Simmons College Of Kentucky Inc

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

PROJECT PURPOSE:SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY, INC.'S PROJECT AIMS TO BUILD A DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER THAT WILL BE A HUB FOR PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR SIMMONS' STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO EXTEND BROADBAND AND DIGITAL ACCESS TO TWO NEIGHBORING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH TWO COMMUNITY CENTERS: THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER AND THE LOUISVILLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER.ACTIVITIES:SIMMONS COLLEGE WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER AND ESTABLISH A CENTER ON CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS AND FACULTY WILL COME TO ACQUIRE HARDWARE, MOBILE HOTSPOTS, TRAINING, IN-PERSON HELP WITH DIGITAL LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY, AND REMOTE ACCESS SUPPORT. SIMMONS WILL PREPARE AND LAUNCH A DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER LANDING PAGE ON ITS WEBSITE. NEXT, SIMMONS WILL ENABLE STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ACADEMIC MAJOR, TO EARN MICROSOFT BADGES AND DEMONSTRATE DATA ANALYTICS COMPETENCY TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORLD OF WORK. SIMMONS WILL PLAN AND PROVIDE FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES AND TRAINING TO ENSURE DISTANCE LEARNING FACULTY ARE PROFICIENT IN USING DIGITAL PROGRAM TECHNOLOGIES, APPLYING STANDARDS, AND DEVELOPING A CLASS COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE COLLEGE WILL ESTABLISH A HOLISTIC STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES HELPDESK FOR ONLINE AND PARTIALLY ONLINE STUDENTS. IN THE COMMUNITY, SIMMONS WILL IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH SERVICE PROGRAMS WHEREBY STUDENT INTERNS CAN HELP THE ELDERLY ACCESS DIGITAL RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN ON A SMALL SCALE WITH THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER. SIMMONS WILL ALSO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN SERVICES TO INTEGRATE COMPUTER SKILLS AND DATA ANALYTICS INTO ALL AREAS OF ITS CURRICULUM, AND PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY PLANNING, GUIDANCE, AND IMPROVED BROADBAND SUPPORT TO THE COLLEGE, THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER, AND THE LOUISVILLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER. SIMMONS WILL DEVELOP A COMPUTER INFORMATION CURRICULUM AND APPLIED DATA SCIENCE PROGRAM, AND WILL PROVIDE DIGITAL TRAINING SKILLS FOR ITS STUDENTS, WHO CAN THEN PROVIDE TUTORING AT THE TWO COMMUNITY CENTER PARTNERS AND IN-HOME TRAINING VISITS. OUTCOMES:THIS PROJECT WILL BRING IMPROVED BROADBAND AND COMPUTER SKILLS TECHNOLOGY TO SIMMONS COLLEGE. IT WILL PROVIDE BROADBAND TO DISTRESSED AREAS OF WEST LOUISVILLE CREATING GREATER CONNECTIVITY AND BETTER EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. IT WILL ENABLE GREATER CONNECTIVITY FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, MINIMIZE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN WEST LOUISVILLE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, AND CREATE STRONGER ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS AND WHAT CAN BE ATTAINABLE IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. IT WILL ENABLE SIMMONS TO SERVE AS A HUB FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES WHO ARE TYPICALLY VICTIMS OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THAT IMPACTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.BENEFICIARIES:SIMMONS COLLEGE STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ANCHOR COMMUNITY IN WEST LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT. BENEFICIARIES WILL RECEIVE INCREASE BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND WILL HAVE BETTER EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER, INC. AND LOUISVILLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER. A COMPUTER COORDINATOR WILL SHARE TIME BETWEEN SIMMONS COLLEGE AND THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER TO SET UP A STATE OF THE ART COMPUTER LAB FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO USE FREE OF CHARGE AND TO OVERSEE THE IN-HOME COMPUTER SERVICES DELIVERY PROGRAM. THIS PERSON WILL PRE-SCREEN AND SELECT ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS FOR THE DIGITAL DEVICE AND MOBILE HOTSPOT LENDING AND IN-HOME SERVICES TRAINING. PROJECT ACTIVITIES FOR THE LOUISVILLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING BROADBAND SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE A COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING COORDINATOR TO EXPAND COMPUTER HOURS AND SERVICES. THE COORDINATOR WILL REVIEW THE TRAINING AND CURRICULUM TO EXPLORE BUILDING TRANSITION PROGRAMS WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDIT.

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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19

TITLE III PART F - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2025-2030

15.932 PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON THE CAMPUSES OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS). SAM.GOV OPPORTUNITY P23AS00501 BENEFICIARIES ARE HBCUS. IN 1988, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ESTABLISHED THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT, PRESERVE, AND STABILIZE STRUCTURES ON HBCU CAMPUSES. THE HBCU GRANT PROGRAM EXISTS TO REPAIR HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON CAMPUSES OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR AS CONTRIBUTING TO A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT. PROJECTS MUST MEET MAJOR PROGRAM SELECTION CRITERIA AND ALL WORK MUST MEET THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORS STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY FOR THE REHABILITATION OF STEWARD HALL.

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS WHOSE COLLEGE AFFECTED BY COVID-19

OVERPASS PROJECT: UPLIFTING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

BUILT IN 1873 AS THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, THE CENTRAL COLORED SCHOOL SERVED AS A PRIMARY SCHOOL UNTIL 1882 WHEN IT ADDED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AFRICAN AMERICAN PROPERTY OWNERS FUNDED THE BUILDING FROM THEIR PROPERTY TAXES SIMMONS COLLEGE RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY TO ESTABLISH ITS HEADQUARTERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR MASONRY, WATERPROOFING AND SITE DRAINAGE, REPAIRS TO WINDOWS AND DOORS, AS WELL AS UPGRADING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

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