Project Grant P044A210153

This $1,280,000 GEAR UP OAHU PARTNERSHIP PROJECT award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.334 - Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) supports comprehensive services to increase secondary school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance postsecondary enrollment and success for low-income students in Honolulu, Hawaii. Key services include academic support, financial aid guidance, college preparation...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program) provides $2,200,000 to Elevate USA to reduce high school dropouts among high-risk youth in under-resourced schools. The goal is to improve the ability of high-risk middle and high school students to complete high school and prepare for a positive future. This will be achieved by providing subawards to Elevate affiliates to mentor middle and...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will enable EDP University of Puerto Rico, Inc., a private non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution, to virtualize academic programs and develop online support services to enhance Hispanic student success. The funding will support initiatives to expand educational opportunities, improve academic offerings, and increase...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, provides $899,000.00 to the Virginia Foundation For Community College Education to support college and career success for foster youth through work-based learning opportunities and coaching support. The three-year project, starting on June 1, 2023 and ending on May 31, 2026, aims to improve postsecondary...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $990,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to the Orange County Bar Foundation, Inc. The grant will fund the ICAN! Post-Secondary Assistance Program for Gang-Involved Youth from October 2023 through September 2026. This program will deliver services in Santa Ana, CA to help gang-involved youth access and complete postsecondary education and training....

This federal Project Grant award of $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) will support the Hispanic Federation's "CREAR FUTUROS IL Mentorship Initiative" to enhance college readiness, achievement, and retention of Latinx and other students attending the University of Illinois system. The three-year initiative, running from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2027, will focus on...

This $990,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program supports Pathstone Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Rochester, New York, to implement the "OBSTACLES TO OPPORTUNITIES (TRANSITIONING GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN ERIE COUNTY NY) - PATHSTONE" project. The project aims to provide services that help transition...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $706,588 project grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to College Unbound, a private non-profit university in Providence, Rhode Island. The grant will support the establishment of the Transformative Educator Pathways' Center of Excellence (TEP-CE), which aims to create a center of excellence for delivering equitable teacher preparation...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $2,227,500 Project Grant to the Nebraska Children & Families Foundation under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The "LEARN AND EARN TO ACHIEVE POTENTIAL FOR RURAL NEBRASKA STUDENTS (LEAP4NE)" grant aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education for underserved populations in rural Nebraska. The grant will support...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program award in the amount of $499,969 supports the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in implementing and evaluating a comprehensive program called "Enhancing and Expanding Second-Year Experience (EESYE)" for engineering and computer science students. The project aims to reduce attrition and improve retention and graduation rates, particularly among Hispanic and...