Formula Grant P425J200122

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $462,630 Project Grant to Gadsden State Community College, doing business as East Broad Street Campus, to deliver career and technical education programs, workforce development initiatives, and student support services. As a state government entity, minority institution, and historically black college, Gadsden State will use the grant funding from the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to advance the program's goals of investing in...

Alabama State University Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office to renovate G.W. Trenholm Hall under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). The project will address renovations to the building including rehabilitating the basement, window repairs, and continued rehabilitation of the Thelma Glass Auditorium. The award period...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded Gadsden State Community College a $398,683 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002) to support career and technical education initiatives from June 2021 through May 2023. As part of ARC's strategic plan to strengthen the Appalachian region's economy and workforce, the college will leverage this funding to deliver career and technical education and training programs that develop the skills of Alabama...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Wallace Community College Selma a $455,338 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant, titled "WCCS PROJECT (IHEAB) IMPROVING HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT IN THE BLACKBELT," will support efforts to improve higher education attainment in the Blackbelt region of Alabama from July 2022 through July 2023. As the sole awardee, Wallace Community College Selma will leverage the...

The Alabama State University (ASU) received a $187,809 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to address the significant shortage of rural social workers in Alabama's Black Belt counties. The two-year grant, awarded on April 18, 2024, will support ASU's efforts to recruit and retain social workers in these underserved rural areas. As a historically black university, ASU is well-positioned to leverage its expertise and...

The Alabama State University was awarded a $5,999,390.74 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support expanding broadband internet access and digital literacy programs on the ASU campus and in the surrounding Paterson Court anchor community in Montgomery, Alabama through February 2025. Specifically, ASU will use the funding to expand its...

The federal Project Grant award of $449,985 from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) supports the Partnerships Impacting Nursing Student Success (PINSS) project at Reid State Technical College in Evergreen, Alabama. This two-year initiative, running from April 2024 to April 2026, aims to address significant socioeconomic and healthcare challenges in Evergreen and the surrounding rural southwest Alabama region. As a state-controlled institution...

The George Corley Wallace State Community College in Selma, Alabama received a $1,029,438 Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority to improve drainage on its campus. The grant was awarded on September 13, 2022 with a completion date of September 13, 2024. The funding supports activities under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA #90.201). This program focuses on assisting severely underdeveloped areas that lack financial...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) provides $1,933,376.00 to Alabama State University (ASU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to strengthen the university's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality. The funding will support activities such as curriculum development, faculty training, endowment building, and student support services...

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) awarded Selma University, a minority-owned, non-profit, historically Black college and university, a $143,760 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development (CFDA 90.201) program. The funding is for Selma University's Cultural and Communal Living Cynosure initiative, which will deliver workforce skills and basic public services training to residents in distressed communities in Selma, Alabama from September 2023 to September 2025. Additionally, Selma...