The Project Grant award of $447,756.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), supports Tallahassee Community College's (TCC) CARE2 initiative. This program aims to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for underrepresented students at TCC through activities focused on Connections, Academics, Resources, Engagements, and Equity (CARE2). The award, with a performance period from...
This federal Project Grant award for $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) will support Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, North Carolina. The grant, awarded on June 11, 2024, will fund the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities that deliver critical services to rural residents in the region. As a sub-recipient, Rockingham Community College will...
The federal Project Grant award of $448,211 from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) supports Northeastern Technical College's "Community Access for Rural Equity and Support (CARES)" initiative. This grant aims to strengthen the college's capacity to provide educational and workforce development services, with a focus on expanding opportunities for underrepresented student populations in the rural Cheraw, South Carolina community....
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program, provides $418,180 to The University of North Carolina at Charlotte to deliver collaborative research and student support services from July 2022 to June 2025. The award aims to improve outcomes for 1,900+ African American men in entry-level mathematics courses at four North Carolina institutions through culturally relevant advising, mentoring,...
The McLennan County Junior College District, doing business as McLennan Community College, received a $1.9 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Stabilization Fund's American Rescue Plan Absolute Priority 4 program. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 to July 13, 2023. The funding will support supplemental activities to address enrollment declines experienced by the community college during the COVID-19 pandemic as an institution serving a...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $227,749 Project Grant under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (CFDA 84.120) to Shaw University, a private, historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, will fund the "BIOTECH CONNECT: ACADEMIC - BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS TO DIVERSIFY NORTH CAROLINA'S WORKFORCE" project. This initiative aims...
The Community College of Philadelphia was awarded a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028) to address digital equity gaps in underserved Philadelphia communities. The College will expand access to technology, broadband services, and workforce training through three main activities. It will provide refurbished desktops and laptops to students,...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded McDowell Technical Community College a $268,244 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant provides supplemental assistance to low-income students located in the rural community of Marion, North Carolina from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The Education Stabilization Fund program aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Under this award, McDowell...
Piedmont Community College received a $239,914 project grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The one-year award will support Piedmont Community College's provision of services from July 2022 through July 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Relief Program. The College, located in Roxboro, NC, will utilize the...
The federal Project Grant award of $589,000 provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will support Robeson Health Care Corporation (RHCC), a federally qualified health center, in delivering comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services to underserved communities in North Carolina. The funding will enable RHCC to enhance its capacity to respond to critical...