Adult & community education martha's vineyard partnership with bristol community college

This $1,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on June 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funding supports a partnership between Bristol Community College and Martha's Vineyard Adult & Community Education to deliver a range of postsecondary educational programs and opportunities over a 3-year period through May 31, 2026. Key services to be provided include degree, certificate, and workforce development programs, adult education and literacy initiatives, and programming to help stabilize higher education institutions impacted by COVID-19. Bristol Community College has extensive experience managing federal grants and contracts, including over $30M in Department of Education pandemic relief aid and a $147M IDIQ contract with the Department of the Navy for the Community College of the Navy program.