Latest round of Strengthening Community Colleges grants support 18 colleges in 14 states
The U.S. Department of Labor will award of $65 million in grants to 18 colleges in 14 states to support programs that help community colleges scale affordable, high-quality workforce training to meet employers’ and workers’ skill development needs in critical industry sectors, such as advanced manufacturing, clean energy, semiconductors and biotechnology.
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the fifth round of Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants will use proven strategies to enhance career pathway programs and support more equitable outcomes for marginalized and underrepresented populations.
This funding will harness the unique strengths of community college partnerships to drive broad, lasting improvements within the system.
“Our Strengthening Community Colleges grantees run programs that help lift whole communities, like by helping community colleges equip workers with the skills they need right now, while strengthening workforce infrastructure. This is how we fundamentally shift workforce training programs to better invest in improving the lives of America’s workers,” according to a release.
Grantees will provide training across multiple sectors such as advanced manufacturing, health care, IT, agriculture and infrastructure-related sectors, including transportation and broadband.
Through five rounds of grants to date, the department has invested $265 million, allowing 207 colleges in 35 states to address major workforce priorities for employers and workers in their respective states and local communities.
The department awarded Strengthening Community Colleges grants to the following recipients:
| Recipient | City | State | Amount |
| JF Drake State Community and Technical College | Huntsville | AL | $1,514,520 |
| Foothill – DeAnza Community College District | Los Altos Hills | CA | $5,627,122 |
| Merced Community College District | Merced | CA | $1,514,520 |
| Yosemite Community College District – Columbia College | Sonora | CA | $5,750,000 |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | CO | $5,749,949 |
| Mott Community College | Flint | MI | $1,446,400 |
| Macomb Community College | Warren | MI | $1,512,800 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | MO | $5,659,696 |
| Montana Technological University | Butte | MT | $5,750,000 |
| Little Priest Tribal College (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) | Winnebago | NE | $1,425,300 |
| Ocean County College | Toms River | NJ | $5,742,966 |
| Lorain County Community College District | Elyria | OH | $5,749,925 |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College | Coos Bay | OR | $1,514,520 |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | TX | $1,514,520 |
| Dallas College | Dallas | TX | $5,748,729 |
| Central Virginia Community College | Lynchburg | VA | $1,514,520 |
| Spokane Community College | Spokane | WA | $5,750,000 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | WV | $1,514,513 |
| Total | $65,000,000 |
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