Nevada System Of Higher Education

Truckee Meadows Community College, operating under the Nevada System of Higher Education, acts as a federal grant recipient (47% of recent awards as prime recipient) and sub-recipient (53%) providing workforce development, STEM education, and student support services to the Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Health and Human Services. TMCC is a state government entity headquartered in Reno, Nevada, designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, and serves approximately 20,000 students annually across credit and non-credit programs spanning skills certificates through bachelor's degrees.

TMCC's capability portfolio centers on workforce training, career technical education, and postsecondary support services. Recent prime grant awards include a $1.76 million Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program (CFDA 84.116) supporting an Industrial Operations Skills Certificate Program running through December 2029; a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (awarded September 2023, completing September 2028) for an Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development initiative targeting 500 participants including veterans, transitioning military personnel, and underrepresented groups across the Reno-Sparks region in partnership with Tesla, Panasonic, Hamilton, and HT Batteries; an $848,224 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education (CFDA award August 2023, completing July 2028) for the Engineering Pathway for Access, Community, and Transfer initiative promoting engineering transfer success across Nevada System of Higher Education institutions; and a $272,364 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.042) for the TRIO Student Support Services Program serving disadvantaged and first-generation students through August 2026.

Sub-recipient work spans research, capacity building, and federally-directed instruction. TMCC serves as a sub-recipient under the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education for National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence) outreach and undergraduate research programs, with a $402,194 subaward for fiscal year 2025-26 supporting faculty development and student recruitment in STEM. The institution receives recurring Perkins Career and Technical Education subawards from the Nevada Department of Education for career pathway development, basic instruction, English language learner and civics education, and nontraditional training initiatives. TMCC also participates in sub-awards from the Department of Health and Human Services for the SNAP Employment and Training Program, providing educational pathways to employment in demand-driven occupations.

Customer concentration tracks heavily toward education agencies. The Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education leads by award count with 17 awards; the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education holds 12 awards; the National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences accounts for 9 awards; and the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education holds 9 awards, together accounting for 61% of awards. The top five customers by potential value (Department of the Army Nevada Army National Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, and the three Department of Education offices named above) represent 83% of combined potential value. Award activity peaked in 2023 with 18 awards, declined through 2024-2026, with two awards completing within the next twenty-four months. The source identifies a single parent vehicle: an Indefinite Delivery Contract (W9124X06A0007) with three task orders carrying $9 thousand in combined potential value.