NRC AWARDS CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded nearly $5 million to 37 different 

institutions for nuclear education curricula development. Recipients include Minority Serving 

Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities located in 22 states. 

“This program has introduced thousands of students to the nuclear field and helps to 

prepare a workforce for the future,” said Bill Borchardt, the NRC’s Executive Director for Operations.

The NRC supported specific curriculum development programs in the following 

disciplines: nuclear engineering, radiochemistry and radiobiology, health physics, materials and 

mechanical engineering, reliability and risk analysis, electrical engineering, safeguards and 

security, human factors and human reliability and fire protection engineering. 

Grant proposals were reviewed against specific criteria by a panel comprised of senior 

NRC staff and qualified outside reviewers. The panel composition was diverse with most 

reviewers having both experience reviewing proposals for government agencies and advanced 

credentials in one of the five discipline areas identified in the solicitation. Each panelist had to 

certify that they did not have any conflicts of interest for the proposals they evaluated. 

The contacts for more information on these grants are as follows: administrative 

questions contact M’Lita Carr, Division of Contracts, 301-492-3464; and technical questions 

contact Tanya Parwani-Jaimes, 301-492-2308 Office of Human Resources. 

 The complete list of grants follows; additional details are posted on the NRC's Web site 

at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants/awards.html. In addition, a copy of the NRC Grant 

Award documents is available publicly in the NRC Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management System (ADAMS) through the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. Help in using ADAMS is available from the NRC Public Document Room at 

(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209. 

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$4.7M Curriculum Development Program

Curriculum Development Grants 

Aiken Technical College, Aiken, South Carolina $150,000 

Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama $120,000 

Augusta Technical College, Augusta, Georgia $121,500 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California $101,766 

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina $163,193 

Columbia Basin College, Pasco, Washington $100,000 

Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $150,000 

Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina $139,642 

Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida $111,117 

Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho $ 87,072 

Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, Florida $120,000 

Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas $160,000 

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana $150,000 

Midlands Technical College, Columbia, South Carolina $198,665 

Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri $125,000 

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg, South Carolina $141,313 

Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon $100,000 

Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York $151,935 

Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas $120,000 

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana $120,000 

Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia $ 89,042 

Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana $120,000 

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey $186,081 

The City College of New York, New York City, New York $150,000 

The Ohio State University, Franklin, Ohio $180,000 

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio $118,342 

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida $150,000 

University of Kansas Center for Research, Lawrence, Kansas $150,000 

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland $100,000 

University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts $129,000 

University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri $ 99,886 

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $102,798 

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island $120,000 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $ 48,121 

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas $120,000 

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia $140,000 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia $ 65,527

 TOTAL $4,700,000