Agnes Scott College, Inc.

Agnes Scott College, Inc., doing business as Agnes Scott College Inc., is a private women's liberal arts college located in Decatur, Georgia, that has established itself as a significant recipient of federal funding for educational initiatives, research programs, and community outreach activities. The institution has been registered in SAM.gov since October 2006 and serves as a hub for STEM education, humanities development, and student support services. Agnes Scott College has demonstrated consistent engagement with federal funding mechanisms to advance its academic mission while addressing workforce development needs and supporting underrepresented populations in higher education and research.

Through its federal contracting activities, Agnes Scott College has received a $494,824.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the Shared Services Center on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the Alumnae Network & Career Resources Program. This contract, which had an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2025, focused on providing STEM support services including career resources, mentoring, internships, job placement assistance, and new STEM curricula development. The cooperative agreement reflected Agnes Scott's participation in NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project for Women's Colleges and Universities, targeting the college's mission to support women in STEM fields through comprehensive career and educational advancement initiatives.

Agnes Scott College has been substantially more active in securing federal grant funding, receiving multiple awards across diverse educational and research initiatives. The institution has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities totaling approximately $173,696 for "Shakespeare and Digital Storytelling" teacher professional development institutes scheduled for summer 2026, as well as prior iterations of this program. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has funded two distinct initiatives: a $140,645 grant for the "Integration of Global Professional Readiness and Middle East Studies" program and a substantial $1,024,940.00 Project Grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education supporting digital literacy, professional success, and global learning initiatives. The National Science Foundation has supported Agnes Scott through a $125,000.00 grant for the "RCN: Diversity in Ecology, Evolution, Marine Science and Disease" initiative and through sub-awards from Georgia State University Research Foundation for metacognitive research involving undergraduate student participation. The college has also received funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for "Scotties Mind Your Mental Health," a grant focused on mental health services for LGBTQIA+ students, and from the National Endowment for the Arts for evaluation studies on arts instruction and financial literacy. Additionally, Agnes Scott received Congressional Community Project Funding for healthcare workforce development, specifically for equipping facilities to launch physician assistant and clinical mental health counseling graduate programs. The Division of Undergraduate Education has supported the Women's College Biology Network initiative, while sub-awards from Georgia Tech Research Corporation have funded astronomy outreach programs through Bradley Observatory, demonstrating the college's role as both a prime grantee and collaborative partner in federally funded research and educational programming.