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The New Mexico Stronger Connections Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program is a $231,234 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). This grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to December 2027, will support the New Mexico Public Education Department in providing technical assistance and capacity building for mental health and well-being...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $249,316 to Alabama State University to build capacity for supporting STEM educators in the Alabama Black Belt region. The university will strengthen partnerships with Trenholm State Community College and the Lowndes County Public School System to establish a pathway for STEM students to enter the regional teaching workforce. Curriculum and test...

The District of Columbia Government, through its DC State Education Office, was awarded a $154,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). The grant, titled "DC Stronger Connections Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program," will fund technical assistance and capacity building for mental health and well-being programs for early learners, school-age children, youth, and educators in the District of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $1,549,821 to the University of Delaware will develop and test the "Orienting Positive Emotions in New Educators for Mathematics (OPEN for Math)" professional learning program. The program aims to help beginning elementary teachers create equitable and positive mathematics classroom environments by supporting their ability to leverage the emotions they and their students experience when...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $770,780 Project Grant to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). This 3-year grant, running from December 2024 to December 2027, will fund ISBE's "Stronger Connections Technical Assistance and Capacity Building" initiative. The program aims to improve mental health and well-being outcomes for early learners,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $154,146 Project Grant to the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) to support the "Building Capacity to Support Pacific Islander Students in Improving Their Regular Attendance" program. This three-year grant, running from December 2024 to December 2027, is funded through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). The grant aims to improve academic achievement and...

The College Unbound has been awarded a $706,588 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant will support the establishment of the Transformative Educator Pathways' Center of Excellence (TEP-CE), which aims to create a center of excellence for delivering equitable teacher preparation programs through multiple certification pathways. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $314,804 to Montana State University (MSU) to support a three-year initiative focused on building the capacity of rural elementary teachers in Maine, Montana, and Hawaii to incorporate locally and culturally significant, place-based science phenomena into their teaching practices. The project aims to design, implement, and investigate a professional learning approach that enables...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to South Carolina State University, a historically black university, to establish a new "Counseling Children and Adolescents with Disabilities (C-CAD)" certificate program. The grant, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the development and implementation of this specialized program focused on preparing personnel to work...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) a $385,390 Project Grant through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). The "Stronger Connections Technical Assistance and Capacity Building in Kentucky (SCTAC-KY)" grant, awarded on December 18, 2024, will fund the delivery of technical assistance and capacity building for mental health and well-being programs targeting early...