The College Dreams organization will provide educational talent search services through the $554,750 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The two-year grant funds the PROJECT YOUTH+ EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH program from September 2021 through August 2023 under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA #84.044). Through this program, College Dreams will identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Greenfield Community College a $374,857.94 Project Grant under the TRIO Upward Bound federal grant program (CFDA 84.047) for the period of August 2, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The grant aims to deliver academic skills development and college preparatory support services to low-income and potential first-generation college students through Greenfield Community College's TRIO Upward Bound program. Specifically, the program...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, awarded on September 1, 2023, supports the "New Beginning for Tribal Students" program. The project aims to increase retention, graduation, and workforce success rates for Native American students attending Oregon State University (OSU) and Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) through experiential learning, internships, and financial support. Key project...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $402,357 Project Grant under the TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103) to the Council for Opportunity in Education. This funding will support training and professional development for staff and leadership personnel involved in Federal TRIO Programs, which assist disadvantaged students through initiatives such as Talent Search, Upward Bound, and the McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The grant aims to...
The University of Central Oklahoma received a $308,539 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103). The funding will support comprehensive training and professional development for staff and leadership personnel involved in Federal TRIO Programs, which provide educational support services to disadvantaged students. The grant aims to improve the operational effectiveness of TRIO projects by...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Three Rivers Community College a $822,240 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) federal grant program. The grant period runs from July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023. Funding will support Three Rivers Community College in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic through the provision of stabilization funds for education. As a postsecondary...
The Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri was awarded a $2,465,400 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 PROJECT DIRECT RURAL INITIATIVE VYING FOR EMPLOYMENT (DRIVE) project will provide direct funding for activities designed to improve postsecondary instruction and expand postsecondary opportunities in rural areas from October 1, 2022...
The College of the Siskiyous received a $401,119 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047). The grant funds will support the College's Upward Bound program, which provides academic instruction, enrichment, and support services to 74 low-income and potential first-generation college students at 10 target high schools in rural Siskiyou County, California. The program aims to generate the skills...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $489,000 Project Grant to Blue Mountain Christian University (Blue Mountain College) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The grant funding will support workforce training initiatives focused on entrepreneurship strategies, skills development, and leveraging the college's cultural and regional assets to promote economic development and self-sustaining growth in the Appalachian region. As an educational institution, Blue...
Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) was awarded a $939,352 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The TRI-C STUDENTS BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT PROGRAM will provide assistance from December 31, 2022 through December 31, 2025 to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction and expand postsecondary opportunities for...