Current Awards
The overall total for current awards is $89,745,732.
The overall total for current awards is $89,745,732.
Central Piedmont will build upon our existing relationship with Loaves & Fishes to identify food needs related to specific faith traditions. This will be done via a needs assessment, two food share events, and hosting a community forum. The community forum will also be a launching event to recruit students for a new Central Piedmont interfaith student organization.
Removes tuition barriers for 30 students seeking to obtain state-regulated or industry-recognized credentials through the workforce continuing education division. Credentials must lead to sustainable wage careers within the local community.
Provides support for student recruitment, program development, and implementation of a new study abroad program to Cape Town, South Africa in 2020. Funds also support staff and faculty participation in the Cape Town site visit.
Identifies and prepares students to complete an associate degree, transfer to UNC Chapel Hill, and earn a bachelor’s degree in two to three years of additional study.
Develops clinical sites in counties throughout North Carolina to advance the education of nursing students.
Grant funds will be used to conduct outreach and recruitment and provide academic coaching and student support services to early childhood professionals in the early childhood education program.
Funds will be used to develop innovative programs that will strengthen career pathways in information technology and lead to more students graduating career and college ready.
The Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure program is designed to expand the state's light duty zero emission vehicle charging infrastructure network. Central Piedmont will install three two-port systems. Systems will be located on Cato Campus, Harper Campus, and Levine Campus.
Funding will support the development and incorporation of an evidenced-based, comprehensive student support model that emphasizes equitable access to mobility career pathways, and focuses attention on the unique needs of students taking online courses in IT, including cybersecurity, health, and business, including forensic accounting.
Provides support for financial emergencies that students may face, including course materials, housing, medical needs, dependent care, or other. Part of a statewide initiative driven by the governor’s office. These funds are awarded to Charlotte Works to serve Central Piedmont students.
Funds used to establish and maintain a standardized process for administering the Finish Line Grants program.
Provides scholarships and NIMS certifications/accreditations for students in the manufacturing and engineering programs.
Grant funds from the Metallica Scholars Initiative will provide direct support for students enrolled in healthcare career programs that need financial assistance to continue or complete and become licensed healthcare professionals.
Engages minority male students through one-on-one coaching, mentoring relationships, and activities that promote personal development, academic improvement, and social and educational advancement.
Provides outreach, career advising, and academic advising services to high school students. NC Career Coach will assist students with determining their career goals and selecting appropriate community college programs that empower students to achieve their goals.
Partnership proposal with Central Piedmont, Guilford Technical Community College, and Forsyth Technical Community College to enhance academic and student support activities to promote retention and success of underrepresented minority students pursuing STEM degrees and careers.
Prepares at-risk youth, aged 16–24, for academic and employment success by providing participants with support in completing a high school diploma and enrolling in a career pathway.
Supports the development of comprehensive transfer agreements in sociology and psychology to promote transfer access from two-year community colleges to four-year independent colleges in NC.
The Preparing Addictions Counselors of Tomorrow (PACT) Program will prepare eligible students in the substance abuse program for careers in the addictions counseling field and assist them in the process of state credentialing toward becoming a certified or licensed substance abuse counselor.
Provides participants with assessments, information and referral, English language and civics instruction, transportation support, and translation and interpretation services to become self-sufficient residents.
Supports two education navigators who collaborate with Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services to provide educational assessments, determine educational pathways, develop employability plans of action, and assist participants in accessing college resources. A portion of the funds are used to cover Rise2Work participant training costs, including registration, tuition, and fees.
Funds will be used to address manufacturers’ needs for new curriculum that integrates robotics, automation and cybersecurity. Central Piedmont is a subaward of the NC Manufacturing Extension Partnership located at North Carolina State University.
(Perkins) Funds are intended to develop more fully the academic, vocational, and technical sills of students enrolled in career and technical education programs. During 2021–22, Central Piedmont will maintain a multi-disciplinary investment strategy targeting funds to health Sciences, business administration and information technology.
Strengthening Teachers, Reaching Individuals, Valuing Everyone (STRIVE) supports higher education access and success for students pursuing an Associate in Applied Science or certificate in early childhood education.
Partnership proposal led by Norco College to increase the number of highly trained supply chain automation technicians to meet the growing national need.
Enables Central Piedmont to offer transition support to qualifying adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Provides support services to low-literacy students and English language learners, as well as other special populations.
Focuses on increasing the capacity for community colleges to provide students in recovery the support and skills necessary to help them successfully obtain, transition to, or reclaim desired life and academic pursuits.
Increases the number of disadvantaged, low-income, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities by providing support services to increase the retention and graduation rates of participants.
UNC Charlotte and Central Piedmont will work together to develop an interactive Artificial Intelligence (AI) research lab to develop and test technology for the detection of crime using real-time edge detection and re-identification. A cohort of fellows will participate in a cohort-based approach that includes leadership and service activities.
"HEERF" stands for "Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund"
Funding supports emergency financial aid grants to students (which may include students exclusively enrolled in distance education), to be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to the coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, healthcare (including mental healthcare), or child care.
Funds may be used to provide additional emergency grants directly to students and to defray expenses incurred by the college, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll.
Funds will also be used to carry out student support activities authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965. A portion of funding must be used to implement evidence-based practices to monitor and suppress coronavirus in accordance to public health guidelines and conduct direct outreach to financial aid applicants about the opportunity to receive a financial aid adjustment.
Funds may be used to provide additional emergency grants directly to students and to defray expenses incurred by the college, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll.
A portion of the funds must be used to implement evidence-based practices to monitor and suppress coronavirus in accordance with public health guidelines and to conduct direct outreach to financial aid recipients about the opportunity to receive a financial aid adjustment.
Funds used to address a variety of student needs caused by and/or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial aid, technology, food, housing, books, childcare, etc. Funds must provide emergency financial aid grants to Title IV-eligible students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
Funds may be used to provide additional emergency grants directly to students and to defray expenses incurred by the college, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll.
Funds may be used to provide additional emergency grants directly to students and to defray expenses incurred by the college, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll.
Funds will be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care) or child care
Funds may be used to provide additional emergency grants directly to students and to defray expenses incurred by the college, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll. Funds will also be used to carry out student support activities authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Funds may be used to provide additional emergency grants directly to students and to defray expenses incurred by the college, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll. Funds will also be used to carry out student support activities authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) is CARES Act funds to provide tuition assistance to students enrolled in short-term workforce training programs leading to a state or industry-recognized credential in a high-demand field.
Funds will support the cost of virtual skills labs and lab-based online resources and will enhance course delivery and outcomes.
Funds to support course certification through Quality Matters and/or Quality Matters membership. The Quality Matters mission is to promote and improve the quality of online education and student learning.