SUNYIT high-needs grant 2nd largest awarded
Published:
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 09:18
SUNYIT will receive the second-highest award given to SUNY campuses across the state to support workforce development in high-need career fields. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that 63 programs will receive more than $12 million in funding over the next three years under the SUNY High Needs Program. The top four grants are: Stony Brook University, $2,446,537; SUNYIT, $1,762,950; Binghamton University, $1,704,000; and the University at Buffalo, $1,265,000.
"Thanks to
the SUNY High Needs Program, SUNYIT can continue to support
New York's growing need for graduates pursuing careers in a
variety of 21st century fields," said William W. Durgin,
SUNYIT provost. "Educating students in these critical areas
is an important part of our mission, and high-needs funding
will pay significant dividends as graduates become part of
New York's growing workforce."
SUNY originally established the High Needs Program to
address the growing demand for nurses and engineer across
the state. Since the program’s inception, SUNY has
worked with other state agencies, including the Department
of Labor and Empire State Development Corporation, to expand
the areas of eligibility. SUNYIT's three-year grant will
support faculty costs associated with academic programs
related to four of the High Needs Program's targeted areas:
information technology, health care,
engineering-engineering technologies, and renewable-clean
energy.
