Southern west virginia community and technical college AI readiness and capacity initiative

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College $1,842,418 on January 1, 2026, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to support the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College AI Readiness and Capacity Initiative. The award is a Project Grant.

The initiative focuses on artificial intelligence integration in postsecondary instruction for rural and economically challenged student populations. Work is performed in Logan, West Virginia, with a period of performance from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029. The recipient is a state government entity and institution of higher learning serving rural southern West Virginia through workforce development and postsecondary education capacity-building initiatives.

The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education provides assistance to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand postsecondary opportunities. Project grants under FIPSE are typically frontloaded to pay full multi-year project costs from a single appropriation.