Project Grant P116Z220042

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Alvernia University a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. This 3-year grant, effective June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026, will support Alvernia's initiative to expand its information technology programs and facilities. The funding will enable Alvernia University, a private nonprofit institution located in Reading, PA, to enhance its information...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Alvernia University a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award will be used to expand Alvernia's health science programs over a 3-year period from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. Alvernia University is a private non-profit university located in Reading, Pennsylvania that provides higher education services. This grant funding will support...

This $300,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program supports Carlow University's "Carlow Community Scholars Program" from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. Carlow University, a private non-profit educational institution located in Pittsburgh, PA, will use the grant funding to implement innovative strategies and reforms to improve postsecondary education,...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $4,409,825 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology on August 16, 2022. The funding will support construction of the second floor level of a new training facility, which will provide expanded training, classroom, laboratory, library, collaboration, and restroom spaces to increase the Institute's student capacity to 800. This expansion of...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Reading Area Community College a $1,302,522 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant will support the college's initiative to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its 2022-23 academic year. Specifically, the funding will help Reading Area Community College prevent, prepare for, and respond to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus by supporting its students and academic programs...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program provides $100,000.00 to Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) for an Early College Academy Pilot Program. The award period runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. MCCC has experience delivering a range of educational programs and services to federal agencies, including STEM education, job training and workforce...

Felician University was awarded a $4.6 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program. The grant will support Felician University's Project Felice, which aims to expand the university's broadband capacity and improve broadband access, adoption, and digital skills for students and community stakeholders in Lodi, New Jersey through March 2025. Specifically, the university...

The Alamo Community College District received a $550,000 Project Grant award on October 1, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant will support the "ALAMOSUCCESS DATA ANALYSIS PROJECT (STRENGTHENING UNDERSTANDING, CAPACITY, COMPETENCE, AND EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT SUCCESS)" at the district's Northeast Lakeview College campus in Universal City, Texas. The funding will be...

This $1,005,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.215 - Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects) supports an instructional program, including the purchase of equipment, at the Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School in Ebensburg, PA. The award period runs...

This $1,435,608 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) supports career and technical education initiatives at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The grant will enable Penn State, a major research university and federal contractor, to provide specialized technical services, workforce training, and educational programs to advance economic development and...