Seminole State College Of Florida

Seminole State College of Florida, a state-controlled, tax-exempt educational institution based in Sanford, Florida, operates as a federal grant recipient in undergraduate STEM education, workforce development, and career and technical education (CTE) programs, with a secondary footprint as a sub-recipient on pass-through federal grant awards from the Florida Department of Education and the University of Central Florida. The college does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; its federal engagement is exclusively grant-based.

The college's grant portfolio centers on the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education and Office of Career Technical and Adult Education, alongside the National Science Foundation. On the prime-recipient side, Seminole State College received a $440,217 NSF Division of Undergraduate Education award (CFDA 47.076) in October 2026 to build undergraduate research and data science capacity through faculty mentoring, a Summer Bridge Program introducing 200 high school graduates to research, and recruitment of 100 students into STEM-focused undergraduate research courses; performance runs through September 30, 2029. In student support services, the college received a $1,753,684 Department of Education award under the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program (CFDA 84.335) effective October 1, 2025, to expand campus child care operations and voucher services for low-income student parents. Earlier awards include a $272,364 TRIO Student Support Services grant (CFDA 84.042) for the SMARTPATH initiative providing tutoring, advising, and retention support to disadvantaged students through September 2026; a $404,113 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education award (CFDA 84.116) for fire science enhancement running through May 2026; and a $475,000 FIPSE award dated September 2022 for simulation equipment in Emergency Medical Services and Respiratory Care programs.

As a sub-recipient, Seminole State College participates in multiple pass-through arrangements with the Florida Department of Education under Perkins V career and technical education (CFDA 84.048), Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act adult education programs (CFDA 84.002 and related), and equipment upgrades for CTE programs. The college also participates as a sub-recipient in the University of Central Florida's QUICKSTART consortium, a Department of Energy-funded initiative (sub-award dated November 2024) that develops a STEM workforce pipeline in cybersecurity, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain for nuclear security careers; Seminole State College recruits 3 to 5 students annually from its cybersecurity and digital media programs, provides tutoring and career workshops, and facilitates participation in 10-week DOE national laboratory summer internships.

Across 41 awards (22 prime, 19 sub) with combined potential value of $147.1 million, Seminole State College's customer concentration splits between the Department of Education offices (26 awards combined) and the National Science Foundation (5 awards). Award activity has remained steady at 3 to 7 awards per year over the past five years, with obligated dollars at $81.2 million (55% of combined potential value). The college's federal footprint reflects its mission as a two-year comprehensive institution serving workforce development, adult education, student support services, and applied STEM instruction across career and technical education, postsecondary access, and undergraduate research initiatives.