Project Grant 24A60CP000169
- Federal Grant Award Summary Seward County Community College (SCCC) received a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. As a Hispanic Serving Institution located in Liberal, Kansas, SCCC will utilize this funding to support workforce development and community enhancement initiatives aligned with the...
- This $2.5 million EDA Project Grant supports Kansas State University's Technology Development Institute Digital Manufacturing Technologies Program. The program provides digital design, manufacturing technology, and related product development and training services to university students and private manufacturers statewide through 2022. New investments in additive manufacturing, collaborative robotics, machine vision, and industrial IoT technologies expand the university's production-level...
- This Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) on October 1, 2025, provides $246,704 in funding to Great Jobs KC, Inc. (operating as Kansas City Scholars Inc.) to develop and evaluate a scalable workforce training model in advanced manufacturing and construction. The grant supports a two-month hybrid training and internship program that combines hands-on technical training in state-of-the-art laboratories,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $264,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant was awarded on November 1, 2024 to Cowley County Community College, a state-controlled institution of higher learning in Arkansas City, Kansas, to support workforce development and community enhancement initiatives. The funding will be used to deliver a range...
- 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 Kaskaskia College, Community College District #501 received a $413,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 17.289) program. The funding will be used to equip and operate a Mobile Manufacturing Industrial Training Lab that will deliver hands-on workforce development programs in skilled trades such as industrial electricity, automation, welding, HVAC, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a Project Grant totaling $214,450 to O.S. Johnson Technical Institute (doing business as Johnson College) for workforce training activities under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026, supports the institute's workforce development initiatives in Pennsylvania aligned with ARC's strategic objectives to enhance resident education and skills...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $297,792 to Northwest Kansas Technical College to establish an academic pathway with micro-credentials aligned to industry needs in advanced manufacturing. Over 3 years, the project will recruit 83 students from 5 regional secondary schools to complete 3 courses introducing additive and subtractive manufacturing technology, processes, and design principles. The project will provide...
- The Coffeyville Community College was awarded a $1,346,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on May 1, 2024, supports student services, workforce training, campus food pantries, and career readiness initiatives at the college. As a sub-recipient, Coffeyville Community College has also consistently received formula grants through...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will enable Lorain County Community College (LCCC) to replace and upgrade outdated equipment used in the college's microelectronic manufacturing (MEMS) degree track and Manufacturing Electronics and Rework Institute for Training (MERIT) laboratory. The upgraded equipment will allow LCCC to expand its capacity for applied,...
RECIPIENT NAME: JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEFUNDING REQUEST: 1,095,000PROJECT DESCRIPTION: FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT.CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR: SENATOR JERRY MORANPROJECT TITLE: BUILDING AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE THROUGH SUPPORT OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGECOMMUNITY PROJECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE GUIDING PILLARS OF THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM: NOT APPLICABLEPROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BUILD UP THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGES TRAINING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN THE STATE OF KANSAS BY ENHANCING THE EXISTING AUTOMATED ENGINEER TECHNOLOGY AND WELDING METAL FABRICATION PROGRAMS AND CREATING A NEWASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN MACHINING MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, WITH COURSES IN COMPUTER NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED (CNC) MACHINING.PROJECT DESIGN: SINGLE OR LIMITEDACTION PROJECTPROJECT ACTIVITIES: THE KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:PURCHASING, INSTALLING AND TRAINING FACULTY ON NEW MODULES FOR THE EXISTING CP LAB STANDARD VARIANT V6 TRAINER USED IN THE AUTOMATION ENGINEER TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.PURCHASING, INSTALLING AND TRAINING FACULTY ON A LASER WELDING SYSTEM, PLASMA CUTTING TABLE, AND WELDING ROBOT FOR THE METAL FABRICATION WELDING PROGRAM. DEVELOPING CURRICULUM FOR A NEW ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN MACHINING MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, WITH COURSES IN COMPUTER NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED (CNC) MACHINING. DEVELOPING A 3COURSE SEQUENCE IN CNC MACHINING FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS TO BE OFFERED THROUGH THE COLLEGES CONTINUING EDUCATION.PURCHASING, INSTALLING AND TRAINING FACULTY ON NEW CNC MILLS AND LATHES FOR THE NEW CNC MACHINE TECHNOLOGY COURSES.PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 24 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION: JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSASTARGET POPULATIONS OR INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: STUDENTS ENROLLING IN AUTOMATION ENGINEERTECHNOLOGY, METAL FABRICATION WELDING, AND THE NEW MACHINING MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.LINKAGES TO WORKFORCE SYSTEM PARTNERS (IF APPLICABLE): DOES NOT APPLYOTHER PARTNERS (IF APPLICABLE): DOES NOT APPLYPERFORMANCE OUTCOME GOALS (IF APPLICABLE): QUALITATIVE GOALS:1.PURCHASING, INSTALLING, AND FACULTY BEING TRAINED ON APPROVED EQUIPMENT FOR THE METAL FABRICATION WELDING PROGRAM.2.PURCHASING, INSTALLING, AND FACULTY BEING TRAINED ON APPROVED EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMATION ENGINEER TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.3.CREATING CURRICULUM FOR NEW ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN MACHINING MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.4.PURCHASING, INSTALLING, AND FACULTY BEING TRAINED ON APPROVED EQUIPMENT FOR THE MACHINING MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.QUANTITATIVE GOALS: NOT APPLICABLESUB-RECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N A.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 7/16/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 1/31/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 1/31/24 | ||
| Not listed | $1.1m | 11/2/23 |