This collaboration focuses on building our capacity for research projects between university faculty, industry partners, and community stakeholders, while simultaneously developing the regional workforce for these entities.

This project unites Hawai‘i Pacific University, Paul Smith’s College, and the University of the Virgin Islands to address challenges faced by geographically isolated "islanded" communities.

The RAISE project unites the University of Alaska Anchorage, Salisbury University, and Valdosta State University to develop AI-driven solutions to rural challenges.

BUILD is a collaboration between Arkansas Tech University (ATU) and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) to improve their institutional position to engage with Arkansas’ state-wide research ecosystem.

BICEP is a team of four universities with the shared goal of collaboratively building their institutional capacity and knowledge for growing external partnerships that advance key technologies within their innovation ecosystems.

The Building Opportunities for Outstanding Skills Training in Advanced Manufacturing for Southeastern Two-Year Colleges project addresses the urgent need for a skilled workforce in advanced manufacturing within the Southeastern United States.

This project is a collaborative initiative involving the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez, West Texas A&M University, and Western Washington University.

This partnership is focused on building the capacity of three PUIs to sustainably increase the number of partnerships to drive workforce development and research projects between faculty and students, industry, and IHEs.

The “Connect Four” project brings together Albion College, Canisius University, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and Roanoke College, each well positioned to advance innovation in relevant regional ecosystems.

The C4 project is an interdisciplinary endeavor among five primarily undergraduate, four-year institutions, to address the multifaceted challenges encountered in higher education today. while recognizing the pivotal role of industry collaboration.

This is a collaborative project in which the cohort institutions will work together grow industry partnerships, improve alignment of program curricula with industry needs, and enhance faculty skills and knowledge of emerging technologies.

The collaborative project aims to broaden the participation of two-year institutions of higher education in emerging technology programs by increasing the capacity and infrastructure to grow and sustain strong regional partnerships.

This is a collaborative project across the following institutions: The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC).