This federal Project Grant award of $1,172,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) aims to elevate the capabilities of JSU-TV at Jackson State University, a historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi. The funding will be used to upgrade JSU-TV's equipment to industry standards, implement a comprehensive training program for students, and establish clear metrics for evaluating the success of these initiatives. The...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to Jackson State University (JSU) under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant will support JSU in developing multi-dimensional cybersecurity programs aimed at training the next generation of cyber-scientists dedicated to securing U.S. infrastructure. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. As a historically black...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $272,364 Project Grant to Jackson State University (JSU) under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant will fund a 1-year project from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026 to provide comprehensive support services aimed at increasing retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at JSU. The grant supports JSU, a...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) provides $115,006.00 to Jackson State University to support research and development initiatives with potential defense and civilian applications. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will fund sophisticated research, training, and specialized technical services across multiple disciplines including STEM,...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $224,246 Project Grant under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) to Jackson State University (JSU), a public historically Black university in Jackson, Mississippi. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, supports PROJECT HELLO, which is designed to increase the number of fully credentialed...
This $449,417 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) supports Jacksonville State University's "Engaging the Second Year College Student for Success" initiative. The project aims to implement a quasi-experimental approach to develop growth mindset and adaptive interventions that promote the success of second-year college students. Key activities include curriculum development, faculty training, and student...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $272,364 Project Grant to Jackson State University (JSU) under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant will fund JSU's TRIO SSS PREMIERE program from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The TRIO SSS program aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities in postsecondary education by providing...
Jackson State University received a $124,992 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on March 1, 2021 to develop planning strategies for virtual teacher preparation in science and mathematics. The grant was awarded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support initiatives that strengthen STEM education. Through this one-year project grant concluding on February 28, 2022, Jackson State University will create and implement virtual strategies to better prepare...
The Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a $999,916 Project Grant to Jackson State University (JSU) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The award will support a 4-year research project titled "Phase Transition and Ferroelectricity in the Two-Dimensional Quantum Materials and Their Heterostructure" starting on April 14, 2025. As a historically black university and state-controlled institution of higher learning, JSU will...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), will support research on optical laser lithography fabrication systems and local multiferroelectric properties of van der Waals materials and their heterostructures at Jackson State University. The total award amount is $397,864.00, with a performance period from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2025. This research effort will contribute...