2023 Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP)

Innovation and Sustainability and Improve Performance The DOE-EM is focused on enhancing and fostering a sustainable and diverse DOE-EM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce pipeline. Through the technology Curriculum and Professional Development Program (CPDP) and the EM Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Shared Interest Research Program (SIRP), DOE-EM will promote the development of a nationally engaged scientific and engineering workforce that will lead to future career pathways in the DOE-EM complex for underrepresented groups. Specifically, CPDP and SIRP will create and foster a sustainable and diverse DOE-EM workforce STEM pipeline by accepting Concept Papers and Applications for grants addressing the following areas: 1) Curriculum enhancement through instrumentation/computing assistance - Cost, installation, and maintenance of specialized equipment and instrumentation. - Curriculum exploration, development, and improvement leading to substantive and purposeful integration of theoretical and experimental learning activities of collegiate students. 2) Development of high-quality courses embedded in majors and minors aligned with the DOE-EM missions and/or the development of majors and minors aligned with the DOE-EM missions that are sustainable beyond the period of the funding. 3) Modification of existing courses and curricula to deepen and/or better integrate learning and teaching activities in STEM-related fields as related to the DOE mission through the engagement of the national laboratory’s community by: - Embedding facilities and personnel in their courses and curricula. - Use of state-of-the-art instrumentation available within the DOE-EM complex (national labs and user facilities) to further drive critical scientific and technological advances. 4) University Faculty Professional Development Training. 5) Travel to DOE Field Sites and National Laboratories - DOE Field Sites and National laboratory visits and tours will offer unprecedented training and educational opportunities to collegiate students and faculty members. **See the full Funding Opportunity Announcement for additional information**