Warren County Community College will use a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to support its Precision Agriculture Program. The grant was awarded under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program (CFDA 84.116) on September 1, 2022, with a completion date of August 31, 2025. The Precision Agriculture Program at Warren County Community College will provide educational opportunities and training to expand...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,629,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Washington County Community College in Calais, Maine. The grant, effective September 2024 through August 2027, will support the development of advanced technology and simulation to enhance 21st-century educational delivery and improve the quality of postsecondary instruction. As an institution of higher...
This Project Grant award of $1,013,441, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE, CFDA 84.116) program, supports Pitt Community College's Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Program (PCC RPED). The program aims to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand educational opportunities in rural communities served by the college. As a sub-awardee, Pitt Community College collaborates with the North Carolina Community...
Colby Community College received a $1,231,422 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The award will support the college's "Raising Grain and So Much More at Colby Community College" initiative from December 2021 through December 2024. The goal of the project is to provide assistance for institutional reforms and innovative strategies to...
This $433,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, supports an open education resources and course sharing project. The 3-year award to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission will enable the development and implementation of innovative strategies to improve postsecondary education quality and expand postsecondary opportunities in the...
This federal Project Grant award, in the amount of $1,545,225, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The grant was awarded to Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), a Hispanic Serving Institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona, on October 1, 2024 with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The grant funding will support STEM education...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,422,000 Project Grant to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Great Basin College under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The funding will support the procurement of workforce preparedness training equipment for Great Basin College, which serves as a critical educational resource in rural Nevada. This project aims to enhance the college's capacity to provide...
The federal Project Grant award of $899,951 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The grant supports the delivery of basic needs assistance to students at Pueblo Community College (PCC), a public Hispanic-serving institution in Pueblo, Colorado. The award aims to enhance postsecondary access and effectiveness by addressing critical student needs, such as...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Delta State University under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, supports the Agricultural Aircraft Operations Career Pathways project, which will develop specialized flight training simulators for agricultural and firefighting aircraft operations. As a sub-award under this grant, Cati Inc., doing business as Cati...
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, awarded a $1,714,423 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to Marion Technical College (MTC) in Marion, OH. The award will support MTC's Rural Student Support Program over a 4-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028. The program aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education, with a focus on underserved rural student...