Project Grant P335A220146

The National Science Foundation awarded a $296,356 Project Grant to Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois to improve industrial technology education through flexible learning options and student support services from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Under the grant, Heartland Community College will deliver products and services to enhance STEM education, as defined by the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). Specifically, the college will develop flexible learning options in...

This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...

Federal Grant Award Summary Heartland Head Start Inc. received a $5.87 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Head Start under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) for a five-year project period extending from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030. The award will support the delivery of comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to low-income children and families in Illinois, serving infants, toddlers, and...

Summary Seminole State College of Florida received a $1.75 million Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program (CFDA 84.335), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. The award supports the establishment, expansion, and operation of campus-based child care services designed to remove childcare-related barriers to educational access and retention for...

Central Community College was awarded an $11,886,972 project grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285) to create a multi-network registered apprenticeship hub serving rural Nebraska. Central Community College will partner with Northeast Community College and Southeast Community College to expand utilization of registered apprenticeships through promotion, education, and employer supports across 59 counties....

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Kankakee Community College District #520 received a $348,514 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance college retention and graduation rates among eligible students, particularly low-income, first-generation, and...

Columbus State Community College (CSCC) was awarded a $946,122 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support CSCC's EXPANDING BASIC NEEDS SERVICES AT CSCC project from September 1, 2023 through September 1, 2026. Under this project, CSCC will use FIPSE funding to provide direct support for activities designed to improve postsecondary instruction and...

Parkland College District 505 – TRIO Student Support Services Grant Parkland College District 505 received a $348,515 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The grant funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income,...

Harold Washington College received a $272,364 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance student success for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. These services include academic advising, financial literacy education, and...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 31, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant aims to address the recruitment and retention of early childhood teachers and providers in rural Nebraska to support a...