The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Reid State Technical College a $150,570 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant will provide emergency financial aid grants to students from July 13, 2022 to July 12, 2023 to support continued enrollment and other needs as the College addresses disruptions to campus operations due to COVID-19. Funding will support the College in delivering direct financial assistance to students...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,000,000 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant (CFDA 17.280) to Reid State Technical College in Evergreen, Alabama. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund workforce training activities, career services, supportive services, employer services, strategic planning, and equipment/renovation purchases. The purpose is to increase access to stable,...
The U.S. Department of Education, through its Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051), awarded a $1,350,209.62 Project Grant to the Pike County Board of Education in Alabama. The grant supports the district's initiative to remove barriers in dual enrollment, work-based learning, career planning, and industry credentialing for students in rural southeast Alabama. The project aims to enhance educational pathways, provide vocational training, and deliver integrated...
This federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00, issued on April 18, 2024 by the Delta Regional Authority, aims to address deep-seated employment issues in rural Alabama through a collaboration between Tuskegee University and TrendCo USA, in partnership with the Macon County Economic Development Authority. The funding will support scalable remedies and systemic solutions to improve economic development and increase employment opportunities in the targeted rural region. As the awardee, Tuskegee...
The Southern Alabama Rural Training Program is a $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) on October 1, 2023. This two-year grant funds the Southern Alabama AHEC, a non-profit organization, to develop infrastructure, job training, entrepreneurship support, and aid for distressed areas in rural Alabama. Key initiatives include workforce development programs, economic development projects, healthcare delivery systems, and...
The George Corley Wallace State Community College in Selma, Alabama received a $1,029,438 Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority to improve drainage on its campus. The grant was awarded on September 13, 2022 with a completion date of September 13, 2024. The funding supports activities under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA #90.201). This program focuses on assisting severely underdeveloped areas that lack financial...
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) awarded Selma University, a minority-owned, non-profit, historically Black college and university, a $143,760 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development (CFDA 90.201) program. The funding is for Selma University's Cultural and Communal Living Cynosure initiative, which will deliver workforce skills and basic public services training to residents in distressed communities in Selma, Alabama from September 2023 to September 2025. Additionally, Selma...
This $15,000,000 federal Project Grant award under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provided funding to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to construct a new state-of-the-art nursing education facility. The facility will enable UAPB to expand its nursing program and support nursing education and training for students from the local Delta region, Arkansas, and nationwide. The goals of this construction project are...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded Ranken Technical College a $268,910 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) on September 13, 2022. The grant funds will support the installation of new equipment in the college's workshops to better serve students through September 13, 2024. As the DRA's mission involves partnering with communities in the Delta region to promote economic opportunity and quality of life, this award aligns with the federal...
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) awarded a $365,143 Project Grant (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) to Black River Technical College (BRTC) to renovate and reconfigure its current welding training space at the Pocahontas campus. The goal of this 2-year project is to maximize student capacity and enhance industry training capabilities. As a sub-awardee, BRTC has received multiple grants from DRA and other federal agencies to support its educational facilities and programs,...