Project Grant P031S230272

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 U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010) to Casa Inc., a non-profit civic and social organization. The funding supports Casa Inc.'s Innovative Citizenship Corps Outreach and Case Management initiative, which utilizes new technology to provide citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, and other integration services for...

The Minority Entrepreneurship Collaborative Center for Advancement (MECCA) received a three-year, $1 million Project Grant from the 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 MECCA's work at Harris-Stowe State University from September 2022 through August 2025. As the awardee, Harris-Stowe State University will use the funding to deliver institutional reforms and...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will fund the establishment of a centralized student advocacy center at the Houston Community College System District. The center will expand educational opportunities and improve academic performance, degree attainment, and advocacy support services for Latinx students. The award has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. As a...

The Mi Casa Resource Center in Denver, Colorado will receive $300,000 through a three-year Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance (CFDA 59.043) federal grant program. The funding will support Mi Casa Resource Center's delivery of training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. The Women's Business Ownership Assistance program aims to fund...

The U.S. 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 Calumet College of Saint Joseph Inc., a private non-profit educational institution in Whiting, Indiana. The grant, titled "Camino al Exito - The Path to Success," aims to strengthen the college's capacity to serve minority and low-income students, particularly Hispanic students in the Calumet Region. The funding will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $595,710 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Nassau Community College (NCC) to support the college's Project CAMINOS initiative. This funding will strengthen NCC's institutional capacity and expand educational opportunities for underrepresented student populations, particularly in STEM fields. The Project CAMINOS initiative aims to enhance curriculum development, faculty...

The Community College of Aurora (CCA) was awarded a $850,000 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending grant (CFDA 14.251) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development on August 13, 2024. This grant funding is intended to support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in the Aurora, Colorado area, as authorized under the Consolidated...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $472,298 College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) grant to Wenatchee Valley College Foundation, a Hispanic-Serving Institution in Washington state, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This Project Grant will provide academic and financial support services to help migrant and seasonal farmworker students succeed in their first year of postsecondary education at Wenatchee Valley College. Key...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $471,393 Project Grant to Adams State University to deliver the Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program (CFDA 84.149). This one-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will support comprehensive academic and financial assistance services to help migrant and seasonal farmworker students successfully complete their first year of postsecondary education at Adams State University. The grant-funded...