60NANB23D150

Purpose/Scope:
The purpose of this project is construction of a 36,000 SF steam building on the Champlain College campus, to include classrooms, labs, faculty offices, collaborative meeting space, and student study/lounge. The new steam building will broaden portfolio of steam degrees and add new future-focused programs in health and the bio-life sciences. It also enhances Champlain College's ability to unlock new teaching and research possibilities and draw a more diverse population of talent to Burlington while providing access to high opportunity careers in fields where the national workforce is looking for talented and highly trained professionals.

Activities to be performed:
The main activity of the project is the completion of the new steam building on the Hill Campus. Several activities for the project have either been completed or are in process with others that will be completed during the period of performance. These include planning, testing and review, architectural and design, construction, and grand opening.

Expected outcomes:
Outcomes include a completed new steam building, renovations of the Lakeside Campus, and renovations of selected buildings on our Hill Campus (to include moving displaced offices of personnel, renovating spaces with opportunity and potential after vacancies created by movement to the new building). A second outcome is Champlain's ability to bring new majors to market in the bio-life sciences, such as majors in applied biology, biotech, and other interdisciplinary majors. These majors will impact Champlain's ability to increase enrollment, provide access to a more diverse student body, and serve expressed need in the state and national workforce. An additional outcome of state-of-the-art facilities is the increased ability to engage in applied research. A final outcome we expect is a strengthened ability to impact the state of Vermont. A recent economic impact study illustrated Champlain's deep impact of over $176M annual impact with an additional $270M in alumni-owned business revenue.

Intended beneficiaries:
Champlain expects to impact several groups of intended beneficiaries with this new steam building. These include: students: the new building will afford both current and new students the opportunity to study in a state-of-the-art facility with cutting-edge teaching laboratories. New majors we will be able to develop as a result will lead to greater access to more groups such as women seeking to study cyber security or other tech fields. Other beneficiaries include faculty, industry partners, the state of Vermont and beyond.

Subrecipient activities:
None.

Champlain College

11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [DOC]

Burlington, Vermont 05402-0670 United States

Single Zip Code

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Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/31/26 to 08/31/28.