The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration awarded Connections To Success Inc., a non-profit organization, a $2,999,998 Project Grant through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The "Show Me Success" program will provide pre- and post-release reentry services to 300 individuals transitioning from 7 Missouri correctional centers to high-poverty communities in the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia metro areas. Services include career...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $304,993 to Nextgenedu Inc. in Ocala, FL to develop an adaptive, AI-driven career exploration platform. The platform aims to enhance career readiness and workforce development by providing personalized career guidance to students in secondary and post-secondary education. The project integrates advanced...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside) School of Medicine. The funding will support the implementation of the Promoting Access to Treatment and Health Equity (PATH) for Substance Use Care curriculum over a 3-year period from September...
This federal Project Grant award for $990,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The grant, titled "Providing Access to Holistic Support (PATHS) to Postsecondary Success," is being used by the non-profit organization Communities In Schools of Central Texas to enhance postsecondary education accessibility and effectiveness. The funding will...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,293,600 Project Grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor, doing business as Boys & Girls Club of San Pedro, to operate the Pathways to Success Initiative. This initiative provides educational and enrichment programs to promote post-secondary success for K-12 students in the Los Angeles Harbor area. The funding supports the organization's delivery of literacy skills development,...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Uplift Education $5,059,060 under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) federal grant program (CFDA 84.411) to support the PATH TO PURPOSE project. The five-year project grant runs from December 2021 through December 2026 and will fund the creation and implementation of evidence-based innovations designed to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. As the EIR program aims to support...
The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District was awarded a $599,693 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to implement guided pathways as a catalyst for institutional transformation. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to strengthen the college district's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus on expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Lehigh University a $1,082,446 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) to establish the "Pathways for Graduate Students into the Research Enterprise" program. This pilot initiative will provide senior doctoral students with training and professional development to prepare them for research administration, research development, research integrity, and technology transfer careers in the research enterprise....
This $986,989 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an AI-driven software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to enhance academic and career outcomes for first-generation and underrepresented students in higher education. The project aims to integrate competency-based learning, self-reflection, and near-peer mentoring to develop crucial social capital and skills...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,936,736.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program, supports a project titled "Pathways to Success for Justice-Involved Young Adults in Louisville for Self-Sufficiency through Education, Training, Paid Work Experiences, Mentorship, and Leadership Development." The awardee, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Inc., will deliver a...