Project Grant 90EE1292

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165), provides $5,684,536 to the Beaufort County School District in Beaufort, SC to establish a network of global exploration magnet schools. The funding will be used to create innovative educational programs that promote voluntary desegregation and offer students diverse, high-quality academic opportunities focused on increased...

This $5,999,998 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) will enable the City of New York Board of Education Division of Revenue Operations to establish and operate magnet schools to support voluntary desegregation efforts in the New York City public school system. The funding will be used to develop specialized academic programs, provide educator training,...

The Marbles Kids Museum was awarded a $491,814 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program to design and install a 3,000-square-foot immersive exhibit focused on engaging children in career exploration through hands-on play. The exhibit will feature activities and displays reflecting expanding industries in North Carolina that rely on a diverse workforce, such as biotechnology, construction, manufacturing, and transportation. Project...

The Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation will expand its Museum-on-the-Go program and extend its reach to K-3 educators and students under a $503,390 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The Museum-on-the-Go initiative provides collections-based learning experiences using a "field trip in a box" concept. Through this funding, the Museum will incorporate new elements into the existing pre-K program and create 24 new case studies...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through its Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), awarded a $1,000,000 project grant to St. Michaels School & Nursery, Inc., a non-profit organization in Wilmington, DE. The award, made on August 13, 2024, will support the organization's economic development and community development initiatives with an expected completion date of August 31, 2032. While the full scope...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $703,651 Project Grant 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) to Moco Kidsco Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization located in Bethesda, Maryland. The grant will support "The Latino STEM Education Initiative: Engaging...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,128,987 Project Grant under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) to School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties in Irmo, South Carolina. The grant funding will support the establishment and operation of a magnet school program aimed at promoting diversity and supporting low-income students. The project, titled "Project ASPIRE," will run from October 1, 2023, to...

This Project Grant award of $1,097,668.00 from the Department of Education (ED) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supports the "CRASEL EXPANSION: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT" project of the Abyssinian Development Corp, a non-profit community development organization. The funding comes from the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and...

The Children's Museum of Atlanta will collaborate with Georgia State University to provide $420,615 in virtual learning opportunities and professional development under an Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America Project Grant awarded September 1, 2022. Specifically, the museum and university will develop curriculum-directed virtual learning for pre-K through 5th grade Title I students, with a focus on improving language and literacy skills through play-based methods. They...

This federal Project Grant award of $6,776,615 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding supports the establishment and operation of magnet schools with personalized learning themes at four schools in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district - Avalon Park, Brunson, Kipling, and Monroe. The goal is to create innovative educational programs that promote voluntary...