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Houston City College

$2,193,344

Total funding

3

Grants

Funding over time

peak $940K · FY2010–23

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Funding mix

By agency

DOE$1,643,344 · 2

USDA$550,000 · 1

By mechanism

—$2,193,344 · 3

Investigators at Houston City College

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Largest grants

TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY RECOVERY ACT: SOUTH-CENTRAL SOLAR TRAINING CONSORTIUM$940,000

· FY2010 · Department of Energy

SOUTH-CENTRAL SOLAR TRAINING CONSORTIUM$703,344

· FY2012 · Department of Energy

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CURRENT ISSUE OR PROBLEM: THERE IS AN INCREASING PERCENT OF THE U.S. POPULATION MIGRATING TO URBAN AREAS. THESE AREAS, WHILE BEING ECONOMIC ENGINES, ARE ALSO VULNERABLE TO SHORTAGES IN ENERGY, WATER, AND FOOD. THEREFORE, THERE EXISTS A NEED TO BUILD ENVIRONMENTALLY RESILIENT CITIES, WHILE CREATING ADEQUATE LIVING-WAGE JOBS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. THE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS ARE BECOMING HEAT ISLANDS THAT CONSUME LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER AND ENERGY WHILE INTRODUCING FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES INTO AN ALREADY CROWDED AND POLLUTED HUMAN SYSTEM. ADVOCATES OF HEALTHY GREEN SPACES ANECDOTALLY SAY LANDSCAPES NEED TO DO MORE THAN LOOK GOOD, THEY NEED TO DO GOOD. THE WFD-HOUSTON PROJECT FOCUSES ON AFRI FARM BILL PRIORITY AREA OF BIOENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT.METHODS AND APPROACHES:WFD-HOUSTON WILL IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE TWO CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH TEXAS NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION (TNLA) FROM INDEPENDENT STUDY BY ADAPTING THEM FOR IN-PERSON DELIVERY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH AMPLE HANDS-ON LABORATORY AND FIELD LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE - KATY CAMPUS (HCC). COLLABORATING ARE TEXAS A&AMP;M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE, SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE LANDSCAPE PRIVATE SECTOR. SPECIFICALLY WE WILL:(1) ADAPT THE TEXAS CERTIFIED LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATE (TCLA) INDEPENDENT STUDY AND ONLINE TESTING PROGRAM FOR IN-PERSON DELIVERY.(2) AWARD TCLA CERTIFICATES TO 168 LANDSCAPE WORKERS.(3) AWARD TCLA CERTIFICATES TO 100 SPANISH-SPEAKING LANDSCAPE WORKERS.(4) AWARD TCLA CERTIFICATES TO 70 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.(5) ADAPT THE TEXAS CERTIFIED LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL (TCLP) INDEPENDENT STUDY AND ONLINE TESTING PROGRAM IN-PERSON DELIVERY.(6) AWARD TCLP CERTIFICATES TO 72 LANDSCAPE WORKERS(7) AWARD TCLP CERTIFICATES TO 36 SPANISH-SPEAKING LANDSCAPE WORKERS.(8) AWARD TCLP CERTIFICATES TO 30 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.OUR WFD-HOUSTON CERTIFICATION PROCESS WILL BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT WILL ENABLE EMPLOYED WORKERS AND ENROLLED HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES TO ASCEND IN THEIR PROFESSION AND COMPETE EFFECTIVELY FOR JOBS. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE TAILORED TO BOTH CURRENT WORKERS WHO PREFER TO LEARN ON THE JOB AND TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO MIGHT BE COMFORTABLE WITH ONLINE-LEARNING BUT NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF PROFESSIONAL CAREERS IN THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY.HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE MORE ATTUNED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING URBAN AREAS GIVEN RECENT EXPERIENCES WITH FLOODS, DROUGHTS, FREEZES AND RECORD-BREAK HEAT. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE OFFERED PAID INTERNSHIPS TO FURTHER STIMULATE INTEREST.THE COMBINATION OF FORMAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, LABORATORY INSTRUCTION IN THE 8-ACRE OUTDOOR LABORATORY IN LANDSCAPE/HORTICULTURE PRACTICES AND WATER MANAGEMENT/RETENTION/HABITAT PRACTICES, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TOOLS USED INCLUDING SAFE OPERATION AND MAINTANENCE, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE URBAN LANDSCAPES, SUSTAINABLE FERTILIZATION AND PESTICIDE APPLICATION STRATEGIES WILL,BE ADDRESSED. THE OUTDOOR LABORATORY WILL INCLUDE STATIC DEMONSTRATION SITES, FIELD PLOTS AND A GREENHOUSE.THIS ULTIMATELY WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERATION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND URBAN WATER HARVESTING AND MANAGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, WORKERS AND STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED BY PARTICIPATING IN LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION STUDENT COMPETITIONS, ATTEND THE ANNUAL GREEN INDUSTRY EXPO, AND PARTICIPATE IN FIELD TRIPS TO LOCAL PROGRESSIVE LANDSCAPE COMPANIES.ULTIMATE GOALS AND GENERAL IMPACT AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS: THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A CERTIFIED WORKFORCE FOR THE EXPANDING NATION-WIDE $98 BILLION LANDSCAPE AND LAWN CARE INDUSTRY WHERE THE WORKERS CAN RECEIVE COMPETATIVE LIVING WAGES.340 STUDENTS WILL BE DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT TO RECEIVE AT NO COST TO THEM, 1 OR 2 INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS EACH VALUED AS FOLLOWS:TRAVEL STIPEND OF $25MANUAL $250TEST FEE $200RETAKE (IF NEEDED) $145FIRST RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION $145FOR A TOTAL OF $565 PER STUDENT FOR A TOTAL OF 340 STUDENTS OF WHICH 250 ARE ESTIMATED TO BE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS.ADDITIONALLY SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE PAID USDA INTERNSHIPS TO FURTHER STIMULATE INTEREST IN LANDSCAPING AS A VALUABLE CAREER.THE TRAINING WILL GO BEYOND THAT WHICH IS NEEDED FOR CERTIFICATION TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING URBAN AREAS SUCH AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBAN WATER HARVESTING AND MANAGEMENT.$550,000

· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture