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...
This $400,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). The grant supports Olive Harvey College, a public Hispanic-serving institution in Chicago, IL, in developing a comprehensive campus-based response to address gender-based violence. Key activities include: Establishing a coordinated community response team to...
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...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District 529 a $502,958 Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue Plan project grant. The grant period runs from July 13, 2022 to July 12, 2023. The grant funds services to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). Specifically, the funding will support Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District...
Hopkinsville Community College received a $716,115 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023. The funding will support Hopkinsville Community College's continued COVID-19 recovery response efforts through the American Rescue Plan's Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III. As the sub-awardee, Hopkinsville Community College will use...
Herkimer County Community College was awarded a $508,401 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on July 13, 2022 to support student success initiatives through July 12, 2023. The funding will support the college's efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic through its Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). Specifically, the college will deliver services and programs to promote student retention and...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Klamath Community College a $432,662 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant will support Klamath Community College HEERF Supplemental activities from July 2022 through July 2023. Specifically, the funding will provide institutional and student supports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The grant award will allow Klamath Community College to...
Coahoma Community College received a $727,907 project grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The one-year grant running from July 2022 through July 2023 will support Coahoma Community College's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will deliver services and resources to students at Coahoma Community College's location in...
The South Suburban College of Cook County was awarded a $907,956 Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue Plan (SSARP) Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 to July 13, 2023. The grant funding will support South Suburban College's response to and recovery from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through the Education Stabilization Fund's Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Haywood Community College a $453,380 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) federal grant program. The grant period runs from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022 and provides funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 disease pandemic. Specifically, the grant award supports supplemental assistance to the college located in Clyde, North Carolina to help address the...