ATE Collaborative Outreach and Engagement Project

The ATE Collaborative Outreach and Engagement (ACOE) project implements a strategy and plan to raise awareness of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, the centers and projects the program funds, and the valuable resources these grantees develop. This awareness helps build partnerships and collaborations, disseminate innovative ATE resources, and create synergy around the program's efforts. In addition, the deliverables of this project help further the case for the critical U.S. economic need for technician education and the important role community colleges play in the context of the ATE program and beyond. The project allows the whole community - from small projects to national centers - to highlight individual activities and simultaneously to explain the broader impact of the ATE program.