Next-Gen Manufacturing

I Am an Educator

If you run—or want to build—manufacturing education, this page highlights how schools secure equipment, funding, and industry support.

Program building blocks

  • Industry partners: employers, tool builders, and supporters.
  • Funding + equipment: grants, donations, lab builds, machine loans.
  • Pathways: apprenticeships, credentialing, job placement.

Examples worth studying

$2M in metalworking equipment on loan to Montana State University
Engineering foundation wins $3.9M national apprenticeship grant
Okuma partners with a community college on a training academy
EMUGE-FRANKEN donates tooling to a modern machining program
Tools for Schools program awards tooling certificates

Use the curated program & donor list

Supporting the Next Generation

Grants • Donations • Labs • Apprenticeships