The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Pearl River Community College $3.5 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on September 7, 2022. The funding will support construction of a new Aviation and Aerospace Workforce Academy at the Stennis International Airport in Hancock County, Mississippi. The Academy will provide educational opportunities in academic, career technical, and workforce programs...
The City of Quincy, Illinois was awarded a $5.18 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region on September 2, 2022. The grant is part of the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) and will fund the fifth phase of reconstructing Runway 4/22 at Quincy Regional Airport - Baldwin Field to meet Federal Aviation Administration design standards....
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $6,066,836 project grant to John Wood Community College on May 27, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the development of a Workforce Development Center in Quincy, Illinois to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to address adverse economic impacts. As outlined in the EAA program description, the Center will work to help the region experiencing economic...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) supports the "Charles B. Rangel Infrastructure Workforce Initiative" at the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY), a non-profit educational organization. This 3-year grant, running from September 2024 to August 2027, aims to develop innovative strategies to improve postsecondary education quality and expand...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2,525,000 Project Grant to Brewton Parker College, Inc., a private non-profit university located in Mount Vernon, Georgia. The grant supports the construction of a new instructional facility to expand the college's Nursing workforce development program and address labor shortages in the region. The new facility will provide classrooms, computer labs, auditoriums, and simulation labs to support a Bachelor of Science...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) provides $6,944,586 to support the construction of a new industrial training facility on the campus of East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) in Scooba, Mississippi. The facility will enable students and trainees to earn certificates and associate degrees in electrical technology, welding and...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Bristol Community College a $2.538 million project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 2021 through June 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding will support Bristol Community College in delivering products and services to address the impacts of the coronavirus on its students and operations in Fall River, Massachusetts. As the awardee,...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $986,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to the Maine Community College System (MCCS) for the final phase of the York County Community College (YCCC) campus renovation and reimagination project. This grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will support comprehensive improvements to the YCCC campus facilities and infrastructure, with an expected...
This $909,940 formula grant award under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) program provides funding to the Quincy Housing Authority, a local government housing agency in Quincy, Massachusetts. The grant supports the development, modernization, and financing of nearly 1 million public housing units across the United States. Key activities to be performed include public housing capital improvements, infrastructure upgrades,...
This $1.875 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) supports South Texas College in constructing a new 20,000 square foot facility for continuing education and training in McAllen, Texas. The facility will be managed by the College's Department of Continuing, Professional, and Workforce Education to provide fast-track hybrid healthcare certification training....