Project Grant P425P200029

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Peninsula College $574,326 under the Education Stabilization Fund program. This Project Grant will support the college's Supplementary Assistance to Institutions of Higher Education program through July 31, 2022. The funding will prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by providing support services to students at Peninsula College's campus located in Port Angeles, Washington. The grant will aid...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Peninsula College $268,529 under the Education Stabilization Fund Formula Grant program (CFDA 84.425) to advance hybrid teaching and learning tools from July 20, 2021 through September 19, 2022. This funding will support the development and implementation of hybrid instructional models and technologies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by allowing for flexible education delivery. The grant will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program awarded a $2,494,029 Project Grant to the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to develop the OPEN TEXTBOOKS FOR WASHINGTON PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL PROGRAMS (OPEN PROFTECH) project. This 3-year grant, running from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, supports the Board's efforts to create openly licensed textbooks and course materials for professional and technical...

The Board of Trustees of Community College District #508 Inc., doing business as Harold Washington College, received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The three-year award beginning June 1, 2023 supports the development of open education resources and an OER taskforce to secure low- or no-cost educational materials for students. As a Hispanic-serving...

West Chester University of Pennsylvania was awarded a $918,270 Project Grant 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. Through this three-year award beginning September 1, 2021, West Chester University will lead the Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) initiative. PA-ADOPT aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve...

The Rio Hondo Community College District was awarded a $1,361,661 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support the Holistic and Comprehensive HOPE Scholars Program at Rio Hondo College in Pico Rivera, California. The program, which runs from December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2024, aims to provide direct services to housing insecure...

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 $2,000,000 Project Grant to Rice University under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The CONSORTIUM OF OPEN RESOURCE EDUCATORS (CORE) project aims to provide assistance supporting institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand opportunities through September 1, 2024. Rice University will lead a consortium including Prairie View...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Hopkinsville Community College a $1,066,896 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant will support Hopkinsville Community College's "Strengthening and Stabilizing Enrollment Project - Renewing Student Hope Beyond COVID" from July 2021 through July 2022. As part of the Education Stabilization Fund program's efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, this...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $2,124,223 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program by the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant, titled "NEW MEXICO OER CONSORTIUM PILOT PROJECT", has a performance period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The objectives of this grant are to: 1) Develop and transition 20-25 courses at UNM and sub-awardee Central New Mexico Community College...