WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today announced a $200,000 grant was awarded to Johnson County Community College. The funding is for the Bi-State Bioscience Consortium for Curriculum and Faculty Development, a program under the direction of Luanne Wolfgram.

Senator Roberts said, "the project is preparing community college students for jobs in Greater Kansas City's burgeoning bioscience sector, an investment that is critical to the economic future of our state."

Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, and Metropolitan Community College are working in partnership to create the Bi-State Bioscience Consortium for Curriculum and Faculty Development. The consortium seeks to create a model for a "virtual" community college that satisfies employer needs for job candidates with relevant hands-on skills and student needs for a coherent course of study from a multi-institutional menu.

Senator Roberts is a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. He is a strong advocate of bioscience research and development in the State of Kansas.

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