Project Grant P042A200804

The U.S. 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 Black Hawk College District #503, doing business as BHC, to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Academy. The academy will provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to access and succeed in high-tech, high-wage manufacturing careers. This three-year grant will enable Black Hawk College, a community...

The Blackfeet Community College received a $457,143 Block Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities (CFDA 15.027) program. This one-year award, valid from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will support the college's operation, improvement, and expansion of physical resources, academic programs, and institutional capabilities to provide continued and expanded...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $2,302,858 Project Grant to Blackfeet Community College under the Indian Education Assistance to Schools program (CFDA 15.130). The grant supports the college's efforts to address the unique and specialized educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. Key products and services to be provided under this one-year award from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 include delivering culturally-relevant academic...

The University of Houston System, through its University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) campus, has been awarded a $355,252 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid (CFDA 84.031) program. This grant, titled "FIRST TO FLY: SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR FIRST TIME IN COLLEGE STUDENTS," will support UHCL's efforts to strengthen its capacity to serve and support first-time, underrepresented college students. The grant funding will be used to develop...

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...

This $278,216 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) supports infrastructure and essential service improvements for the Blackfeet Community College, a federally recognized tribal college located in Browning, Montana. The grant funding will enable the college to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities that deliver critical services to the rural Blackfeet...

This $1.62 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support scholarships for 105 low-income Native American and rural students pursuing two- and four-year STEM degrees at four Montana institutions over six years. Salish Kootenai College, Inc. will lead the collaboration with the University of Montana, Montana Technological University, and Blackfeet Community College to provide scholarships and coordinated student supports....

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....

This Project Grant award, totaling $1,731,126.00 over 5 years, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to advance STEM workforce readiness among low-income, high-achieving undergraduates. The award will fund scholarships for 72 students pursuing STEM degrees at a consortium of six academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan, including a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), public/private 4-year universities, and a 2-year...