Project Grant S215K220080

The North Central Kansas Technical College (NCK TECH) was awarded a $737,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 17.289) program. The grant, which runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, will support NCK TECH's delivery of workforce training and education services in Kansas. As a state-controlled institution of higher learning, NCK TECH offers 15 Associate's Degrees and 12 Certificate Programs focused on...

The U.S. Department of Education, through its TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program, awarded a $340,805 Project Grant to Garden City Community College on September 1, 2025 to provide support services to disadvantaged college students. The grant aims to enhance these students' academic potential, improve their financial literacy, and foster an institutional climate conducive to their success in order to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates. As a federal TRIO grantee,...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Cowley County Community College a $225,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The grant will support the college's IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION USING DATA AND INTRUSIVE ADVISING project from October 1, 2022 to October 1, 2025. The project aims to provide intrusive advising and leverage student data to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand opportunities...

This Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration funds the Open Community Technology Initiative Nebraska program with $513,469 to deliver scalable information technology training through February 2024. The program employs a train-the-trainer model to equip community partners with skills to provide tier one training in high-demand IT occupations critical to regional economic growth in Omaha, Nebraska. Trainees will receive tier three technical skills...

Chesapeake College will use $317,035 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program to prepare career-ready information technology technicians through its Computer Science Technology program. The three-year Project Grant will embed career readiness skills including teamwork, customer service, communication and professionalism into six core courses. Students will receive vouchers for two industry certification exams to further develop IT skills. A help desk simulation lab will...

Colby Community College received a $1,231,422 Project Grant award 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. The award will support the college's "Raising Grain and So Much More at Colby Community College" initiative from December 2021 through December 2024. The goal of the project is to provide assistance for institutional reforms and innovative strategies to...

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...

Northwest Kansas Technical College, Inc. was awarded a $1,479,927 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on March 4, 2021. The funding will support the college's Diesel Tech Expansion, which will provide technical and planning assistance to the region of Goodland, KS that is experiencing adverse economic impacts. As described in the EAA program, the grant aims to aid areas facing...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) supports Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) in expanding and broadening the impact of its Technology Ambassador Program (TAP). TAP was established in 2012 to increase the persistence of underrepresented students in information technology (IT) and IT-related majors. Through this 2-year project,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $349,818 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Kilgore College in Texas. The funding will be used to develop a wraparound solution for reducing barriers to program completion for students in the Computer Information Technology (CIT) program. The project aims to improve retention, completion, and the employability of CIT students by aligning the curriculum with local industry needs, deploying multi-modality instruction, and...