Project Grant P066A210149

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. a $1,801,219 Project Grant under the TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers federal grant program (CFDA 84.066). The grant period runs from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2021 to provide information and assistance to qualified adults seeking to pursue postsecondary education opportunities. Specifically, the Educational Opportunity Centers program grant funds Georgia State...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $716,972 project grant to Kceoc Community Action Partnership, doing business as Kceoc, to support workforce training programs in Kentucky from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA #23.002), which aims to strengthen the regional economy and provide assistance to distressed counties through activities that support innovation, partnership and investment in...

The Elizabethtown Community and Technical College was awarded a $1,213,178 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant will support the college's Student Support and Retention Program (SSARP) to provide services and assistance to students for enrolling and remaining enrolled from July 2022 through July 2023. As a sub-awardee, the Kentucky Community & Technical College System will assist...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC). The grant, which has an award date of October 1, 2024 and a completion date of September 30, 2025, will be used to establish a new Title III Strengthening Institutions Program at the college. The funding aims to strengthen SKYCTC's management, fiscal operations,...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $2,645,073 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to support career and technical education initiatives at its Big Sandy Community and Technical College campus. The grant funding, which covers the period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will enable the college to establish coaching/advising centers to improve student success, provide...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP), a non-profit organization located in Hazard, Kentucky. The grant will support EKCEP's career and technical education programs in Kentucky over a 2-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. EKCEP specializes in providing comprehensive workforce development services, including...

The Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS), doing business as Somerset Community College, was awarded a $1,070,170 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant aims to support Somerset Community College's Rural Outreach: Opportunities Toward Success (RO:OTS) project through December 2024. Under this award, Somerset Community College will provide educational and vocational training...

The Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS), through its Elizabethtown Community & Technical College (ECTC) campus, was awarded a $1,900,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant, awarded on January 1, 2024, will fund the ECTC Advanced Manufacturing Accelerator Project to enhance workforce training in STEM fields. The project will...

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), through its Ashland Community and Technical College division, received a $748,315 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The Education Stabilization Fund program aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will support Ashland Community and Technical College in delivering supplemental services and...

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) was awarded a $436,421 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to establish an Electricity HVAC Credential Lattice program at the Madisonville Community College division. This funding will support the development and delivery of workforce training and credential programs focused on the electricity and HVAC trades to help meet regional economic and workforce...