Project Grant P044A210334

The College Dreams organization will provide educational talent search services through the $554,750 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The two-year grant funds the PROJECT YOUTH+ EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH program from September 2021 through August 2023 under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA #84.044). Through this program, College Dreams will identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary...

This $760,367 Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the CFDA 84.305 Education Research, Development and Dissemination program supports the "CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: ADVANCING EQUITY IN OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES" project at the University of Chicago. This one-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will fund research activities designed to improve educational outcomes and reduce achievement gaps in Chicago public schools. The...

This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools) to support arts education, including equipment and supplies. This funding is provided under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,061,469 Project Grant to the Learning Partnership LLC under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to increase access to and success in Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles (CSP) for African American and Hispanic students in the Chicago Public Schools district. The Learning Partnership will collaborate with DePaul University and Chicago Public Schools to ensure every high school offers...

The Chicago School - California Inc., doing business as The Chicago School Of Professional Psychology, received a $1,653,970 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on July 13, 2022 to provide emergency financial aid grants to graduate students impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funding will support services through July 12, 2023 under the Education Stabilization Fund's Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant through its Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education program to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). This five-year grant aims to remove disparities in success-related outcomes between academically talented low-income engineering students and their peers at UIC. The project will provide scholarships to 51 unique full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees in engineering or...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, doing business as Chicago Public Schools, to support arts education programs, including the purchase of equipment and supplies. This award falls under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects...

This federal Project Grant award of $343,159 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 will support comprehensive training and professional development for staff and leadership personnel involved in Federal TRIO Programs, such as Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The training will focus on critical...

This Project Grant award of $3,000,000 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The award supports the "Project COPES (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment in School Health Centers)" initiative, which expands integrated primary care and behavioral health services at school-based health centers in Chicago's South and West Side communities. Key services include...