Formula Grant S424F220044

The District of Columbia, Government Of, doing business as the DC State Education Office, was awarded a $154,000 Project Grant on December 18, 2024 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). The grant funding will support the DC Stronger Connections Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program, which aims to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) provides $199,971 to Florida A&M University (FAMU) to advance theory in motivational science by testing spheres of connectedness among adults facing significant life challenges. The project aims to empirically test the beneficial impacts of community connections and skill training (e.g., financial competency) on achievement, well-being, and workforce participation. The...

The South Texas College was awarded a $2,850,148.35 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support improving broadband connectivity and digital learning infrastructure at the College's Mid-Valley and Starr County campuses in Texas. Key activities include upgrading fiber optic bandwidth between campuses and IT hubs, converting 15-38 classrooms per...

This federal Project Grant award of $357,394.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services was provided to Family Connection of South Carolina, Inc. to operate the South Carolina Parent Training and Information Center. The funding supports the organization's efforts to provide high-quality training and information to parents of children with disabilities in order to help improve educational outcomes and raise expectations for their children....

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will provide $298,289 to Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) to develop and implement the EXPAND TN program. EXPAND TN will engage at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural counties in Southeast Tennessee, primarily low-income and first-generation students, in a...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund collaborative research between the University of Colorado at Boulder, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Utah State University. The $506,181 award, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030, will scale and expand the STEM Career Connections model to prepare rural middle and high school students in three school districts for technology and computing careers. The...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program provides $100,000 to Oregon State University for a collaborative planning project with Heritage University and Western Oregon University. The goal is to strengthen partnerships and develop programs and supports for a future proposal that would fund scholarships through the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program. Specifically, the award will support leveraging existing connections...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $509,398 to The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) to develop the EXPAND TN: Explorations program. EXPAND TN will provide at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural Southeast Tennessee counties with experiential learning opportunities to explore advanced...

This $1.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Southern California Venture Pipeline (SVP) Capital Fund Development Project. The Alliance for Southern California Innovation will review startup applications, vet companies, and forward qualified deals to an evaluator panel. Roughly 75% of applicants will need mentorship to prepare for future funding rounds. Startups selected by the panel will pitch to a...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,666,667 in funding to San Diego State University (SDSU) Foundation, a non-profit research organization, to develop a comprehensive graduate program in "Smart Construction Technologies." The program will train 135 master's students, including 31 funded trainees, from fields such as civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering, and computer science. The goal...