Distance learning grant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded Northwood Technical College a $999,480 Distance Learning Project Grant on August 7, 2023 under the CFDA 10.855 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program. The grant funding will support Northwood Technical College's efforts to improve access to educational and healthcare services in rural areas of Wisconsin through advanced telecommunications technologies and distance learning initiatives. Specifically, the grant will enable the college to acquire necessary equipment and infrastructure improvements to deliver remote instructional and medical resources to underserved populations in its service region. As a sub-grantee, Northwood Technical College previously received over $11M in Education Stabilization Fund formula grants from the Department of Education in 2020-2021 to support IT infrastructure, financial aid, staffing, and flexible learning models during the COVID-19 pandemic. The college also holds active indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons to provide vocational training programs in welding and machine tool/machinist fields to federal prison camp inmates.