A team of Purdue University Northwest (PNW) College of Technology researchers has been awarded a total of more than $1 million in federal and private funding to develop and test advanced agriculture technology (agTech) solutions. The project will be based in a greenhouse under development at the Digital Crossroad Data Center in Hammond, IN.
PNW will receive $726,389 through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology (SPRINT) Challenge. The university is one of 44 awardees of these grants from a pool of 238 applicants nationwide.
The funds were awarded to Project TRAVERSE: agTech Robotics, Automation and Virtually Employed Resiliently Scaling Enterprises. Project TRAVERSE uses advanced manufacturing technology, robotics and cyber-physical systems to develop and pilot test agTech solutions, like remote planting and harvesting of an array of crops. The project is expected to provide alternative solutions to curr
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WASHINGTON (U.S. Department of Commerce) â The U.S. Department of Commerceâs Economic Development Administration is awarding a $10.3 million grant to Northern Marianas Technical Institute, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to support workforce education and training through the construction of a new facility to house the schoolâs trades program. This EDA grant is expected to create 410 jobs, retain 385 jobs, and generate $2 million in private investment.
âEDA is pleased to support Northern Marianas Techâs construction of its new workforce career training facility,â said Dennis Alvord, acting assistant secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. âThis project will help the Northern Mariana Islands respond to the economic impact of Super Typhoon Yutu by boosting training opportunities for citizens looking to compete for high-skill, high-wage jobs.â
WASHINGTON (U.S. Department of Commerce) â The U.S. Department of Commerceâs Economic Development Administration  is awarding a $13.2 million grant to Northern Marianas College to increase its capacity to support regional economic development. This EDA grant is expected to help create 272 jobs and generate $13.5 million in private investment.
âThe 2018 impact of Super Typhoon Yutu on Saipan caused extensive damage to the islandâs infrastructure,â said Dennis Alvord, acting assistant secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. âThis investment will support the Commonwealthâs ongoing recovery by providing resources to develop new capacity in industries that will contribute to its economic resilience.â