The Riverside Community College District was awarded a $950,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support the District's Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program from September 1, 2023 through September 1, 2026.
The FIPSE program aims to fund institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand access to postsecondary opportunities. This project grant will directly fund activities to address basic needs insecurity among students at Moreno Valley College in Riverside, California, helping to remove barriers to academic success and degree completion.