Project Grant P042A201102

This $4,999,041 federal Project Grant award 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, awarded to Florida A&M University (FAMU) on November 1, 2024, will support the "Academic Success for Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Institutional Research Experiences (ASPIRE)" initiative at the university through October 31, 2028. The ASPIRE project aims to...

The University of Pittsburgh received a $411,084 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers program to support the three-year renewal of its American Student Placements and Internships in Rehabilitation Engineering (ASPIRE) program. The program introduces 10 undergraduate students per year to rehabilitation engineering and provides hands-on research experience alongside experts in fields such as biomedical engineering and kinesiology. Students gain...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $309,505 Project Grant under the TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103) to the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity PPI, a non-profit organization located in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant will fund training and professional development services from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, to enhance the operational capabilities of federal TRIO programs, such as Talent Search, Upward Bound, and the...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $402,357 Project Grant under the TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103) to the Council for Opportunity in Education. This funding will support training and professional development for staff and leadership personnel involved in Federal TRIO Programs, which assist disadvantaged students through initiatives such as Talent Search, Upward Bound, and the McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The grant aims to...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $343,159 Project Grant to The Renaissance Education Group, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103). This grant will fund comprehensive training and professional development for staff and leadership personnel involved in Federal TRIO Programs, such as Talent Search, Upward Bound, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The primary objective is to...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education provides $309,505.00 to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to fund the TRIO Training Program for Absolute Priority 1 (KU TTP-1) project. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports comprehensive training and professional development for staff and leadership personnel involved in Federal TRIO Programs, which focus on assisting disadvantaged students through initiatives...

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) was awarded a $237,626 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant, titled "PROJECT ASPIRE: ADVANCING SUCCESSFUL PREPARATION OF INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATED SERVICES IN EDUCATION SETTINGS", will be used to...

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 award, titled "UPRP: A PATHWAY FOR ACHIEVING STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS (PASEAS)", is intended to strengthen UPRP's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality as a minority-serving institution. The funding will support activities such as curriculum development, faculty training,...

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a part of the U.S. Department of Education, provides $522,427.74 to conduct a 10-year follow-up study of two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the City University of New York's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model. The study aims to evaluate the long-term educational and labor market outcomes of this program, which is designed to improve student achievement and completion in postsecondary...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Fayetteville State University $1,534,734.81 under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA 84.044) from September 1, 2016 through December 31, 2021. The Talent Search Program aims to identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary education, encourage their completion of secondary school and enrollment in postsecondary education programs, and publicize the availability of and facilitate the...