This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 31, 2024 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). The grant aims to address the recruitment and retention of early childhood teachers and providers in rural Nebraska to support a...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded an $18.6 million Formula Grant to the Nebraska Library Commission under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) on February 23, 2022. The grant will provide funding through September 30, 2023 to support emergency assistance to non-public schools in Nebraska to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the designated state administrator, the Nebraska Library Commission will deliver...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000 was provided by the Department of Education 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). The grant was awarded to the University of Nebraska, which is operating under the name University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), to fund the...
The U.S. Department of Education's 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program awarded a $6,515,398 Formula Grant to the Nebraska Department of Education to provide academic enrichment and developmental services for students, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. The grant period runs from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The Nebraska Department of Education is distributing sub-awards from this program to local school districts, non-profit...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,659,535 Formula Grant under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) to the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE). The grant is active from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Through this funding, NDE provides sub-awards to various school districts, Educational Service Units, and other local education agencies across Nebraska. The sub-recipients utilize these funds to deliver a...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education provides $6,172,398 to the Nebraska Department of Education to support afterschool programs through September 30, 2022. The funding is provided under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers federal grant program (CFDA #84.287), which aims to establish or expand community learning centers that offer academic enrichment opportunities for students, especially those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. The...
The Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska will use a $100,322 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to expand online and in-person educational programming for K-12 students. Specifically, the Museum will add two part-time facilitators and necessary equipment to enhance its existing virtual field trips and weekly webcast series, which were developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve accessibility. The Museum will also relaunch its...
The Department of Education's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) awarded a $6,659,535 Formula Grant to the Nebraska Department of Education. This funding aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing access to a well-rounded education, improving school conditions, and enhancing the use of technology for academic purposes. Through sub-awards to local school districts and educational organizations in Nebraska, the grant supports a range of educational...
The Department of Education awarded a $12.88 million Formula Grant to the Nebraska Department of Education on July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287). The grant funding supports afterschool academic enrichment programs for students attending high-poverty, low-performing schools through subawards to 30 school districts and organizations across Nebraska. Subawards ranging from under $100 to over $1 million support...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education provides $546.29 million to the Nebraska Department of Education from the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) program. The funding supports the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ARP-ESSER) and will be used from March 2021 through September 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic in Nebraska K-12 schools. A majority of the funds were sub-awarded to over 150 local educational...