Project Grant P031M230016

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. The grant, entitled "Pathways to Wellness: Empowering Hispanic and Low-Income Scholars to Build Successful Careers in Healthcare," aims to strengthen the university's capacity to support Hispanic and low-income students pursuing healthcare careers. The award period is...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. This 3-year grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will support the university's Advanced Practice Nursing Program. The funding will enable Dominican University, a private non-profit Catholic institution, to develop innovative educational...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant (CFDA 84.031 - Higher Education Institutional Aid) to Escuela De Medicina San Juan Bautista, Inc., a private, non-profit Hispanic-serving educational institution located in Puerto Rico. The grant, titled "CULTIVATING SUCCESS: ENHANCED GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES", is intended to strengthen the institution's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus...

The Dominican Women's Development Center, Inc. received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant will support the Center's efforts to implement reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand access to postsecondary opportunities for underserved communities in New York from June 2023 to May 2026. The Center, a minority woman-owned nonprofit community...

Dominican University New York was awarded a $3,959,970 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support the DC Connection project to expand broadband and information technology capacity on campus and within campus buildings. Key activities to be funded include expanding wireless internet access on campus, providing subsidized broadband access and...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $600,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The award to EDP University of Puerto Rico, Inc., a private, non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution, will fund the virtualization of academic programs and the development of online support services to enhance Hispanic student success. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to...

The University of Puerto Rico in Ponce received a three-year, $948,423 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support the BIEN ESTAR BY CONSEP program, which aims to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities at the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce. Specifically, funding will be used to directly support...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico, Inc. (PUPR) for the "Guiding Pathways to Student Success (GPSS)" project. The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of PUPR, a private, non-profit...

The Universidad Adventista De Las Antillas, Inc. (Antillean Adventist University) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Graduate Opportunities Through Distance Learning," aims to improve the academic attainment of the university's graduate students and expand its graduate academic...

Carlos Albizu University was awarded a $952,851 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the ALBIZU-DLITM Pilot Program from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The FIPSE program aims to provide assistance for institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand opportunities. This Project...