Springfield Technical Community College was only one of 23 community colleges in the country approved for HSI STEM funding this fall – and the only community college in Massachusetts to be approved as lead applicant for an HSI STEM grant.
In total, 102 colleges were approved for HSI STEM funding.
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Here are the HSI STEM Awardee statistics for FY ’21:
- 102 colleges were approved for HSI STEM funding.
- Only 23 Community Colleges were approved as lead applicants.
- 10 in California
- 3 in Arizona
- 3 in Texas
- 2 in Colorado
- 1 each in Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York.
- Only 23 Community Colleges were approved as lead applicants.
- STCC was the only Community College in Massachusetts to be approved as a lead applicant for an HSI STEM grant.
Terrific work by the grants department in securing this competitive grant!
Here’s a link to the full list of grant awardees.
U.S. Rep Richard Neal came to STCC on Oct. 6 to announce two grants worth more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to boost student success among Latinx and low-income students in STEM fields.