The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Big Sandy Community & Technical College/KCTCS a $866,231 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) on July 13, 2022. The grant will support Big Sandy Community & Technical College/KCTCS's efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through July 12, 2023. As the parent organization, Kentucky Community & Technical College System will oversee delivery of...
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...
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...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Big Sandy Community & Technical College a $1.29 million Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022 to support products and services to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the sub-awardee, Big Sandy Community & Technical College will deliver services and assistance to institutions of higher education located in...
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 U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $424,999 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC) in Lexington, Kentucky. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, is intended to support BCTC's efforts to strengthen engagement, retention, completion, institutional fortification, and equity through the development of a Career...
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 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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, provides $899,000.00 to the Virginia Foundation For Community College Education to support college and career success for foster youth through work-based learning opportunities and coaching support. The three-year project, starting on June 1, 2023 and ending on May 31, 2026, aims to improve postsecondary...
The Maysville Community and Technical College was awarded a $903,420 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 through July 13, 2023. The funding will support the college's Strengthening Student Access and Retention Program (SSARP), which aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic through initiatives that support student access and...