Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC21M0045

The City of Hampton, Virginia received an $859,000 project grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Federal Lands Access Program on September 9, 2022. The grant will fund preliminary engineering design work for roadway improvements, pedestrian and traffic signals, lighting, and landscape improvements at the entrance of Fort Monroe at the intersection of E. Mercury Boulevard, E. Mellen Street, Ingalls Road and McNair Drive. The Virginia Department of Transportation will serve as a...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $350,034 Project Grant to the City of Hampton, Virginia to purchase two new vortex advantage 5-display heavy equipment simulators. This investment will establish a training facility in Hampton to provide a laboratory and classroom for regional workforce development programs, filling a critical need for innovative training opportunities. Once completed, the project will help increase job training and create...

This Project Grant award of $4,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) supports the renovation and modernization of the Hampton University Center for Simulation Learning and Research (SLAR) in Hampton, Virginia. The project will reconfigure 8,430,663 square feet of the SLAR facility to provide enhanced training spaces, including a waiting area, observation room, offices, a virtual immersion room, and storage for equipment and...

The Hampton Roads Workforce Council will receive $22,013,882 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish regional talent pipelines across counties in Virginia and North Carolina from September 2022 to September 2024. As the lead entity, the Council will focus on in-demand blue economy, clean energy, and cybersecurity jobs with emphasis on training pathways in maritime engineering and robotics for African...

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia will receive $120,804 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to expand its museum education internship program. Through a 10-month project concluding in October 2022, VMFA will provide 400 hours of hands-on training and professional development to 10 undergraduate students considering careers in museum education. Interns will gain experience in evaluation, studio instruction,...

The NASA Shared Services Center awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the NASA Mission Support Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.009) to Long Beach City College (LBCC) for the "LBCC SPACE BEACH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EQUIPMENT PROJECT". This award supports LBCC, a Hispanic Serving Institution and state-controlled institution of higher learning, in acquiring advanced equipment and enhancing its research capabilities in space-related technologies. The project period runs from September 1,...

This federal Project Grant award was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The $1,875,000 grant, awarded on May 15, 2025, will fund a study to investigate the extension of the existing Coliseum Drive Segment A project (UPC 108731) to N. Campus Parkway in Hampton, Virginia. The sub-award of $693,000 was provided to the City of Hampton to conduct this transportation infrastructure planning and feasibility study. The...

The Virginia Department of Health will receive $225,759 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act federal grant program (CFDA 15.622) to renovate transient floating slips and upgrade boater facilities at docks in Downtown Hampton, Virginia. As the prime awardee, the Virginia Department of Health will subaward funds to the Downtown Hampton Development Partnership and City of Hampton to renovate 32 existing slips and...

The City of Hampton, Virginia was awarded a $10.96 million Project Grant from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment to support the City of Hampton and Joint Base Langley-Eustis Firing Range Project. The grant is part of the Community Investment federal grant program (CFDA #12.600), which provides assistance authorized by statute. Under this September 1, 2022 award with a completion date of May 31, 2025, the City of Hampton will deliver services...

The Virginia Department of Transportation was awarded $230,546 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on September 22, 2022. The funding will support the construction of a new multi-use path extending the existing trail system within South Lawson Park in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Specifically, the project entails building a path from south of Poquoson Avenue to South Lawson Park, which will provide...