Funding roundup
In Texas, Victoria College’s Museum of the Coastal Bend has hired two collections interns for the summer thanks to a nearly $50,000 grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Inspire! Grants for…
In Texas, Victoria College’s Museum of the Coastal Bend has hired two collections interns for the summer thanks to a nearly $50,000 grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Inspire! Grants for…
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded nearly $24 million to 20 colleges as part of the Job Corps Scholars Program, a new national demonstration project aimed at providing at-risk youth with job skills instruction, educational…
Wisconsin’s Gateway Technical College has received a $539,660 donation from SC Johnson to support the college in providing the skills and training for students to earn a workforce certificate. The program is expected to have…
Eleven minority-serving community colleges will bring NASA missions to students through the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program. The colleges will receive grant funding over the next four years to increase diversity and inclusion in…
In Florida, the Center for Laser and Fiber Optic Education (LASER-TEC), headquartered at Indian River State College, has received a $1.6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support its transition into an Advanced Technological…
In Connecticut, Middlesex Community College’s (MxCC’s) Magic Food Bus project has partnered with Stop & Shop’s School Food Pantry Program. To launch the new partnership, the grocery store chain donated $2,500 in gift cards to…
Louisiana’s River Parishes Community College (RPCC) has received a $294,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for advanced industrial instrumentation control technician education. With the funding, RPCC will develop a new curriculum for the industrial instrumentation…
In Illinois, Waubonsee Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will use a $10,000 grant from the First National Bank of Omaha to provide bilingual business advisory services. “This grant would be tremendous at…
In Missouri, St. Louis Community College’s (STLCC) patient care technician (PCT) program got some much-needed support with a $100,000 grant from Bank of America. The grant will cover tuition costs, books, supplies and other costs…
Evergreen Valley College (EVC) will use a $400,000 grant from the California State Chancellor’s Community College Mental Health Services Program to address the mental health needs of students. The California legislature approved $10 million of…