Training and Workforce
NASA Commits $10.5 Million to Workforce Pipeline
Community colleges will lead the training effort
Two technicians on scaffolding paint a blue Artemis logo on a white structure
Mechanical engineering technicians Sean McCrary (left) and Katie Mortensen paint the Artemis logo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Skilled trades like theirs are the target of NASA's $10.5 million in workforce awards. © Frank Michaux/NASA

NASA is putting $10.5 million behind an effort to funnel more students into the aerospace industry, awarding grants to seven organizations tasked with building state-level pathways for advanced technical training.

The funding comes through NASA’s Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs initiative, known as NASA State Hubs. Recipients are Antelope Valley Community College District in Lancaster, California; Georgia Tech Research; Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Southern Utah University; Space Florida; Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado; and Texas Space Commission.

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