← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
West Hills Community College District
$899,878
Total funding
2
Grants
Funding over time
peak $490.6K · FY2020–21$500K$375K$250K$125K$0
'20
'21
Funding mix
By agency
USDA$899,878 · 2
By mechanism
—$899,878 · 2
Investigators at West Hills Community College District
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WEST HILLS COLLEGE LEMOORE (WHCL) AND THE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP (ATIP) FOUNDATION HAVE PARTNERED TO CLOSE THE GAP OF SEVERE MARKET GAP IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPROVE THE GROWTH OF THE BIOECONOMY WORKFORCE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY (SJV). THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT, IN GENERAL, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND A DATA-SAVVY WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE BIOECONOMY SECTOR IN THE SJV. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS AND EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING TRAINING PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM TO ALIGN EXISTING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE WORKFORCE NEEDS OF THE BIOECONOMY.THE PROJECT PREMISE IS ROOTED IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BIOECONOMY IS BUILT ON THE UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE BIOMASS RESOURCES TO PRODUCE GOODS AND SERVICES. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODS SUCH AS DATA COLLECTION, STUDENT SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, INTERACTIONS, AND COMMENTS WILL INFORM OUR TARGETED AUDIENCE. THE GOALS FOR THEPROJECT WILL WRAP AROUND CREATING A NON-CREDIT CURRICULUM TO CONDUCT TRAINING, DEVELOP A TRAINING CENTER FOR LOCAL EMPLOYERS AND DEVELOP A NATIONALLY APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO COVER THE AREA THAT SPANS FIVE RURAL COUNTIES AND COMPRISES EXTREMES OF GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, ECONOMIC DISPARITY, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY.$490,571
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (WHCCD) IS SEEKING PARTNERSHIP WITH USDA NIFA TO SUPPORT AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL CLOSE OF A SEVERE LABOR MARKET GAP IN AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND FOOD MANUFACTURING WHILE IMPROVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR CALIFORNIA'S SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THE WESTSIDE WORKS APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE IS A CALL TO ACTION THAT JOINS INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY, AND EDUCATION PARTNERS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS THAT DEVELOP A SKILLED WORKFORCE FROM WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ENVISIONED AS A SERIES OF EARN-AS-YOU-LEARN 24 TO 48 MONTH TRAINING PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED OVER THE INITIAL 12 MONTH GRANT PERIOD, EMPLOYERS WILL RECRUIT ENTRY-LEVEL JOB CANDIDATES OR LOW-SKILLED INCUMBENT WORKERS AS APPRENTICES. WESTSIDE WORKS PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR RECRUITING AND OUTREACH, EMPLOYER PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, FACULTY CONTRIBUTIONS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER INTEGRATION, AND WRAP-AROUND STUDENT SUPPORT. WHCCD FACULTY WILL SUPPORT APPRENTICESHIP STUDENTS THROUGH TUITION-FREE INSTRUCTION IN CONCERT WITH EMPLOYER-SPONSORED APPRENTICESHIPS. UPON PROGRAM COMPLETION, APPRENTICES WILL RECEIVE A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED APPRENTICESHIP COMPLETION CERTIFICATE (CREDENTIAL) AND A VALID JOURNEYPERSON CARD. EMPLOYER MATCH WILL INCLUDE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OF APPRENTICES WITH A WAGE SCALE THAT STARTS AT MORE THAN 50% OF THE JOURNEY-LEVEL WAGE FOR THE OCCUPATION AND INCREASES AS SKILLS ARE MASTERED OVER TIME.$409,307
· FY2020 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture