Project Grant P116Z220018

This federal Project Grant award of $4,100,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives program) will enable Southern Maine Community College (a sub-awardee of the Maine Community College System) to renovate a floor of its Health Science Building to create a state-of-the-art healthcare simulation center. The simulation center will provide students preparing for careers in healthcare with a realistic, hands-on learning environment to practice...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Massachusetts Bay Community College under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The funding will support the purchase of equipment for the College's new Simulation Center for curricula in health sciences, early childhood education, and human services. The equipment will provide residents in West Boylston, Massachusetts opportunities to establish greater economic...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the establishment of a comprehensive nursing training laboratory at Spoon River College in Illinois. The primary objectives are to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas by providing state-of-the-art simulation training and enhanced nursing curriculum. Key components include constructing a 7,000 square-foot facility with...

This $2,400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will allow Lander University's School of Nursing to comprehensively upgrade its nursing simulation facilities, equipment, and technology. The funding will be used to purchase essential instructional audio/visual technology, computers, hospital beds, laboratories, classroom furniture, and other industry-specific equipment and...

This Project Grant award of $9,177,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the relocation and expansion of the nursing simulation center at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. The grant will be used to move the simulation center from its current location in Colebank Hall to the university's Education Building, where the nursing program is housed, to address accessibility issues. Additionally, the funding...

This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the renovation and expansion of the University of Alaska Anchorage's (UAA) simulation and skills-based training facility. The objectives are to expand capacity for high-fidelity healthcare education simulations, with a focus on nursing students. The project will create specialized spaces for simulation...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Berkshire Community College $385,496 under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) Project Grant program. The one-year award runs from July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023 to support COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery efforts. As part of the ESF program's goal to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus impacts, Berkshire Community College will leverage the funding to provide services and resources that stabilize...

The Economic Development Administration awarded Pueblo Community College $6.08 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program on November 10, 2021 to redevelop two floors of the St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado. This will allow PCC to expand vocational training programs in healthcare and develop space to train additional healthcare workers to address future coronavirus outbreaks, staffing shortages, and growing demand for nurses. Once...

This Project Grant award of $417,764 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) supports the Rural Northern Maine Respiratory Therapy Program (RNMRTP). The goals of the RNMRTP are to increase the availability of respiratory therapy (RT) services in rural northern Maine, support the...

The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $159,430 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development Program (CFDA 90.201) to Arkansas State University-Newport (ASU-Newport) to construct a state-of-the-art Nursing and Allied Health Professions Simulation Workforce Training Center. This facility will provide simulation-based training to support workforce development in high-demand healthcare fields. ASU-Newport is a state-controlled educational institution that serves northeastern Arkansas....