Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce DevelopmentMoExcels Workforce Initiative
Background
MoExcels funding facilitates development and expansion of employer-driven education and training programs and initiatives to substantially increase educational attainment. Funding recommended through MoExcels is available for a single fiscal year. If full funding of a project requires a multi-year phase in, each year's funding should stand on its own in the event that funds are not appropriated in subsequent years. A core funding increase may be requested after the third year in which a funded project achieves its performance goals.
MDHEWD will continue to work with partners and colleges on workforce needs through other opportunities as they become available, either through various non-profits, philanthropy, or federal grants.
FY 2025
Public colleges and universities were asked to submit proposals for funding in FY 2025 to facilitate development and expansion of employer-driven educational training programs, including entrepreneurship, to increase education attainment and career opportunities for populations historically underserved by higher education. Twenty-three proposals were submitted, requesting a total of $59.4 million. Scoring of proposals was completed by staff at the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development and the Department of Economic Development. The following list shows the proposals ranked in order by recommendation, which was reviewed by members of the Coordinating Board and the Commissioner of Higher Education.
Click Here to view the FY 2024 Scoring Rubric, Request for Proposals, Recommendations, and Proposal Summaries.
Institution |
Proposal Title |
Funding Request |
|---|---|---|
| University of Central Missouri | Capacity Building Through XR and Simulation | $1,012,645 |
| University of Missouri--Columbia | MO Child Care Workforce Development (FY25) | $1,838,100 |
| University of Missouri--St. Louis | Workforce Development and Career Advancement Center | $675,000 |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Agriculture Demonstration Center | $4,000,000 |
| State Fair Community College | Advanced Health Science Expansion | $3,496,000 |
| University of Missouri--Columbia | MU Engineering - CEEIT | $3,460,000 |
| Missouri State University | Facilities: Health Care Workforce Development | $1,600,000 |
| Missouri University of Science & Technology, East Central College, & St. Charles Community College | Bridging the Missouri Manufacturing Critical Skills Gap | $9,124,339 |
| Missouri Western State University | Digital Solutions for a Modern Missouri | $1,208,368 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Growing Missouri's Healthcare Workforce, Phase II | $1,190,000 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Public Safety and Forensics Institute | $132,608 |
| University of Missouri--Kansas City | Student Career Pathways & Student Success Space | $4,000,000 |
| Jefferson College | Workforce & Employment Space Renovation | $400,000 |
| Missouri State University--West Plains | Veterinary Technician and Veterinary Assistant Program | $815,000 |
| St. Louis Community College | Expanding nursing training in north St. Louis | $2,000,000 |
| University of Missouri--St. Louis | Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation | $1,015,000 |
| North Central Missouri College | Agriculture Training Facility | $1,000,000 |
| Metropolitan Community College | High-tech (HT) Automotive Institute | $3,000,000 |
| University of Missouri--Columbia | Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones) Hands-on Training | $3,696,000 |
| St. Charles Community College | GROWING Missouri - By Advancing the Health Sciences, Agriculture and Bioscience Workforce | $4,000,000 |
| Harris-Stowe State University | Accelerated Certification Track (ACT) Project | $340,000 |
| Mineral Area College | Farm Management | $1,397,945 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College* | Bolivar Education Center | $10,000,000 |
FY 2024
Public colleges and universities were asked to submit proposals for funding in FY 2024 to facilitate development and expansion of employer-driven educational training programs, including entrepreneurship, to increase education attainment and career opportunities for populations historically underserved by higher education. Twenty-five proposals were submitted, requesting a total of $50.3 million. Governor Parson recommended, and the General Assembly appropriated, 19 projects totaling $38.3 million, which are listed below.
MoExcels FY 2024 Funded Proposals:
Institution |
Proposal Title |
Funding Request |
|---|---|---|
| State Technical College of Missouri | Infrastructure Villiage | $1,995,500 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln Innovative Strategies for Teacher Recruitment | $150,000 |
| Missouri University of Science & Technology | Improving Workforce Diversity through STEM Education | $ 841,000 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Growing Missouri's Healthcare Workforce | $497,084 |
| State Fair Community College | Center for Advanced Agriculture & Transportation (CAATT) | $4,462,525 |
| Jefferson College | Veterinary Technology Clinic | $2,000,000 |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis | Center for Behavioral Health Practice-based Learning | $767,500 |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Industry 4.0 Laboratory Development and Certification | $1,000,000 |
| Missouri State University | Construction Industry Training & Education Environment | $2,000,000 |
| St. Louis Community College | St. Louis GeoTech Workforce Expansion | $754,750 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Student Career Pathways | $1,536,000 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Health Sciences Training | $5,600,000 |
| Metropolitan Community College | MCC Science Laboratory Upgrade Phase II | $6,485,008 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Center for Applied Data Analytics (CADA) and M.S. in Data Analytics | $474,967 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Agriculture and Electrical Distribution Systems Training Center | $2,500,000 |
| North Central Missouri College | Production Agriculture Training | $80,000 |
| Mineral Area College | MAC Automotive Tech | $4,392,506 |
| University of Central Missouri | Construction Management & Safety Sciences Lab Renovation | $1,500,000 |
| Harris-Stowe State University | Expanding and creating online programs for marginalized communities | $1,300,000 |
FY 2023
Public colleges and universities were asked to submit proposals for funding in FY 2023 to facilitate development and expansion of employer-driven education and training programs and career opportunities for populations historically underserved by higher education. Twenty-eight proposals were submitted, including two for continued funding, requesting a total of $50.8 million. Governor Parson recommended, and the General Assembly appropriated, 21 projects totaling $31.4 million, which are listed below.
Click here to view the FY 2023 Scoring Rubric, Request for Proposals, Recommendations, and Proposal Summaries.
MoExcels FY 2023 Funded Proposals:
| Institution | Proposal Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State Fair Community College * | Manufacturing Programs | $2,418,705 |
| Metropolitan Community College * | Advanced Manufacturing Institute | $3,007,496 |
| Missouri University of Science & Technology | Re-engineering Missouri's STEM Workforce | $815, 000 |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Advancing Adult Learning Paths to Enhanced Credentials | $1,000,000 |
| Crowder College | Technical Education Improvement & Expansion | $905,400 |
| St. Louis Community College | Driving St. Louis Transportation Jobs | $447,064 |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis | Geospatial Curricular and Workforce Development | $49,000 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Student Career Pathways | $1,536,000 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Systems Management for Manufacturing and Agribusiness | $763,211 |
| Truman State University | Data Science Pathway | $365,950 |
| Jefferson College | CIS Data Center | $90,252.78 |
| St. Charles Community College | Technology & Logistics Regional Center of Excellence - Phase II | $2,310,000 |
| Missouri State University | Advanced Composite Materials Workforce Training Initiative | $2,550,000 |
| Mineral Area College | Center for Excellence in Career and Technical Education | $5,000,000 |
| Missouri State University - West Plains | Hospital Simulation Training Lab | $1,250,000 |
| Metropolitan Community College | Enhancements to MCC Commercial Driver's License Driving Course | $2,370,000 |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis | Industrial Engineering B.S. Degree | $1,093,000 |
| Lincoln University | Emergency Response & Cybersecurity Initiative | $1,000,000 |
| North Central Missouri College | Savannah Campus Completion | $3,000,000 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Center for Digital Media and Virtual Production | $767,732.18 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Cybersecurity Future | $757,250 |
FY 2021 & FY 2022
Public colleges and universities were asked to submit proposals for funding to facilitate development and expansion of employer-driven education and training programs for funding in FY 2021. Twenty-eight proposals were submitted, requesting a total of $37.8 million.
Click here to view the FY 2021 Scoring Rubric, Request for Proposals, Recommendations, and Proposal Summaries.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FY 2021 MoExcels funding proposed by the Governor was not appropriated. However, the 17 proposals totaling $21.8 million recommended for funding in the FY 2021 budget were appropriated by the General Assembly in FY 2022:
| Institution | Proposal Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College* |
Center for Advanced Manufacturing | $2,500,000 |
| Harris-Stowe State University* | Teacher Certification | $83,903 |
| University of Central Missouri | Health Care Programs | $405,000 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Autism Support | $231,945 |
| State Fair Community College | Manufacturing Programs | $2,401,705 |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | Nursing Program | $1,500,000 |
| Missouri State University | Cybersecurity | $1,795,600 |
| Jefferson College | Veterinary Technology Renovations | $110,000 |
| Truman State University | Applied Behavior Analysis | $40,000 |
| St. Charles Community College | Manufacturing and Logistics Training Facility | $2,200,000
|
| Mineral Area College | Center for Excellence in Career & Technical Education | $624,500 |
| Metropolitan Community College** | Advanced Manufacturing Institute | $3,007,496 |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Clinical Service Engineering | $2,566,684 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Nursing in Columbia & Hannibal | $210,000 |
| Missouri University of Science & Technology | Teacher Prep | $380,766 |
| University of Missouri System | Faculty Development | $1,812,477 |
| Southeast Missouri State University* | Cybersecurity Expansion | $1,961,308 |
*Future request for additional funding in fiscal year 2023.
**Future request for additional funding in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
FY 2020
Public colleges and universities were asked to submit proposals for funding to facilitate development and expansion of employer-driven education and training programs for funding in FY 2020. Thirty-nine proposals were submitted, requesting a total of $74.8 million. The Coordinating Board approved an FY 2020 budget request of $55.8 million. Governor Parson recommended 18 projects at $16.3 million. The General Assembly appropriated $18.9 million as line items to 19 projects as indicated below.
Click here to view the FY2020 RFP, Budget Template, Scoring Rubric, and Proposal Summaries.
MoExcels FY 2020 Funded Proposals:
| Institution | Proposal Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College |
Center for Advanced Manufacturing | $4,750,000 |
| St. Louis Community College | Talent Pipeline: Nursing and IT | $2,012,359 |
| Missouri State University | Ozark Region Nursing Collaboration | $3,111,250 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Mechatronics Center of Excellence | $935,655 |
| State Fair Community College | Health Sciences Center for Excellence | $454,532 |
| University of Central Missouri | Information Technology Expansion | $674,500 |
| Truman State University | Data Science | $169,256 |
| Crowder College | Advanced Training and Technology Center Program Expansion | $17,500 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Truck Driving Program | $400,000 |
| Truman State University | Behavioral Health and Counseling | $101,935 |
| Harris-Stowe State University | Teacher Certification | $85,800 |
| North Central Missouri College | Leading Edge: Ag & Manufacturing | $350,000 |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Infrastructure Technician Education | $2,000,000 |
| Lincoln University | LPN-BSN Bridge Program | $112,350 |
| Missouri Western State University | Center of Excellence in Applied Health Care Learning | $557,744 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Environmental Health and Safety Curriculum and Workforce Development | $188,428 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Next Generation Ag | $171,500 |
| St. Charles Community College | Center of Excellence for Healthy Living | $1,580,000 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Health | $243,166 |
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