Project Grant P031L200011

This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...

The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, doing business as City Colleges of Chicago, was awarded a $596,278 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support the organization's proposed project to ensure that underserved military veterans from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds have opportunities to pursue higher education....

The Community College of Philadelphia was awarded a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028) to address digital equity gaps in underserved Philadelphia communities. The College will expand access to technology, broadband services, and workforce training through three main activities. It will provide refurbished desktops and laptops to students,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Calumet College of Saint Joseph Inc., a private non-profit educational institution in Whiting, Indiana. The grant, titled "Camino al Exito - The Path to Success," aims to strengthen the college's capacity to serve minority and low-income students, particularly Hispanic students in the Calumet Region. The funding will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $229,097 Project Grant under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) to AZ Compass Schools Inc., a non-profit educational organization located in Chandler, Arizona. The grant, with a performance period from October 15, 2024, to September 30, 2030, supports the organization's efforts to provide educational services and support programs for federally connected children, with a particular emphasis on Indian...

Passaic County Community College (PCCC) was awarded a $953,459 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support the establishment of PCCC's Multicultural Wellness and Resource Center (MWRC) through December 2024. As indicated in the grant program description, FIPSE aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve...

The Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, doing business as Malcolm X College, located in Chicago, IL. The grant is intended to support initiatives for minority male mentoring and EMT diversity and inclusion at the college. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. As the primary grant...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $800,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award was granted to Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois to support education and experiential learning for students entering the medical field, including the purchase of equipment. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027....

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will fund the establishment of a centralized student advocacy center at the Houston Community College System District. The center will expand educational opportunities and improve academic performance, degree attainment, and advocacy support services for Latinx students. The award has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. As a...

The Board of Trustees of Community College District #508 Inc., doing business as Harold Washington College, received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The three-year award beginning June 1, 2023 supports the development of open education resources and an OER taskforce to secure low- or no-cost educational materials for students. As a Hispanic-serving...