The Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) was awarded a $999,896 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). This 3-year project will implement a comprehensive Whole-School Restorative Practices (WSRP) model to transform the climate at 10 high-risk schools in the Jacksonville, Florida area, serving an estimated 8,000 low-income and disadvantaged students. The WSRP approach...
The Duval County School Board was awarded $999,583 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will support the Duval County STOP School Violence Through Restorative Practices initiative through September 2025. This initiative aims to improve school climate and safety at 20 high-need middle and alternative high schools in Duval County, Florida through restorative practices...
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), through the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548), has awarded The Skills Center Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant to provide an array of sports-based youth development services for 50 minority middle and high school girls annually over a 3-year period. The program, titled "Tampa YES," will deliver trauma-informed, positive youth development programming that includes individual education plans, tutoring, mentoring,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, supports 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 $27,378,675.67 grant, awarded on Sep 27, 2024, aims to enhance educational opportunities and support for children and students from birth through...
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $931,547.91 Project Grant titled "PROJECT REACT: A MULTISITE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO IMPROVE COLLEGE RE-ENROLLMENT & COMPLETION FOR STOPPED-OUT STUDENTS" with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The grant is funded under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination (CFDA 84.305) program, which supports research to improve educational outcomes and reduce...
The Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will support the DCPS Reinforcing Education Critical to Understanding Interactive TECLMOlogy (RECRUIT) Program, a district-wide initiative providing STEM instruction, experiential learning, and real-world experiences to 1,835 K-8 students....
The Duval County School Board received a $4,400,001 Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement the DUVAL IDEAS (Inclusion Diversifies Education for All Students) initiative. This 5-year project grant, which began on January 1, 2024, aims to improve student achievement, particularly for high-need and disadvantaged populations, through the creation, development, implementation, replication,...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,045,443 Formula Grant to the Florida Department of Education under the Title I State Agency Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth (CFDA 84.013). This grant provides educational services to neglected and delinquent children and youth in state-run juvenile institutions and adult correctional facilities to help them successfully transition back to school or employment upon release. The...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program), will fund the Newark Community Street Team's School Case Management (SCM) Program. This $1,000,000 program aims to address significant challenges faced by school-aged youth in Newark's South and West Wards, which experience high levels of violence and absenteeism impacting students' academic performance,...
The Florida Department of Education received a $75.8 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on January 8, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding is provided through the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. A sub-award of $100,000 was provided to the Central Florida Urban League to deliver tutoring, academic remediation, and...