Project Grant P042A210895

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Northwest Mississippi Community College a $2,282,440 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program (CFDA 84.425). The grant period runs from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The grant funding will support Northwest Mississippi Community College in providing supplemental assistance to institutions of higher education through the Education Stabilization Fund program. This program aims to prevent,...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Northwest Technical College a $190,027 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant will support Northwest Technical College's Student Support and Academic Retention Program (SSARP) from July 2022 through July 2023. As part of this program, Northwest Technical College will provide services to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic such as academic and student support...

The Northwest Shoals Community College received a $950,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant was awarded under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to support the Advocacy and Resource Center Project. The three-year project grant will provide funding through December 2025 for Northwest Shoals Community College to establish and operate an advocacy and resource center in Muscle Shoals, AL. The...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $12.99 million Project Grant to Northwest Mississippi Community College under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on April 28, 2022. The grant funding will support construction of a new Career Technology Education and Workforce facility located on the college's DeSoto Center campus in Senatobia, Mississippi. The facility will help the college meet common technical training demands of the regional labor...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Northwest College Of Medical-Dental Assistants And Practical Nurses $2.9 million under the Education Stabilization Fund Formula Grant program. The grant period runs from April 2021 through August 2022 to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. As a Formula Grant, the funding supports direct financial assistance to students at Northwest...

The Northern New Mexico College was awarded a $528,575 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support the creation of a Student Success Center at the college to strengthen institutional capacity and enhance educational opportunities for minority and underrepresented student populations. Key activities funded under this grant include...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Southern State Community College a $387,310 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) program. The grant period runs from July 13, 2022 to July 12, 2023. Funds will support Southern State Community College's provision of services to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic through the American Rescue Plan Student Support and Academic Enrichment program. As the sole...

The Mississippi State University (MSU) was awarded a $628,424 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527). The grant will support the New Beginnings for Choctaw Tribal Students program, a collaborative effort between MSU and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, to increase recruitment and retention of tribal students through experiential learning opportunities,...

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...

Coahoma Community College received a $727,907 project grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The one-year grant running from July 2022 through July 2023 will support Coahoma Community College's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will deliver services and resources to students at Coahoma Community College's location in...