The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Somerset Community College was awarded a $2,289,873 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) federal grant program (CFDA 84.425). The grant will support KCTCS in delivering educational and training programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. Funding will be used to provide occupational skills training focused on...
The Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant supports a collaborative research project across three community colleges - Benedict College (SC), Rose State College (OK), and Somerset Community College (KY) - to develop an "Eco Engine Jumpstart Kit." The kit will provide a framework to help community colleges and...
The Somerset Community College received a $1,536,994 Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue Plan (SSARP) project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on July 13, 2022. The grant will support educational services through July 12, 2023 under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) federal grant program (CFDA 84.425). As part of the ESF's efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic, these funds will bolster Somerset Community College's ability...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,800,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Kentucky Community And Technical College System, doing business as Big Sandy Community And Technical College. The funding will support the establishment of the Coaching, Advising, and Resources for Educational Success (CARES) Center, which aims to improve student success and expand educational opportunities at the...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) a $1,570,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funding will support BCTC's health professions program, including the purchase of equipment and supplies. This grant is intended to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand opportunities at BCTC, which serves as Kentucky's primary provider of...
The Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) received a $1,064,869 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant aims to support SKCTC students and prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic through July 31, 2022. Specifically, the funding will allow SKCTC to deliver services and resources that stabilize education and student...
The Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) was awarded a $524,733 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year grant will support the establishment of the BCTC Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success. The Center will implement innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities for veteran students at BCTC...
The College of Southern Maryland received a $550,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award, issued on October 1, 2022, will support the purchase of equipment for health sciences through October 1, 2025. FIPSE aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand access to postsecondary...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $2,227,000.00 and provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116), supports Hazard Community and Technical College's (HCTC) "Guided Pathways to Success: Check Your GPS" initiative. The project aims to enhance academic instruction, workforce training, career planning services, and student support programs to improve access to higher education and student...