This $2,142,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports STEM education and workforce development initiatives delivered by Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC). The 3-year award will enable KCKCC, a public institution of higher education, to provide a range of training, education, and support services focused on improving STEM outcomes...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides $1.22 million to Macomb Community College to develop a talent pipeline into skilled trades occupations in manufacturing and construction through October 2025. Funded through the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), the college will conduct outreach to increase enrollment in its Industrial Readiness Certificate program, particularly among...
The Economic Development Administration awarded an $8.3 million Project Grant to John A. Logan College under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of a new Career and Technical Center to develop the regional workforce in critical advanced manufacturing industries such as welding and computer numerically controlled machining. In response to pandemic-driven demand for retraining, the Center's classrooms and...
This federal Project Grant award valued at $1,094,000.00 was provided by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding supports diverse workforce development and community enhancement initiatives at Illinois Central College, a public community college in East Peoria, Illinois. Key products and services to be delivered through this grant include vocational education, job...
This $4,940,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant was awarded to John A. Logan College, a community college in Carterville, Illinois, to construct a new career and technical center. The funding will support building this new facility, which will develop regional workforce skills in advanced manufacturing. This grant award aligns with the Congressional Directives...
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) was awarded a $436,421 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to establish an Electricity HVAC Credential Lattice program at the Madisonville Community College division. This funding will support the development and delivery of workforce training and credential programs focused on the electricity and HVAC trades to help meet regional economic and workforce...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded Illinois Central College a $4,640,748 Project Grant to establish the Central Illinois Regional Work-Based Learning Hub. The award, effective on February 1, 2024, will support the college's efforts to deliver career and technical education services and workforce development programs to the central Illinois region through this initiative. The project aims to enhance educational pathways, provide...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,865,160.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) to the Board of Trustees of Community College District #508, doing business as Kennedy King College, located in Chicago, Illinois. The funding will be used to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24, including post-secondary education, occupational skills training...
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...
This $1.4 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance grant supports workforce training facility upgrades and equipment expansions at Illinois Central College's East Peoria and Pekin campuses. The project will increase regional demand for workforce training in fields such as welding, truck driving, and emergency services. Upon completion in April 2022, the college will be better positioned to meet the needs of regional employers. Newly trained emergency...