Fort Valley State University is the top public institution for social mobility among all regional universities in the South, according to the 2022-2023 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings.
Several southwest Georgia counties have been designated to receive funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program via the American Rescue Plan Act that will be allocated in the region through the United Way of Southwest Georgia.
Fort Valley State University is the top public institution for social mobility among all regional universities in the South, according to the 2022-2023 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings.
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Several southwest Georgia counties have been designated to receive funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program via the American Rescue Plan Act that will be allocated in the region through the United Way of Southwest Georgia.
MACON — Fort Valley State University was awarded $1,999,997 — among the largest single grants awarded — and the United Way of Southwest Georgia in Albany received $991,110 in FY 2021 STOP School Violence Act grants, part of the Department of Justice’s nearly $126 million in funding to advance school safety under the STOP School Violence Act.
The grants, awarded by the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance and the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, will help institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools, support school violence prevention efforts, provide training to school personnel and students, and implement evidence-based threat assessments.
