Lurleen B. Wallace Community College was awarded a $445,361 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant was awarded under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will support Wallace Community College's COVID-19 Student Aid Relief Program (SSARP) from July 14, 2022 through July 13, 2023. The SSARP funding will provide direct financial...
The George Corley Wallace State Community College, doing business as Wallace Community College Selma, was awarded a $2,227,500 Project Grant under the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant funds the W.A.Y.S. (Wallace Avenues to Your Success) project, which aims to provide rural postsecondary and economic development services to the local community in Selma, Alabama. The project period runs from October 1, 2024, to September...
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 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...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Wallace State Community College a $2,243,816 Project Grant under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA 84.044) for the period of September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2021. The grant funds the Talent Search Program, which aims to identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary education. Program services include encouraging secondary school completion and enrollment in postsecondary...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1.7 million project grant to George C Wallace Community College-Dothan under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program. The grant will support meeting unmet acute institutional needs and serving students in need of financial aid to reenroll and maintain engagement in postsecondary education as a result of COVID-19. Funding will be used from July 2021 through July 2022 to address impacts of the pandemic on the...
The $694,870 Project Grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) to George C Wallace Community College-Dothan will be used to purchase specialized equipment for maintenance training for existing Wayne Farms employees and provide short-term training courses for individuals within Bullock County. The grant will support workforce development efforts in the region by enhancing the community college's capacity to deliver maintenance training...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $1,500,000 Community Facilities Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.766) Project Grant to The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation, Inc. in Hanceville, AL. The grant supports the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities that deliver critical services to rural residents, with the goal of enhancing quality of life and infrastructure in rural communities. The project will be completed by August...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Moorpark College $225,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program for the WORK-TO-LEARN PROJECT from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The WORK-TO-LEARN PROJECT, to be carried out by Moorpark College of the Ventura County Community College District, will utilize the FIPSE funding to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies aimed at improving...
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...