Project Grant P044A210092

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Wallace State Community College a $2,243,816 Project Grant under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA 84.044) for the period of September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2021. The grant funds the Talent Search Program, which aims to identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary education. Program services include encouraging secondary school completion and enrollment in postsecondary...

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, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. This funding supports the provision of comprehensive 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...

This federal Project Grant award of $924,021.00, awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305), supports research focused on career development opportunities for high school students in Baltimore City Public Schools. The primary grant recipient, The Ohio State University, will conduct a two-part study. In Year 1, they will undertake a comprehensive landscape analysis to identify the career development...

This $2,200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.726 - Juvenile Mentoring Program) will enable Elevate USA to reduce high school dropout rates among high-risk youth in under-resourced schools. Over the 3-year project period from October 2024 to September 2027, Elevate USA will provide mentoring services to middle and high school students in 17 cities and 3 Native American nations. The program aims to...

The Tallahassee Community College (TCC) was awarded a $447,756 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "TCC's CARE2 (Connections, Academics, Resources, Engagements, and Equity)", aims to strengthen the institution's capacity to expand educational opportunities and improve academic outcomes for underrepresented student populations. Key activities funded...

This Project Grant award of $174,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education provides funding for Teach For America, Inc. (TFA) to implement a virtual high-dose tutoring program aimed at improving the academic performance and well-being of low-income students in Hawaii. The grant, awarded under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and...

The Greater Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, Inc., doing business as Career Beginnings, received a $287,537 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound federal grant program (CFDA 84.047). The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Under this award, Career Beginnings will deliver TRIO Upward Bound services in Hartford, Connecticut focused on generating the skills and motivation...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,846,250 Project Grant under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) to Rising Stars Business Academy (RSBA), a minority-owned, woman-owned, non-profit community development corporation based in Moreno Valley, California. The grant, with a performance period from February 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028, will fund RSBA's workforce development initiatives that provide underserved youth between 16-24 years old with...

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...

This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021), provides $959,065 to Yonkers Partners In Education Inc. to deliver academic support and mentoring services to low-income students in the Yonkers Public School District from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Specifically, the non-profit will conduct mentoring/graduation coaching, college readiness programs, and college...