Cooperative Agreement NU87DP000014

The University of Memphis has been awarded a $503,580 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The grant, titled "Ensuring Success for English Learners (ESEL)", will support initiatives to improve English language proficiency and academic achievement among English learners, including immigrant children and youth, in the Memphis, TN area. Key activities to be...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $5,837,809 Project Grant to Seeding Success, a non-profit organization located in Memphis, Tennessee. The grant is part of the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The funding will support a partnership between Seeding Success and...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools a $5,497,411 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) project grant to establish and operate magnet schools under their voluntary desegregation plan. The grant will fund the creation of specialized academic programs and innovative educational methods designed to attract diverse student populations and promote racial and socioeconomic integration. Key activities...

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program will enable Gestalt Community Schools, a network of K-12 public charter schools in Memphis, Tennessee, to implement a comprehensive set of school safety and violence prevention initiatives. The key products and services to be delivered include: Behavior intervention training for school staff on positive behavior supports, crisis...

This $2,381,562 federal formula grant from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the CFDA program "Education for Homeless Children and Youth" supports initiatives to ensure all homeless children and youth have equal access to a free, appropriate public education. The prime grantee, the Department of Education Tennessee, administers this funding through sub-awards to various Tennessee school districts and local education agencies. These...

The $25,672,375 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS PROGRAM award, funded by the U.S. Department of Education (CFDA #84.287), provides opportunities for communities to establish or expand academic enrichment activities in community learning centers. The Department of Education Tennessee, a state government entity, serves as the prime grantee and coordinates the provision of after-school academic enrichment and support services to students through sub-awards to local school districts such...

The federal Project Grant award of $3,574,614.00 from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) supports the "SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES BY ADVANCING REGIONAL SOLUTIONS (SECT SOARS)" project. The primary awardee, Learn, is a regional educational service center in Old Lyme, CT that works to improve public education quality. This funding will enable Learn to establish and...

This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education provided $309,747,087.07 to the Tennessee Department of Education from July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 under the Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (Title I) federal grant program (CFDA #84.010). Title I aims to improve teaching and learning in high-poverty schools. The funds were sub-awarded to 89 local educational agencies across Tennessee to support basic education...

This $481,547,408 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 1, 2022 to the Tennessee Department of Education. The grant is part of the Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010) federal program. Under this award, the Tennessee Department of Education provided sub-grants totaling $481,547,408 to 124 local educational agencies (LEAs) across Tennessee to improve teaching and learning for students in...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $252,486 to the University of Memphis to foster a STEM learning ecosystem that integrates STEM instruction across informal and formal learning contexts for youth in under-resourced school districts. The project aims to address inequities in STEM education by supporting collaborations between secondary teachers and local STEM professionals to co-design and deploy STEM-based resources...