Project Grant P044A210370

The El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education 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) to implement the "EL PASO ISD AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS: BROADENING STEAM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS" project. The grant will support...

The University of Texas at El Paso received a $240,339 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to conduct a summer institute for secondary school teachers from July 14-28, 2019. The institute, titled "Tales from the Chihuahuan Desert: Borderlands Narratives about Identity and Binationalism," will provide 25 teachers with intensive exploration of borderland narratives from the...

The University of Texas at El Paso received a $300,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems to support the CAHSI-GREAT MINDS IN STEM CONFERENCE TRAVEL from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program's goal of advancing computing, communications, and information science education. Specifically, the grant will help cover travel costs for the...

The University of Texas at El Paso received a $3 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA #11.024) to support the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Innovation Network for Manufacturers. The three-year grant project, running from October 2021 through September 2024, will enhance the innovation and business capabilities of El Paso's existing manufacturing sector and connect them to the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $23,964.20 Project Grant to El Paso Community College for the project "BETWIXT AND BETWEEN: LIMINALITY IN EL PASO,TX AND COLONIA JUAREZ, MX" from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. The grant was funded through NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), which supports projects that preserve and provide intellectual access to humanities resources held in libraries, museums,...

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...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Fayetteville State University $1,534,734.81 under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA 84.044) from September 1, 2016 through December 31, 2021. The Talent Search Program aims to identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary education, encourage their completion of secondary school and enrollment in postsecondary education programs, and publicize the availability of and facilitate the...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) received a $610,518 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The purpose of this 3-year award, which began on September 27, 2023, is for UTEP's Rubin Center for the Visual Arts to expand its internship program for undergraduate students interested in museum professions. Key project activities include deploying an annual student recruitment...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Austin Independent School District (AISD) to support the Creative Learning Initiative from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. This funding will support AISD's ongoing collective impact efforts in Austin, Texas under the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The NEA program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts...

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) provides $163,171 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to conduct research exploring the associations between stress in the Latine early childhood education workforce and Latine child executive function. The project will run from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. As a Hispanic-serving institution, UTEP has extensive experience in...