The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1.815 million Project Grant to the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2023 with a completion date of May 31, 2026, will support MCCCD's bioscience technician training programs. As a U.S. local government entity and Hispanic Serving Institution, MCCCD provides undergraduate STEM education,...
This federal Project Grant award, in the amount of $1,545,225, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The grant was awarded to Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), a Hispanic Serving Institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona, on October 1, 2024 with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The grant funding will support STEM education...
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) was awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program on September 1, 2024. The grant will support the "Semiconductor Workforce Training Program" and aims to enhance postsecondary education quality, accessibility, and effectiveness in the semiconductor industry. The program will run through August 31, 2027. As a Hispanic Serving...
The Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education has awarded a $15,995,093 Formula Grant under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002) to the Arizona Department of Education. This grant will fund local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy and integrated English literacy-civics education programs. As part of this grant, the Arizona Department of Education is...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,024,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) supports the Pinal County Telecommunications Initiative led by Pinal County Community College District, doing business as Central Arizona College. The grant funding will be used by the college to develop innovative educational strategies and address critical challenges in higher education, with a...
This federal Project Grant award, titled "PROJECT FUERTE: ELEVATING SERVINGNESS IN A VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED BIOSCIENCES PATHWAY WHERE HISPANIC STUDENTS CAN START STRONG & STAY STRONG," is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The $600,000 award was made to Miracosta Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution located in Oceanside, CA, to strengthen the college's management, fiscal operations, and...
The federal Project Grant award of $899,951 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The grant supports the delivery of basic needs assistance to students at Pueblo Community College (PCC), a public Hispanic-serving institution in Pueblo, Colorado. The award aims to enhance postsecondary access and effectiveness by addressing critical student needs, such as...
This U.S. Department of Education Project Grant award of $625,672 to Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) supports institutional reforms and innovative educational strategies under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2023, will fund activities to improve postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities for students through June 30, 2026. As a local government entity, school district, and state-controlled...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Pima County Community College District a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The grant will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand postsecondary opportunities at Pima Community College's Downtown Campus. Specifically, the...
This $2,500,000 Project Grant award under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251) administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development is intended to support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Tucson, Arizona. The award recipient, Pima County Community College District, will use the funding to perform...