Project Grant 19171084224

This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program aims to establish an open-source ecosystem for educational computer-aided design (CAD) models. The University of Virginia will develop a clearinghouse and peer-reviewed journal to curate and validate CAD models for use in K-12 maker spaces. Over the one-year period, the International Technology and Engineering Education Association will integrate curated CAD models into its...

The Urban Arts Partnership received a $4.42 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on December 15, 2021. The funding supports the GAME ON: TEACHING THE AP CSP THROUGH GAME DESIGN project under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411). The project aims to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through game design. Specifically, the Urban Arts Partnership will create, develop,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,444,433 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to Urban Arts Partnership, a non-profit organization, to deliver the "CREATIVE CODERS: MIDDLE SCHOOL CS PATHWAYS THROUGH GAME DESIGN" project. This grant will fund the development and implementation of innovative game design curricula and programs to enhance computer science education for underserved...

This $1,611,154 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development and testing of a model for informal engineering programming designed to foster engineering identities among youth aged 9-12 in Houston's Second and Third Wards. The University of Houston System, as the prime awardee, will implement a 16-week after-school program that includes hands-on engineering design projects, opportunities to interact with diverse...

This $2,019,533 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop open-source educational tools and project modules to teach generative design at the undergraduate level. The University of Texas at Austin is the primary awardee and will collaborate with Oregon State University, the Institute for Future Intelligence Inc., and the University of Illinois to define, implement, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant supports Downcity Design, a non-profit community design studio, in delivering free youth programs where Providence teens design and fabricate new community amenities. Through this funding, Downcity Design provides arts programming and design education services to...

This Project Grant award of $1,994,610 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the "Co-Design for Climate Justice: Youth Expression through Science-Rich Public Art" project at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. The project will engage Black, Indigenous, and other youth of color in an intergenerational co-design process with scientists and artists to create public art exhibits focused on climate literacy and climate justice. These...

The College Dreams organization will provide educational talent search services through the $554,750 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The two-year grant funds the PROJECT YOUTH+ EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH program from September 2021 through August 2023 under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA #84.044). Through this program, College Dreams will identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary...

This $750,000 Project Grant award, provided by 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), supports Our Piece Of The Pie, Inc., a non-profit organization in Hartford, Connecticut, in delivering youth development, postsecondary education...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,562,500 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to Clc, Inc. (doing business as Community Learning Center) under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The funding will be used to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with the education, job skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Program services include post-secondary education, apprenticeship...