The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,400,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA #84.116) to Lake Tahoe Community College. The grant will support the college's Fire Academy training program from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. Through this funding, Lake Tahoe Community College will deliver direct fire service and workforce training to expand postsecondary education access and opportunities in the...
This federal Project Grant award of $534,000.00 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program supports a Wildland Fire Training Program at Mt. San Antonio College in City of Industry, CA. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will enable the college to develop and deliver innovative educational programs focused on training students for careers in...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,310,538 Project Grant under the Lake Tahoe Erosion Control Grant Program (CFDA 10.690) to the South Tahoe Public Utility District on August 23, 2024. This multi-year grant will fund a wide-ranging water infrastructure project to improve fire flow and drought resilience in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Key components include installing new water mains, adding fire hydrants, and upgrading the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. This 2-year grant, awarded on June 1, 2023, will support LATTC's "LATTC MOBILE LEARNING INNOVATION" project to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities. As a minority-serving community college, LATTC has used prior federal grants to...
LOS Rios Community College District, doing business as Folsom Lake College, was awarded a $950,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year grant will support expansion of Folsom Lake College's Prison Reentry and Education Program from June 2023 through May 2026. The Prison Reentry and Education Program provides reentry services and postsecondary educational opportunities to formerly incarcerated...
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) was awarded a two-year, $975,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support LACCD's provision of basic needs services and implementation of innovative strategies to improve instruction and expand opportunities for students at Los Angeles City College through September 2024. As the direct recipient,...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded $400,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities at Los Angeles Valley College and Los Angeles Mission College. Specifically, the October 1, 2022 Project Grant will fund increasing short term vocational trainings and hands-on biotech training to...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $580,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA No. 84.116) to the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) to support the Lakes Region Community College Paramedic Certificate Program. The project will run from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. As a private college system and not-for-profit organization, CCSNH has a track record of delivering workforce development...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Lane Community College a $517,535 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The grant will support the Awardee's Lane Aviation Academy Modernization and Sustainability Initiative from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The Initiative seeks to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities through institutional reforms and innovative strategies at the Academy....
This federal Project Grant award of $2,446,231 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051). The funding supports the "Modern Youth Internship Academies: Grow Your Own Project" being implemented by the Blue Lake Rancheria, a federally recognized tribal government located in California. The grant focuses on improving and modernizing career and technical...