The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $5,408,533 cooperative agreement to the Maricopa County Community College District from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023 under the Small Business Development Centers federal grant program (CFDA #59.037). This agreement supports the delivery of management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to small businesses in Arizona through the state's network of Small Business Development Centers, which...
The County of Cochise in Bisbee, Arizona was awarded a $1.1 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The grant funding will support community facility improvements under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). This federal program aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or improve essential community facilities for rural residents. Specifically, the County of Cochise is expected to use the grant funds to deliver infrastructure...
The Cochise County Superintendent of Schools Office (Cochise ESA) received a $971,352 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the School Safety Behavioral Health Initiative, which aims to enhance the development and implementation of Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) teams in school districts across Cochise County, Arizona. The key objectives of the grant-funded project...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) awarded Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC) a $351,000 Project Grant on September 27, 2023. This funding will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to the rural Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona. As a designated Tribal College and Minority Serving Institution, TOCC plans to use the grant to enhance educational...
The Pima County Community College District (PCCCD) received a $1,232,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. This three-year grant, active from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, will fund PCCCD's Downtown Campus BCT Program. This program provides vocational training and workforce development services, with a focus on delivering business, computer, and entrepreneurship coursework to incarcerated individuals....
This $278,216 Project Grant was awarded on September 24, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant recipient is Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC), a tribal college located in Sells, Arizona serving the Tohono O'odham Nation. The grant funding will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities that provide essential services to the rural Tohono...
The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council received a $875,000 Project Grant award 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 establishment of a library/computer center as a community hub for lifelong learning, cultural programming, and community literacy for the San Carlos Apache Tribe. The center will provide direct services and activities to the local...
The Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District was awarded a $472,687 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of the grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. Funding will be used by the school district to implement initiatives that enhance...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $747,320 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to Mohave County Community College District (MCCCD) to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities across Arizona. The 2-year project period runs from September 26, 2023 to September 26, 2025. MCCCD, operating as Post Secondary Educatn Program, will leverage this...
The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The grant will fund the development of a new course, "Introduction to Historiography: The Apachean Peoples," and the creation of an open-source textbook on the history of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Additionally, the grant will provide professional development...