The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Columbus State University (CSU) in Columbus, GA. The grant, titled "PAVING THE WAY: SEMICONDUCTOR CURRICULA AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT," will support the development of innovative semiconductor-related academic curricula and workforce training initiatives at CSU. The grant period runs from September...
This federal Project Grant award of $265,220.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (CFDA 84.120). The award, titled "INSTITUTIONAL PROJECT: RETENTION OF MINORITY EDUCATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (STEM) AT THE FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (RMEB AT FVSU)", will be used by the Fort Valley State University, a historically black land-grant university in Georgia, to enhance science...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to the University of Georgia. The award, titled "Enhancing Georgia's Poultry Science Industry and Workforce", will run from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The grant supports the University of Georgia's efforts to enhance Georgia's poultry science industry and workforce. As a land grant university, the...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $406,160 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Cleveland State Community College. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, aims to strengthen the college's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus on expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented student populations. The grant will support activities such as...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $3 million Project Grant to Fort Valley State University under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support Fort Valley State University's efforts to expand its Cooperative Developmental Energy Program through October 2025. The program aims to increase the number of minority graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. As the...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $750,000.00 Project Grant to Valdosta State University through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, titled "VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY RURAL TEACHER PIPELINE", will support the university's efforts to improve postsecondary instruction and expand postsecondary opportunities, with a focus on developing educational services tailored to rural communities. The grant...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to Chicago State University under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The 3-year grant, which runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, is intended to enhance the preparedness of Black and Latinx professionals for careers in STEM and the health sciences through laboratory and instructional improvements at Chicago State University. As a minority-serving...
The federal Project Grant award provides $5,000,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116) to Clark Atlanta University, a private historically Black university in Atlanta, Georgia. The award is intended to support a "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO TRANSITION CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY TO R1 (REDI CAU TO R1)" over the period from...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Colorado State University a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support Colorado State University's efforts to increase minority student access to a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Specifically, the university will coordinate with its Department of Mechanical Engineering to...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,830,000.00 Project Grant to the Prime Healthcare Foundation - Southern Regional, LLC under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funding will support an Internal Medicine Residency Program at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, GA, in affiliation with the Morehouse School of Medicine. The award period is from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The Fund for the Improvement...