Formula Grant P425M200827

Southwestern Community College was awarded a $219,506 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant will support emergency financial aid grants to students and institutional assistance for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic from July 2022 through July 2023. As authorized under the Education Stabilization Fund, this project grant aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $343,191 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program to Southwestern Community College in Sylva, North Carolina. The grant, titled "PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: SSS FOR APPALACHIAN STUDENTS," will fund a program to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including those who are low-income, first-generation, and/or have disabilities. The program aims to...

Federal Grant Award Summary Southwestern Community College received a Project Grant award of $325,051 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The college will provide comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic potential and increase completion rates for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and...

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 Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded Southwestern Community College District $3,210,364.26 under the Cooperative Agreement for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The funding supports the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Federal Grant Program (CFDA #59.037), which provides management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses through SBDCs. Specifically, Southwestern College will utilize the...

This Project Grant award of $272,364.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education is for the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Sanford, North Carolina. The grant will fund comprehensive support services to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for CCCC's disadvantaged, low-income, first-generation, and disabled students. Key objectives include increasing student retention, graduation rates, and...

Summary: Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program Award Coahoma Community College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports institutional strengthening activities designed to...

Western Piedmont Community College will use $581,083 from a Project Grant awarded by the Department of Education on July 31, 2021 to provide additional financial aid to students through July 31, 2022. The grant funding stems from the Education Stabilization Fund program administered under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the college will support students' continued engagement and reengagement in...

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...

This federal Project Grant award of $990,000.00 was provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 Appalachian Area Development) to Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute (CCC&TI) in North Carolina. The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, is intended to support CCC&TI's efforts to strengthen economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity in the Appalachian region. The grant funds will be used to advance the...