Overpass project: uplifting student academic performance

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) provides $602,500.00 to Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville, KY to support the "OVERPASS PROJECT: UPLIFTING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE". The grant funds will be used by the minority-serving, non-profit institution to deliver educational instruction, resources, and support services to its students, faculty, and local community through June 2026. Simmons College has previously received over $5 million in formula and project grants from the Department of Education to fund initiatives such as emergency student aid, digital skills programs, broadband access, and preservation of the college's historic property. The institution has also served as a subrecipient on a $5.5 million project grant from the Department of Commerce to establish a Digital Teaching & Learning Center on campus and expand community computer labs and digital training.