Project Grant P044A110028

This three-year, $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support Los Angeles Team Mentoring Inc.'s expansion of its mentoring programs in California under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (JMP; CFDA 16.726). LATM will recruit and train 864 mentors to provide in-person and virtual mentoring to 3,204 at-risk middle school youth across the Los Angeles and San Diego Unified School Districts. The...

This federal Project Grant award of $402,357 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103). The funding supports the Council for Opportunity in Education, a non-profit organization, in delivering priority training on assessment of student needs, retention and graduation strategies, and the use of appropriate educational technology for staff involved in federal TRIO programs such as Talent Search, Upward...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $751,877 Project Grant under the Special Education Parent Information Centers (CFDA 84.328) program to Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK), a non-profit organization based in Brea, California. The grant, titled "TASK Parent Training and Information Project - California Region 2," will fund TASK's efforts to provide high-quality training and information to parents of children...

This $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support the Transition to Independence Program (TIP) administered by the Fort Lauderdale Independence Training And Education Center, Inc. from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under the Supporting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care program (CFDA 16.049), TIP will provide residential and supportive services to 75...

Directed Analytics Inc. received a $276,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop an automated employability skills framework. The one-year project will create a scalable software platform integrating data from school districts and higher education programs on transition methods and employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities. Using machine learning, the...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) supports Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) in expanding and broadening the impact of its Technology Ambassador Program (TAP). TAP was established in 2012 to increase the persistence of underrepresented students in information technology (IT) and IT-related majors. Through this 2-year project,...

The Pinoleville Pomo Nation received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop a trauma sensitive afterschool program. The program will employ a coordinator to provide trauma informed therapeutic classes in art, music, drama, writing, yoga, dance, meditation and serve as a mentor for at-risk youth ages 17 and younger. Referrals will come from schools and tribal...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $489,171 Project Grant under the Special Education Parent Information Centers program (CFDA 84.328) to Support & Training For Exceptional Parents, Inc. in Greeneville, TN. The purpose of this one-year award, with a project period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, is to provide high-quality training and information to parents of children with disabilities in order to empower them with...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $500,000 to Playa Vista Job Opportunities And Business Services, doing business as Pvjobs, to implement the Youth Start Mentoring Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. This Project Grant funding supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA #16.726), which aims to improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth and reduce negative outcomes such as juvenile...

The Chabot College TRIO Student Support Services EXCEL (ESL) Program is a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) federal grant program. The $272,364.00 grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2026, provides comprehensive support services to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for disadvantaged students at Chabot College, a...