Aims Local College District

Aims Local College District, doing business as Aims Community College, is a public, Hispanic-serving educational institution based in Greeley, Colorado that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to support workforce development and student support services. The college is a child entity within the Aims Junior College District, a U.S. local government structure, and operates under the business classifications of Hispanic Servicing Institution and Educational Institution; it does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

Aims' federal footprint is entirely grant-based. The college serves four federal agencies: the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (8 awards), the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (2 awards), the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (1 award), and NASA's Shared Services Center (1 award, as a sub-recipient). These 13 total awards represent 92% prime recipient work and 8% sub-recipient activity. Recent prime grants include a $272,364 TRIO Student Support Services STEM Program grant from the Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.042) effective September 2025 through August 2026, delivering academic support to low-income, first-generation, and disabled students at the Evans, Colorado campus; a $286,109 TRIO Student Support Services regular-program grant from the Office of Postsecondary Education under the same CFDA, also effective September 2025 through August 2026; and a $137,560 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant from FMCSA (CFDA 20.235) running August 2024 to September 2026 to recruit and enroll students in the college's Commercial Driver's License program. A December 2025 FMCSA Commercial Drivers License program award, with ultimate completion in September 2028, carries a reduced funding amount of $115,840 due to federal program availability constraints. As a sub-recipient, Aims participates in the Colorado Space Grant Consortium grant administered by the University of Colorado, offering hands-on space-science coursework and an annual STEM camp (Aims BEST) for high school students that aligns with NASA-related project work. Two awards face recompete within the next twenty-four months.