Project Grant P031S220104

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283) to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR), a non-profit research organization. The grant will fund the establishment of the COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS: FISCAL EQUITY CONTENT CENTER in Arlington, VA. This Content Center is designed to provide training, professional development, and technical...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Arizona State University (ASU) a $1,150,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283). This 1-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, supports the establishment of the EARLY SCHOOL SUCCESS CONTENT CENTER. The center will provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to state, regional, and local educational agencies to improve...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program grant award (CFDA 47.070) of $224,669 to North Carolina State University supports the development and evaluation of novel AI-based methods for student modeling to trace students' competencies in computer science education. The project aims to tailor large language models (LLMs) to generate personalized learning scaffolds - such as feedback, worked examples, and suggested next problems - that...

This $2,042,224.23 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Education's Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CFDA 84.368) program supports the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) in developing innovative approaches to measuring student academic achievement and growth across the state's elementary and secondary schools. The grant will fund CDE's "Student Choice in Constructed Responses (SCCR)" project, which aims to improve the quality, validity, and reliability of...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $36.3 million Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant to the Indiana Department of Education for the period of July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. This formula grant program, authorized under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424), aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing state and local capacity to provide access to a well-rounded education, improve school...

The Community College of Aurora (CCA) was awarded a $272,364 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) to fund its "STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (SSS) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) PROJECT." The grant, which runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, will support CCA's efforts to enhance retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled in its...

This Project Grant award of $3,999,688.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CFDA 84.368) program supports the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) in enhancing the quality, validity, and reliability of the state's academic assessment instruments and systems. The project, titled "ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS: INCLUDING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS WITH LOW-INCIDENCE SENSORY DISABILITIES", will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $272,364 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) to Hartnell Community College District in Salinas, CA. The grant will fund the college's Student Support Services/TRIO ESL Project, which aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. The project period runs from...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award, with CFDA Number 47.070, provides $300,000 to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to generate and evaluate culturally relevant computing resources for Latino/Latina (Latine) students in undergraduate computer science programs. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Creating a culturally relevant textbook for introductory programming, and 2)...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $995,587 Project Grant through the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CFDA 84.368) program to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The award will support the Missouri SUCCESS-READY STUDENTS ASSESSMENT (SRSA) PROJECT over a 2-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The project aims to improve the quality, validity, and reliability of Missouri's...