Gavilan College Awarded $3M Grant From DOE

GILROY, CA — Gavilan College was awarded $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund a program that aims to boost Hispanic student performance.

The DOE will send the Gilroy school $600,000 annually for five years through the Developing Hispanic–Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program, under Title V of the Higher Education Act.

The college was notified of the award by letter earlier this month.

Gavilan College was among 118 schools selected from a pool of 249 amid a competitive Title V grant application process.

The maximum award size per grant award is $600,000 per year for a period of 5 years. Total national funding for the new awards was $69,354,131.

The Gavilan College proposal, titled Juntos Avanzamos (Advancing Together)—Mobilizing Gavilan’s Ethos of Care seeks to improve the success of Hispanic students in completing degrees and certificates at the college.

By creating systems that will better inform students of services and opportunities, all students may benefit from the work of this grant.