing curriculum at STCC.

This award is effective July 1st, 2009.

Office of Cooperative Education/Career Services and Transfer Affairs

United Bank Foundation
Pam White and the Office of Cooperative Education/Career Services and Transfer Affairs at STCC has been awarded $3,500 from the United Bank Foundation to fund paid cooperative education opportunities for STCC students participating in the Cooperative Education program.

This award is effective May 29th, 2009.

School of Allied Health

U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $1,655,957 over three years to Dean Michael Foss and Professor Patricia Hanrahan to develop "Workforce STAT," a major health workforce development program as part the Department of Labor's Community Based Job Training Grants. Led by STCC, this program is in partnership with Holyoke Community College, Greenfield Community College, Berkshire Community College, Baystate Health, Berkshire Health, Holyoke Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, the Hampden County Regional Employment Board, the Berkshire County Regional Emplyment Board, Springfield Public Schools, the World is Our Classroom, Mass AHEC, and the Mason Square Veterans Outreach Center of Springfield.

This award is effective February 15th, 2009.

Entrepreneurial Institute

Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation
The Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation has awarded $5,000 to Diane Sabato and the Entrepreneurial Institute to help support general operating costs of the Institute.

This award is effective January 15th, 2009.

Adult Education Center

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts has awarded $6,000 to Sue Soffen and the Adult Education Center for the "Success Express: Training for College Readiness" program.

This award is effective December 17th, 2008.

Entrepreneurial Institute

The National Center on Education and the Economy
The National Center on Education and the Economy has awarded $3,717 to Gayle Hsiao and the Entrepreneurial Institute in support of the Institute's "Excellence In Economic Education" program.

This award is effective November 14th, 2009.

School of Math, Science and Engineering

National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation has awarded $283,102 over two years to Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh of the Physics Department in the School of Math, Science and Engineering Transfer to develop a Math-Science Partnership Startup Grant entitled "Drafting a Blueprint for Educating Tomorrow's Engineers Today" in partnership with Springfield Public Schools and Smith College's Picker School of Engineering, alongside supporting partners Western Mass Society of Civil Engineers, University of Massachusetts' Donahue Institute, and the National Center for Telecommunications Technologies.

This award is effective October 1st, 2008.

School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities has awarded $10,000 to Dean Arlene Rodriguez of the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to collaborate with the Springfield Museums and the Springfield Armory National Historic Site to establish an interactive walk-up kiosk computer display featuring the recently launched STCC-created website "Shays' Rebellion & the Making of a Nation: from Revolution to Constitution."

This award is effective September 15th, 2008.

Dental Hygiene Program Award

Massachusetts Dental Society
The Massachusetts Dental Society has awarded $25,000 to Dental Hygiene Department Chair Carol Szlachetka to expand the program's capacity by funding the purchase of a new dental hygiene chair.

This award is effective September 8th, 2008.

Adult Education Center Awards

Commonwealth Corps
The STCC Adult Education Center is proud to announce that Commonwealth Corps has approved funding for a Literacy Works network collaborative proposal to increase the number of volunteers participating in Adult Basic Education Programs. Valley Opportunity Council is the lead agency and the partners include the Ludlow Adult Learning Center, the International Language Institute, Read/Write/Now Adult Learning Center, the Holyoke Juntos Collaborative and the STCC Adult Education Center.
Massachusetts Career Development Institute (MCDI)
The STCC Adult Education Center is proud to announce that grant funding for the Adult Education Program has been renewed for fy09 in the amount $93,374.00. The program provides classes for basic literacy, pre-ged, ged and ged math. The program is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education through a sub-contract with MCDI. All services are provided free of charge for adults 18yrs and older who reside in Hampden County. To apply, interested individuals should complete an application at the Adult Education Center.

National Center Telecommunications Technology Award

National Science Foundation


This award is effective July 14th, 2008.

ABE Transitions Program Award

MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The STCC Adult Education Center is proud to announce a grant award from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in the amount of $60,000 to enable STCC in coordination with ABE Adult Learning centers to provide services that successfully transition adult learners into post-secondary education.

This award is effective July 8th, 2008.

STCC Pathways to Success MCAS Program Award

MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The STCC Adult Education Center is proud to announce that the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved 2 grants for fy2009 for the STCC Pathways to Success MCAS Program. The college will receive $36,000 for the academic year program and $16,000 for the summer program. Our next session will run from September 8th to December 10th, 4:30pm-7:30pm in the Adult Education Center building 27,1st floor. The program provides students the English and math remediation needed to pass the MCAS re-test along with college readiness, college survival , and career exploration activities. The program will serve students from the classes of 2003 through 2010.

This award is effective August 13th, 2008.

School of Math, Science and Engineering Transfer Award

Westfield Bank
Westfield Bank, through it's Future Fund grants program, has awarded $15,000 to the Dean Robert Dickerman and Professor Dawn Tamarkin of the School of Math, Science and Engineering Transfer for the purchase of new microscopes.

This award is effective July 1st, 2008.

Electrical Engineering Technology Award

Entrepreneurship: Where Art Meets Engineering
Professor Buckley has won a grant of $29,500 for a 2 year project to create the class "Entrepreneurship: Where Art Meets Engineering." this first-level class will address the overall need for more engineers combined with the equal need to inspire a more creative approach to societal problem-solving through design. and we expect that it will be a way for non-engineering students to try out the world of engineering, perhaps leading more students in this direction.

School of Nursing Grant Award
Nursing Initiative
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education has awarded $50,000 to Springfield Technical Community College as part of its Nursing Initiative - "Nurse of the Future Competencies" for Education and Practice, under the direction of Mary Tarbell.

This grant was awarded to STCC in partnership with the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, Inc.
This award is effective March 14, 2008 and expires June 30, 2008.

Electronic System Engineering Technologies Grant Award
National Science Foundation Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $199,985 to Springfield Technical Community College for support of  "The Sensor Networks Education Project (SNEP)" project, under the direction of Gary J. Mullett, Farid Farahmand, Yakov E. Cherner.

This award is effective April 15, 2008 and expires March 31, 2010.

Major Gifts Campaign
Western Mass Electric Company
Western Massachusetts Electric Company has awarded $50,000 to Springfield Technical Community College over 5 years to be used as scholarships for students in Science, Math and Engineering.
NewAlliance Bank
NewAlliance Bank has awarded $5,000 to Springfield Technical Community College to be used as student scholarships.