Project Grant P044A111027

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...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $605,344 Project Grant under the Special Education Parent Information Centers program (CFDA 84.328) 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 1", provides funding from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026 to support TASK's mission of empowering...

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...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,871,535 Project Grant under the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants program (CFDA 84.374) to The Innovation Project in Raleigh, NC. The grant, titled "Reimagining Teaching Talent (RTT)," will fund the development and implementation of human capital management systems and performance-based compensation strategies to enhance educator effectiveness, particularly in high-need schools, with...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $272,364 Project Grant to Avila University under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The "INSPIRED TO ACHIEVE: AVILA'S STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM" aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. The project period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. 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 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...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education provides $272,364 to Sonoma State University's TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Multilingual Achievers Program. The award, effective from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, aims to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The program will provide comprehensive support services to...