The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the University of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne, Indiana Inc. a $481,412 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funds will support the purchase of medical training simulation equipment to expand the university's capacity to train medical professionals at its Crown Point, Indiana campus. Specifically, the equipment will be used to provide value to trainees across experience levels...
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 Economic Development Administration awarded a $1.625 million Project Grant to Victoria County Junior College District under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 8, 2021. The grant funds will support the creation of an interdisciplinary medical simulation lab to provide cross-training opportunities for healthcare students and increase skillsets for employability, including COVID-19 response. The lab will replicate emergency room, intensive care unit, and...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 project grant to Lamar State College-Port Arthur under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to address nursing shortages in Southeast and Deep East Texas. The grant will support infrastructure enhancements and technical assistance to increase nursing education capacity and the number of graduates from participating colleges and universities in the region. Specifically, the Southeast and Deep East Texas Coalition led...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of a 7,000 square-foot nursing training laboratory at Spoon River College in Illinois. The laboratory will be equipped with high-fidelity simulation mannequins and virtual reality technology to provide immersive, hands-on training for nursing students. The project aims to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas...
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 $5,600,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the development of the University of South Carolina Lancaster (USC Lancaster) Center for Healthcare Workforce Development. The center aims to address healthcare workforce shortages in rural South Carolina by uniting current programs, developing new educational pathways, and strengthening regional...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Massachusetts Bay Community College under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The funding will support the purchase of equipment for the College's new Simulation Center for curricula in health sciences, early childhood education, and human services. The equipment will provide residents in West Boylston, Massachusetts opportunities to establish greater economic...
The Economic Development Administration awarded the University of Alaska Anchorage a $9 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on May 19, 2022. The grant funds will support renovating approximately 10,000 square feet of instructional space at the university to expand certified nursing assistant labs, add a diagnostic medical sonography lab, and enhance the surgical technology procedural space. The additional facilities will allow the university's health programs...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3,450,726 Project Grant to the Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning (SCILL) on July 1, 2021 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of a new 12,000 square foot workforce training center in Knox, Indiana to expand SCILL's precision welding, automation, robotics, and equipment maintenance training programs. As...