Project Grant P042A200733

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Indian Hills Community College a three-year, $2,014,289 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the Iowa College and Career Transition Counselor Initiative to expand one-on-one counseling services for high school juniors, seniors, and first-year college students. Fifteen Iowa community colleges will each hire additional transition counselors to help...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Cowley County Community College a $225,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The grant will support the college's IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION USING DATA AND INTRUSIVE ADVISING project from October 1, 2022 to October 1, 2025. The project aims to provide intrusive advising and leverage student data to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand opportunities...

Iowa Lakes Community College was awarded a $587,298 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The award will support the establishment of a Veterans Center of Excellence at the College's Estherville, IA campus from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The Center will provide direct services and implement innovative strategies to improve postsecondary opportunities for...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Allen College $2.4 million under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The Rural Student Success Program project grant will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Allen College, a subsidiary of Unitypoint Health, will use the funding to directly provide activities expanding postsecondary opportunities for rural...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $2,497,206 over six years to the University of Arizona, a public Hispanic-Serving Institution, to increase retention and graduation rates of high-achieving, low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in engineering disciplines. The project will provide scholarships for up to 50 undergraduate students, with transfer students receiving up to 3 years of support and direct entrants...

This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...

This six-year, $748,577 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund Delaware Valley University's Foundations for Success project. The project aims to increase retention, graduation, and career readiness of 21 low-income, high-achieving transfer students pursuing bachelor's degrees in various STEM fields through scholarships and targeted support services. Students will receive two-year scholarships and participate in new student orientation,...

This NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,230,149 to Mississippi State University will support a collaborative research hub focused on increasing the retention, graduation, and STEM career participation of rural, low-income college students. The award will fund the development of a strategic alliance among five rural-serving institutions (RSIs) to conduct research on factors influencing the belonging, persistence, and academic/career outcomes of this student population. Key...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Northeast Iowa Community College a $575,976 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 through July 13, 2023. Funding supports the college's Northeast Iowa Community College Student Success and Retention Program (NICC SSARP), which aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic through strategies that promote student success and retention. As...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $2,105,846 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Northern Illinois University. The grant will fund a 4-year initiative called "ROOM TO GROW: A PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE EDUCATION TO WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS", starting on January 1, 2024. The key products and services to be delivered through this...