The State University Maritime College received a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the State Maritime Schools federal grant program (CFDA 20.806) to educate and train future merchant marine officers from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The award will support the Maritime College's student incentive program to provide education and training to prepare graduates to enter the maritime industry as merchant vessel crew,...
The U.S. Maritime Administration awarded a $53,921,474 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to upgrade the Academy's pier and infrastructure to accommodate a new training vessel. This award is part of the State Maritime Schools program (CFDA 20.806), which provides funding to support maritime education and training at state maritime academies. The goal of the program is to prepare graduates to enter roles in the maritime industry, including crewing merchant vessels and...
The Maine Maritime Academy received a $2.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program (CFDA 84.116) to establish the Center for Vessel Optimization and Digitization. The Center will enhance maritime education by developing programs and resources focused on optimizing vessel operations and digitizing maritime training processes. The three-year award period runs from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. As a...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Northwestern Michigan College $1,000,000 under the State Maritime Schools cooperative agreement program (CFDA 20.806) to educate and train future merchant marine officers from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The College will use the funds to provide education and training to students preparing to enter the maritime industry in roles such as crewing merchant vessels and maritime opportunities ashore. The program supports the...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $500,160 Project Grant under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The purpose of this 2-year project is to expand the California Commercial Fishing Apprenticeship Program to the Santa Barbara Channel and Morro Bay regions, in addition to continuing the program in San Diego. Key activities include adapting the curricula to each region's...
The Department of Education California Fiscal and Administrative Services Division received a $1,505,499.00 Project Grant award on December 18, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Education under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). This grant will fund a 3-year technical assistance initiative to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students across California. Key services to be provided include academic enrichment activities, special...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded $348,212 to Sanbarcollbuscom, Incorporated doing business as California Aeronautical University through the Education Stabilization Fund Formula Grant program. The grant aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by awarding HEERF II grants to students from March 26, 2021 through September 12, 2022. As part of the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425), this funding will directly...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $614,565 Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program grant to California State University, Stanislaus. The two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the university's efforts to establish, operate, and expand campus-based child care services for low-income student-parents. The CCAMPIS Program aims to enable student-parents to enroll in, persist through, and...
The California Career Institute received a $261,103 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) on April 13, 2021. The grant provides funding through July 14, 2022 to support emergency relief efforts for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the named recipient located in Anaheim, California, the California Career Institute will utilize the grant funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of the...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,983,000 Project Grant on October 30, 2024 to the California School Finance Authority (CSFA) under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282). The grant is designed to support the development, expansion, and replication of high-quality charter schools across California, with a focus on increasing educational options and promoting academic accountability in traditionally underserved communities. As a...