Project Grant S215K230026

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 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...

McHenry County College received a $825,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on September 1, 2022 to expand its dual credit program through August 31, 2025. The funding supports the college's work under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program, which aims to support innovative postsecondary instruction and expand higher education opportunities. Specifically, McHenry County College will use...

The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, doing business as City Colleges of Chicago, was awarded a $596,278 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 organization's proposed project to ensure that underserved military veterans from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds have opportunities to pursue higher education....

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,060,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The grant funding will support the Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, which aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education through innovative educational strategies, institutional reforms, and expanded...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. The grant, titled "ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT AND NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNICIAN (ASCENT) PROJECT AT HARPER COLLEGE", will support the development of innovative educational strategies and expand postsecondary opportunities in advanced semiconductor...

The Department of Education awarded William Rainey Harper College $500,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to develop an aviation maintenance program. The three-year project grant will support curriculum design and instructional materials procurement to establish new postsecondary educational opportunities in aviation maintenance from June 2023 through May 2026. As a community college, Harper will leverage FIPSE funding to directly expand access to...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded Illinois Central College a $4,640,748 Project Grant to establish the Central Illinois Regional Work-Based Learning Hub. The award, effective on February 1, 2024, will support the college's efforts to deliver career and technical education services and workforce development programs to the central Illinois region through this initiative. The project aims to enhance educational pathways, provide...

The Economic Development Administration awarded an $8.3 million Project Grant to John A. Logan College under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of a new Career and Technical Center to develop the regional workforce in critical advanced manufacturing industries such as welding and computer numerically controlled machining. In response to pandemic-driven demand for retraining, the Center's classrooms and...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Illinois Community College District No 515, doing business as Prairie State College. The grant will support the expansion of Prairie State College's Dental Program over a 3-year period from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. As a prime recipient, Prairie State College has previously received funding from the...