Project Grant P066A210010

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $348,489 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program to Ar State University Mid-South, doing business as Mid-South Community College Center, located in West Memphis, AR. The grant, with a project period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, will provide comprehensive support services to enhance the academic potential, financial literacy, and success of disadvantaged college students,...

The U.S. Department of Education awarded Morehead State University a $556,502 Project Grant under the TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) Program (CFDA 84.066) to provide comprehensive educational and financial assistance to adult learners seeking to pursue postsecondary education. The grant, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the university's Educational Opportunity Center in Morehead, Kentucky, which aims to help participants understand...

The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $159,430 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development Program (CFDA 90.201) to Arkansas State University-Newport (ASU-Newport) to construct a state-of-the-art Nursing and Allied Health Professions Simulation Workforce Training Center. This facility will provide simulation-based training to support workforce development in high-demand healthcare fields. ASU-Newport is a state-controlled educational institution that serves northeastern Arkansas....

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Arizona State University (ASU) a $1,150,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283). This 1-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, supports the establishment of the EARLY SCHOOL SUCCESS CONTENT CENTER. The center will provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to state, regional, and local educational agencies to improve...

The Alabama State University (ASU) received a $187,809 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to address the significant shortage of rural social workers in Alabama's Black Belt counties. The two-year grant, awarded on April 18, 2024, will support ASU's efforts to recruit and retain social workers in these underserved rural areas. As a historically black university, ASU is well-positioned to leverage its expertise and...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded East Arkansas Community College a $116,943 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) federal grant program. The grant aims to provide supplemental assistance to promote student success at East Arkansas Community College from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. As part of the ESF program established to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project grant will support East Arkansas...

This $303,701 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program will provide supportive services to disadvantaged college students at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona. The goal is to enhance the students' potential for successfully completing their postsecondary education programs and increase transfer rates from 2-year to 4-year institutions. The award has a...

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas was awarded a $2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to create a Wellness Education Learning and Living (WELL) Community. The grant funding will be used to purchase a mobile healthcare unit and create healthcare simulation labs and telemedicine spaces on each of the college's four campuses. The mobile health clinic will increase access to urgent and rehabilitation...

The Mid-South Center for Occupational Innovation will receive $43,049,682 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish one-stop accelerated skills training centers in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Partnering with employers like Ford Motor Company and FedEx, the Center will support in-demand industries in the rural South through workforce development programs focused on electric vehicles, transportation/logistics, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $306,514 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program to Arkansas State University-Beebe. The grant will support the university's ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY BEEBE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT, which serves low-income, first-generation, or students with disabilities who have the most academic need in order to succeed. The project aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer...