Project Grant 18475655119

This federal Project Grant award of $322,241.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) supports Dallas College's "Creating Excellence in Bilingual Educators (CEBE)" initiative. The program aims to enhance teacher preparation and diversity, particularly for high-need local education agencies, by recruiting, preparing, supporting, placing, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (CFDA 84.215) program to Big Thought, doing business as Young Audiences Of Greater Dallas, a non-profit organization. This 10-month grant, awarded on August 16, 2023, will support the "REBOUND: CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP BY ATTACKING LEARNING LOSS AND STRENGTHENING EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL RESILIENCE" project, which aims to...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Dallas College $15 million under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The award will support Dallas College serving as the primary provider in the talent supply chain throughout the state of Texas. Key deliverables include expanding pre-apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship opportunities for high school students and opportunity youth through engagement with industry...

Dallas College will use a $17.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to develop and expand a biotechnology workforce in North Central Texas through June 2025. The college will partner with the North Central Texas Council of Governments and rural community colleges, as well as Children's Health Medical Center, Evolve Biologics, and McKesson, to provide hands-on training programs emphasizing...

Dallas College - Brookhaven Campus was awarded a $3.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant will support the college's efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic from July 2022 through July 2023. Specifically, the funding will allow Dallas College - Brookhaven Campus to deliver services and implement measures that promote safety and continuity of education services at its Mesquite, Texas location...

This federal Project Grant award of $299,248 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to Dallas College, Mountain View Campus, to support its TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant period is from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The TRIO Student Support Services program aims to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities, by...

This federal Project Grant award of $17,246,187.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.261 - Workforce Data Quality Initiative) supports Dallas College in enhancing its state-level workforce data infrastructure and analytical capabilities. The funding will enable the development and improvement of a longitudinal administrative database that integrates workforce and education data. This will provide comprehensive insights into the effectiveness of...

Dallas College received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award runs from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. Under the grant, Dallas College will implement its Paraprofessional to Teacher Pipeline (PTP) project to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction and expand...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $640,677 to Dallas College to develop a new career pathway program in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining for individuals with Level I autism. The goal is to increase technical workforce opportunities and fill gaps in customized training for the autistic community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Key components of the 3-year project include: 1) Establishing partnerships with industry,...

This federal Project Grant award of $361,922.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to Dallas College's Richland Campus for the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program. The TRIO SSS Program (CFDA 84.042) is designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students by increasing retention, graduation rates, and facilitating transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. Through this funding, Dallas College will...