The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded Colorado Mesa University $1,402,458 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on September 29, 2021. This Project Grant will provide medical and therapeutic equipment, mobile simulation technology, and funding for personnel and programming to support workforce development in healthcare fields for communities in western Colorado impacted by changes in the coal economy. Specifically, Colorado Mesa University's...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Columbia Gorge Community College a $1.5 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the college's efforts to expand its health science workforce training programs in the Columbia Gorge region of Oregon. Specifically, the funding will help the college graduate approximately 800 new healthcare professionals over the grant period to address immediate regional...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program awarded an $8.39 million Project Grant to Western Wyoming Community College District to support the creation of a new health science wing on its main campus in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The project aims to increase enrollment in health sciences programs from 48 to 96 students annually to help meet regional workforce demands. Specifically, the grant will fund construction of an addition and renovation of existing classrooms to...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support construction, facility renovation, and service delivery initiatives at Pikes Peak State College, doing business as Pikes Peak Community College, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The funding, which has an award date of September 30, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027, will enable the college to enhance...
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....
The Pima County Community College District (PCCCD) received a $1,232,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. This three-year grant, active from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, will fund PCCCD's Downtown Campus BCT Program. This program provides vocational training and workforce development services, with a focus on delivering business, computer, and entrepreneurship coursework to incarcerated individuals....
The Community College of Aurora (CCA) was awarded a $850,000 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending grant (CFDA 14.251) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The grant will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Aurora, Colorado over an 8-year period from August 2024 to August 2032. While the full scope of the project...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Lincoln Land Community College $6,244,746 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on September 5, 2022. The grant will support renovating and upgrading several campus buildings to better train students in career fields with skilled labor shortages, such as emergency medical services, truck driving, diesel technology, and agricultural technology. Specifically, the college will renovate...
The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) received a $3.05 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on September 2, 2021. The funding will allow PRPC to purchase and rehabilitate a workforce development center in Amarillo, Texas to provide job training, placement, and other employment services. Twenty-two of the twenty-six counties in PRPC's service area had below-average...
The County of Larimer, Colorado will leverage $1.23 million in Economic Adjustment Assistance from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to implement a regional workforce strategy through September 9, 2022. The strategy aims to support inclusive economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by developing and retaining talent through sector partnerships. These partnerships will help employers align education and workforce resources with industry needs and the local...