Project Grant H328M200041

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded a $2,192,546 Project Grant under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051) to the Region One Education Service Center in Edinburg, Texas. The award, titled "RIO GRANDE VALLEY (RGV) - OPERATION YOUTH CAREER LINK (RGV - OYCL)!", will support the implementation of a range of career and technical education (CTE) programs and services in the Rio Grande Valley region from...

The federal Project Grant award of $999,952 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program. The award, titled "NEXT GEN REGION ONE PROJECT LEAD (LEADERS - EXCELLING - ACHIEVING - DEVELOPING)!", will support the Region One Education SRV Center, a U.S. local government entity and educational service center located in Edinburg, Texas, to implement targeted initiatives focused...

This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region supports the Texas Stand Ready Wildfire Protection District 10 program. The grant funds will enable the Texas A&M Forest Service, a division of the Texas A&M University System, to deliver essential forestry management, conservation, and wildfire protection services across Texas. Key activities include genetic tree improvement, forest seed/seedling production, oak wilt...

The Region VII Education Service Center (ESC) in Kilgore, Texas, was awarded a $999,835 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant funds the East Texas School Safety Initiative (ETSSI), which will provide a proven anonymous reporting system (ARS) with trauma-informed features to high-poverty school districts in the ESC's service area. The ARS will be monitored 24/7/365 through a crisis center team, and emergent incidents will be...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,639,713 Cooperative Agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) for the "Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (REO)" project. This funding will provide pre- and post-release workforce services, including peer mentorship, on-the-job training, and fidelity bonding, to a minimum of 1,180 formerly incarcerated...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,492,902.00, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (CFDA 97.111), supports the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in building regional capacity to manage and respond to catastrophic incidents. The funding will be used for regional planning, coordination, training, equipment procurement, and initiatives to enhance community resilience, with a particular focus on...

This Project Grant award of $1,565,384 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (CFDA 97.025) program. The award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex) in maintaining, training, and equipping one of the 28 national US&R task forces. This specialized team is prepared to conduct complex search and rescue...

This $3,606,400 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA 84.334) supports the Education Service Center - Region 10 in Richardson, Texas to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students over a one-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant will fund academic support, financial aid...

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) received a $11.9 million Project Grant award from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment to support workforce and supply chain development efforts in Texas from September 2021 through August 2026. The grant was awarded under the Community Investment federal grant program (CFDA 12.600), which provides assistance authorized by statute. Tees will work with sub-awardee Prairie View A&M...

This $1.875 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) supports South Texas College in constructing a new 20,000 square foot facility for continuing education and training in McAllen, Texas. The facility will be managed by the College's Department of Continuing, Professional, and Workforce Education to provide fast-track hybrid healthcare certification training....