Project Grant 4809U90212

Austin Community College District will use a $700,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to establish an Educational Resource Center at Austin PBS through August 31, 2025. The grant funding is provided through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, which aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities. Specifically, Austin...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $108,071 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to the Reeves County Hospital District in Pecos, TX. The grant funds will be used over a 2-year period from February 1, 2024 to February 1, 2026 to implement telemedicine capabilities, distance learning programs, and substance use disorder treatment services through telecommunications and computer networks. This DLT grant...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $402,785 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Project Grant to the Austin Community College District on December 16, 2024. The grant will fund the acquisition and deployment of advanced audio, video, and information technologies to extend educational and medical applications to underserved rural communities. The project aims to improve telecommunications-enabled services and enable distance learning programs and...

Five Area Telephone Coop Inc. was awarded a $16,606,750 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on July 14, 2022. The grant is part of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) and will support the delivery of broadband internet access and related telecommunications services to rural communities in Muleshoe, Texas through July 14, 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable Five Area Telephone Coop Inc. to expand broadband...

This $1,750,000 Project Grant was awarded on December 16, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The funding will support East Texas A&M University in expanding telecommunications-enabled distance learning and telemedicine services to underserved rural communities. The grant will enable the university to acquire and deploy advanced audio, video, and information technologies to...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Southern Plains Cable, L.L.C. a $2.2 million Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program. The grant will support the delivery of telemedicine and distance learning services to rural communities in Lawton, Oklahoma through April 2023. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to expand access to educational and health resources for rural populations using...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $797,092 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant (CFDA 10.855) to Big Sandy ISD, a local government school district in Big Sandy, Texas. The grant funding will be used to improve telecommunications technologies and extend educational resources to the rural community. The two-year project aims to enhance distance learning programs and telemedicine capabilities, providing underserved residents with increased access to...

The Alamo Community College District, through its Northeast Lakeview College division, has been awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "ALAMOSUCCESS DATA ANALYSIS PROJECT (STRENGTHENING UNDERSTANDING, CAPACITY, COMPETENCE, AND EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT SUCCESS)", will support the college's efforts to strengthen its institutional capacity,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Lamar State College-Port Arthur a $590,830 grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to strengthen the college's institutional management and academic quality. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support activities such as curriculum development, faculty training, and student support services to expand educational opportunities for underrepresented student populations. This grant...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Southern Plains Cable, L.L.C. a $817,775 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of broadband internet access and related telecommunications services to rural areas of Lawton, Oklahoma from March 2023 through March 2025. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to improve access to telemedicine and distance...