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Smith declined to specify the amount of grant funding the program received from the Department of Defense.\nAs the program continues, the goal is to expand its efforts beyond MSU\u2019s campus and delve into expanded outreach with Mississippi elementary, middle and high school students to learn more about the career and potentially inspire careers in manufacturing among state students.\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to be going out to different schools as well throughout the state of Mississippi and sharing about composite manufacturing,\u201d Smith said. \u201cNow it\u2019s not going to be a full training. We\u2019re not going to have a middle schooler certified and doing composites manufacturing. 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