Delgado Community College

Delgado Community College is a state-controlled institution of higher learning within the Louisiana Community & Technical College System, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The college provides educational and workforce development services to the federal government through both federal contracts and grants, with a primary focus on training, workforce readiness, research, and community engagement initiatives. As a child entity of the Louisiana Community & Technical College System, Delgado has established itself as a reliable partner for federal agencies seeking to advance human capital development, STEM education, student support services, and infrastructure workforce initiatives.

Delgado Community College's federal contract work has focused primarily on leadership training services for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16). Most significantly, the college received a firm fixed-price purchase order contract valued at $217,886 with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2030, for leadership training services awarded on December 1, 2025. This contract builds upon the college's prior experience delivering a $548,686.95 purchase order from the same federal agency for the Thomas Hudson Entry Level Leadership Development Program. Additionally, Delgado was awarded a $10,000 purchase order from VISN 16 on February 5, 2021, for general training services with a completion date of April 1, 2021. These contracts were not set aside for any specific business type and demonstrate the college's established expertise in delivering federal workforce training programs and personnel development services. The performance of these contracts is centered in New Orleans, Louisiana, leveraging the college's instructional capabilities in training, career coaching, and workforce readiness programming.

Delgado Community College's federal grant portfolio is substantially larger and more diverse than its contract work, reflecting the institution's broad engagement across educational, environmental, and workforce development initiatives. The college currently serves as a prime grantee for five active or recently completed Project Grants totaling over $7.8 million. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $1,064,157 Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) grant from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance to businesses in Louisiana on source reduction practices and pollution prevention, with particular focus on chemical, metal, and food and beverage manufacturers in communities impacted by legacy pollution. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education funded a $272,364 TRIO Student Support Services grant (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, targeting disadvantaged students including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The National Science Foundation awarded a $504,598 STEM Education grant (CFDA 47.076) from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2029, supporting the development of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURES) in introductory STEM courses with a focus on the Lafayette Greenway in New Orleans. The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,750,000 Project Grant on May 1, 2024 (completion date June 30, 2028) for the Greater New Orleans Infrastructure Partnership, a consortium effort led by Delgado to address representation gaps in infrastructure-related careers through partnerships with community colleges, workforce development boards, and employers in construction, energy, and transportation logistics sectors. Additionally, Delgado holds a Veterans Upward Bound grant from the Office of Postsecondary Education (award date September 1, 2023, completion date August 31, 2026). Beyond its prime grant awards, Delgado receives substantial sub-grant funding from its parent entity, the Louisiana Community & Technical College System, for adult education and literacy programs including BASIC, AE-IELCE, AE-FED, RESERVE COALITIONS, and IELCE-FEDERAL programs, with sub-awards dating from July 2022 through July 2024. The college also received a sub-award from the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on April 1, 2022, for emergency protective services related to disaster response support.