The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools) to support arts education, including equipment and supplies. This funding is provided 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). The...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools) with a period of performance from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding is provided 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...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, doing business as Chicago Public Schools, to support arts education programs, including the purchase of equipment and supplies. This award falls under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...
This federal Project Grant award of $6,776,615.00 was provided by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The grant will fund the establishment and operation of magnet schools with a personalized learning theme at Avalon Park, Brunson, Kipling, and Monroe Schools in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The funding will support the development of specialized academic programs designed to reduce...
This $760,367 Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the CFDA 84.305 Education Research, Development and Dissemination program supports the "CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: ADVANCING EQUITY IN OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES" project at the University of Chicago. This one-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will fund research activities designed to improve educational outcomes and reduce achievement gaps in Chicago public schools. The...
The Board of Education of the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), has been awarded a $468,181 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the "Cooperative Agreements to Promote Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV/STD Prevention and School-Based Surveillance" program (CFDA 93.079). This five-year project, running from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2029, will focus on strengthening CPS's Healthy CPS framework to enhance health...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Chicago Public Schools in Chicago, Illinois. The grant funding is being used to support arts education programs, including the purchase of equipment and supplies, with a project period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. This award falls under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Build Inc., a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The grant will fund the implementation of the STOP School Violence Initiative in the underserved communities of Humboldt Park and Garfield Park. Key project activities include delivering conflict resolution training, organizing mediations, providing mentoring, and other violence...
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...