Dallas college - AI-enabled teaching and learning initiative

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Dallas College $3.386 million under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) on January 1, 2026, to support an AI-Enabled Teaching and Learning Initiative across the college system. The award funds institutional reforms and innovative teaching and learning strategies leveraging artificial intelligence to transform postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities at Dallas College's seven-campus system serving Dallas County, Texas. Performance runs through December 31, 2029, with place of performance in Mesquite, Texas. The initiative operates within FIPSE's mandate to support institutional reforms and innovative programs with potential to transform postsecondary education. Dallas College, a majority-minority Hispanic-serving community college serving approximately 85,000 credit students and 20,000 continuing education students per semester, acts as the primary recipient on this grant.