This federal Project Grant award of $760,000.00 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 "GREAT BASIN COLLEGE NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH SCIENCE TRAINING" initiative. The award, effective from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will enable Great Basin College, a state-controlled higher education institution in Elko, Nevada, to develop and implement...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program (CFDA 84.116) to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute division. The grant, with a period of performance from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, will support STEM and educator student partnership activities in Reno, NV. The Desert Research Institute has extensive experience delivering scientific and technical...
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on September 1, 2022 to acquire micro-computed tomography instrumentation. The grant is funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program and will support the acquisition of this equipment through August 31, 2024. The CFDA program aims to support innovative strategies and institutional reforms to improve postsecondary...
The U.S. Department of Education, through its Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116), awarded a $2,406,000 project grant to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). This 3-year grant, with a start date of September 1, 2024, will fund the acquisition of the first cutting-edge high-field NMR spectrometer in the state of Nevada. As Nevada's primary research university, UNR will...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will be used to acquire instruments to study emerging pollutants in Nevada and educate students. DRI, a non-profit research organization, will leverage its scientific capabilities and...
The College of Southern Nevada received a $223,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on October 1, 2022 to support the development of an Advanced Manufacturing Lab and eLearning Library. Funded through the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, this three-year grant will allow the College of Southern Nevada to establish new educational resources in advanced manufacturing....
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) will support Colorado Mountain College's "Bilingual Workforce Development: Increasing Language Access in Rural Colorado Mountain Communities through Robust Interpreter Continuing Education Pipelines" initiative. The project aims to enhance language access and bilingual workforce development in rural Colorado mountain communities by funding a...
This Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program supports Siena College's efforts to build a pipeline for the future STEM workforce and provide continuing education for middle and high school teachers. The funding will be used to purchase STEM equipment and develop educational programs that enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary STEM education. This award aligns...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,804,726 Project Grant to the New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award, titled "Bridging the Gap: Empowering Rural Education through Distance Learning and Mobile Advising," aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education in rural areas, particularly for underserved...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, will provide equipment for skilled trades training programs as part of the Virginia Infrastructure Academy. The award was granted to the Virginia Foundation For Community College Education, a U.S. state government entity and foundation, to support workforce development initiatives across Virginia's community college system. This grant, spanning...