Shorter College, Inc.

Shorter College, Inc. is a private, faith-based Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, registered with SAM.gov since October 2003. As a minority-owned, non-profit educational institution, Shorter College provides higher education services and has become an increasingly active recipient of federal grant funding to support institutional development, infrastructure improvements, and student services. The college serves underrepresented and low-income student populations, including formerly incarcerated reentry students, and leverages federal resources to strengthen its academic programs and institutional capacity.

Shorter College's federal grant portfolio demonstrates a diverse range of funding support spanning multiple federal agencies and program objectives. The college has received $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to strengthen academic, management, and fiscal capacities as part of the Title III Part F HBCU program (award date October 1, 2025, completion September 30, 2026). Additionally, the college secured $1,969,985 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to renovate and enhance computer and STEM facilities (award date September 1, 2024, completion August 31, 2027). The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded Shorter College $500,000 under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525) to develop coordinated community response strategies and culturally-specific prevention programming tailored to its student population (award date October 1, 2023, completion September 30, 2027). The Economic Development Administration provided $1.875 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on May 2, 2023, to support renovation of the Rock Island Argenta Depot and establish an Entrepreneurial Technology Center offering workforce development training and certifications. The college also received grant funding under the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (CFDA not specified, award date October 1, 2022, completion September 30, 2026) and served as a sub-grantee under the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services for Adult Education-Basic Grants to States beginning July 1, 2021.