Project Grant 19058394223

This is a $1,466,279 Project Grant awarded on August 13, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant provides funding for an economic development and community development initiative to be carried out by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, doing business as Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)....

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $930,000 Project Grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. for the "READY CENTER COLLECTIVE" initiative. This grant, funded through 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), aims to prepare Milwaukee teens to...

The Seattle Art Museum will expand its Emerging Arts Leader Internship Program under a $472,783 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. Over three years, more than 40 individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the museum field will participate in the paid internship program, which includes enrichment training and ongoing mentorship with museum staff. A coordinator will be hired to manage the expanded internship program. The...

This $448,463 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) is intended to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, a private non-profit educational institution. The grant will support activities to enhance student success services and improve outcomes for underrepresented student populations at the institute....

This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under 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) will support the Milwaukee Public Schools' (MPS) Success Center and the provision of social and emotional learning and mental health services. The award will...

This $2,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award, granted on March 1, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program, will support Employ Milwaukee, Inc. in providing comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in southeastern Wisconsin. The award will fund pre- and post-release programming, including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case...

This $500,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending program (CFDA 14.251), will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Milwaukee, WI. The City of Milwaukee, the award recipient, will utilize the funding to execute a congressionally-directed project focused on achieving community and economic development...

Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation will provide $500,000 in paid internships to 100 youth and young adults ages 16-24 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland under a Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The internships, running from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026, will match participants with local businesses based on career interests and help them explore opportunities while gaining hands-on work experience. Anne Arundel Workforce...

This $870,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding supports a range of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives delivered by the non-profit organization As220, located in Providence, Rhode Island. The grant enables As220 to provide multidisciplinary arts education, creative workforce development, and...

This $4,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program provides comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved youth and young adults in Wisconsin. The grantee, Midwest Urban Strategies Inc., a non-profit organization, will deliver a range of pre- and post-release support activities including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case...