Project Grant P031S210233

The Dallas College has been awarded a $322,241 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). This funding will support the college's "Creating Excellence in Bilingual Educators (CEBE)" initiative, which aims to strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline by recruiting, preparing, supporting, placing, and retaining well-qualified teachers for high-need school districts serving...

The University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus received a $477,520 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The grant, which runs from September 2023 through September 2026, will support an academic-structured, employment-oriented internship program focused on Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Key project activities include providing staff training and developing museum studies...

The University of North Texas, in partnership with the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, has been awarded a $396,362 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a new internship program for graduate students under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The project will recruit a cohort of six graduate students each year, support their completion of a new Cultural Heritage Stewardship Certificate, and provide...

The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation, University of Minnesota, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will collaborate on a three-year, $700,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize and provide open access to Mexican American art and archival materials. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program, which supports preserving and providing intellectual access to humanities resources, approximately...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to The Latina Center through the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 to support the CAMINOS AL APOYO/PATHWAYS TO SUPPORT PROGRAM. Under this award, The Latina Center will provide culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,...

The United Community Center Inc. was awarded a $273,750 Project Grant 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 organization's ABRIENDO PUERTAS project, which provides services to help low-income Latino students enroll in and complete higher education programs. The FIPSE program aims to support innovative strategies to improve postsecondary...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) received a $610,518 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The purpose of this 3-year award, which began on September 27, 2023, is for UTEP's Rubin Center for the Visual Arts to expand its internship program for undergraduate students interested in museum professions. Key project activities include deploying an annual student recruitment...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs has awarded a $248,730 Project Grant to Fundacion Para La Sostenibilidad Y La Equidad (doing business as Aliarse), a non-profit organization based in San Jose, Costa Rica. The grant, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, will be used to launch the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, serving 40 indigenous students in 2024. The program will...

The Latina Center, Inc. was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to implement the "Creating Culturally Specific Caminos al Apoyo (Pathways to Support)" project from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The project will enhance culturally specific services and resources for Latino/Hispanic victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) is funding the "Caminos for Success" project at Texas State University. The project aims to engage, educate, and empower underserved graduate students, particularly those of Hispanic descent, to raise their professional aspirations and achieve success in the USDA workforce. Key...