Project Grant P382A210034

The Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant supports a collaborative research project across three community colleges - Benedict College (SC), Rose State College (OK), and Somerset Community College (KY) - to develop an "Eco Engine Jumpstart Kit." The kit will provide a framework to help community colleges and...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Atlanta Technical College $989,121 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program to support the STRENGTHENING OUTREACH AND ACADEMIC RESOURCES (SOAR) FOR STUDENT SUCCESS (ATC-SOAR)&SATURDAY INSTITUTE FOR MANHOOD BROTHERHOOD ACTUALIZATION (SIMBA) YOUTH VIOLENCE INTERVEN project from January 1, 2023 through December 30, 2025. The project aims to strengthen outreach and...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $706,588 project grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to College Unbound, a private non-profit university in Providence, Rhode Island. This grant will fund the establishment of the Transformative Educator Pathways' Center of Excellence (TEP-CE), which aims to create a center of excellence for delivering equitable teacher preparation through...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) a $2,302,463 project grant under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051) on April 1, 2024. The "Launch Your Career" project grant will support research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance activities to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) programs. Key focus...

The Klamath Community College (KCC) was awarded a $272,364 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant will be used to provide a range of academic and student support services to KCC's eligible TRIO SSS students in order to improve their academic performance, retention, graduation/completion, and transfer rates. The project period is from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. As a recipient of multiple federal grants, KCC...

The Department of Education awarded Grambling State University a $378,939 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The grant will support Grambling State University's comprehensive GRAMPREP initiative, the Grambling Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding will enable the university to recruit, prepare, support, place, and retain diverse teachers...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2,525,000 Project Grant to Brewton Parker College, Inc., a private non-profit university located in Mount Vernon, Georgia. The grant supports the construction of a new instructional facility to expand the college's Nursing workforce development program and address labor shortages in the region. The new facility will provide classrooms, computer labs, auditoriums, and simulation labs to support a Bachelor of Science...

This Project Grant award of $347,688 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) supports Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) in developing a one-year pathway for high school dual enrollment students to earn two college certificates in the growing field of mechatronics. Over the three-year project, 60 students will be recruited to participate, with a focus on economically disadvantaged and underrepresented students in STEM. The award will align...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded Miami Dade College a $586,338 Project Grant under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051) to fund the "TECH CREDENTIALS FOR TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE (TCTW)" initiative. The project, which has an award date of February 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2025, aims to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) programs. Key focus...

Atlanta Technical College was awarded a $346,002 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The grant funds the Bioscience Emerging Technicians Project, which aims to increase awareness of bioscience career opportunities and recruit more dual enrollment students to Atlanta Technical College's Bioscience Technology program. Key deliverables include specialized...