The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to the West Virginia University Research Corporation. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will support the "WVU Engineering Technology Infrastructure Investment" project. As a non-profit research organization and subsidiary of West Virginia University, the...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded West Virginia University (WVU) a $750,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2023, will support the creation of a "CYBER RANGE SANDBOX FOR DATA-DRIVEN SECURITY SOLUTIONS" at WVU through May 31, 2026. This project aims to leverage WVU's expertise as a public land-grant research university to develop innovative cybersecurity...
The Glenville State College Research Corporation has been awarded a $439,603 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The 2-year grant, awarded on August 7, 2023, will fund a distance learning initiative to provide educational benefits to rural areas through the use of telecommunications technologies. Additionally, Glenville State College Research Corporation has...
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...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the West Virginia University Research Corporation under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, effective June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026, will be used to extend library and campus classroom programming to the local community in Morgantown, WV. As a non-profit organization and subsidiary of the 1862 Land Grant institution West Virginia...
This $1,701,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will fund upgrades to the secure access systems in four residence halls and one academic building at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. The primary activities include expanding the existing CCURE card access system to additional interior doors, which is expected to reduce crime, accidental lockouts, and long-term maintenance...
This $355,000 federal 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 the Goucher Prison Education Partnership at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. The funding will be used to increase educational opportunities and employment skills for students participating in the prison education partnership. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August...
This $300,000 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 supports Ventura County Community College District in delivering cybersecurity protections for critical public educational infrastructure. The project will be carried out over a 3-year period from June 2023 to May 2026. As a Hispanic Serving Institution, Moorpark College has utilized prior Department of...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to the Marshall University Research Corporation in Huntington, West Virginia under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2023, will fund the expansion of the West Virginia Cyber Security Center for Critical Infrastructure through May 31, 2026. As a non-profit organization and the research arm of Marshall University, the...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 was provided by 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). The award is intended to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies at Bethany College, a private non-profit liberal arts institution, to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand educational opportunities. The funding will cover a project period...