The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Sonoma State University a $684,032 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The grant, which began on Oct 1, 2024 and is scheduled to be completed by Sep 30, 2025, supports Sonoma State's efforts to strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline by recruiting, preparing, supporting, placing, and retaining well-qualified and diverse teachers...
This federal Project Grant award 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 grant aims to "CULTIVATE SUCCESS: ENHANCED GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES" at the Escuela De Medicina San Juan Bautista, Inc., a private, non-profit Hispanic-serving educational institution located in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used by the institution to strengthen...
This federal Project Grant award, titled "PROJECT FUERTE: ELEVATING SERVINGNESS IN A VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED BIOSCIENCES PATHWAY WHERE HISPANIC STUDENTS CAN START STRONG & STAY STRONG," is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The $600,000 award was made to Miracosta Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution located in Oceanside, CA, to strengthen the college's management, fiscal operations, and...
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 the Sonoma County Junior College District, operating as Santa Rosa Junior College, for the "Transformando Initiative." This grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, is intended to strengthen the college's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus on...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $1,000,000.00 and awarded on September 15, 2023, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) through the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The grant aims to develop and implement a program at three Hispanic-Serving Institutions in California - California State University, Los Angeles; San Diego State University; and California State University,...
Sonoma State University was awarded a $8,704,612 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to scale up an innovative STEM and computing education support (STEMACES) model for improved science learning. The project aims to create, develop, implement, replicate, and scale evidence-based innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students across a 5-year period from January 1, 2024 to December 30,...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Sonoma State University a $402,357 TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103) project grant to provide comprehensive training and professional development for staff and leadership personnel involved in Federal TRIO Programs. These educational support programs focus on assisting disadvantaged students through initiatives such as Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, and the Ronald E. McNair...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) supports the "THE FOSTER DREAMS: CULTIVATING FANHS' SCIENCE EXCELLENCE IN PUERTO RICO" project. The primary products and services to be delivered include: Revising and enhancing the curriculum for the Biology Baccalaureate and Environmental Management Master's programs at Universidad Ana G. Méndez campuses...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) supports the development of advanced virtual reality (VR)-assisted learning for STEM education, with a focus on enhancing opportunities for Hispanic students through adaptive technologies. The award recipient, the Dominguez Hills Foundation at California State University, Dominguez Hills (a Hispanic-Serving Institution), will leverage the funding from...
The University of Puerto Rico in Ponce (UPRP) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "UPRP: A Pathway for Achieving Students Engagement and Academic Success (PASEAS)," will fund activities to strengthen STEM education, increase participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines, and build capacity as a Hispanic Serving Institution. Key products and services...