The $12,152,436 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) federal formula grant was awarded on July 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. This program supports the establishment and expansion of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and developmental services to students, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. The grant funds a variety of educational programs and...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded East Arkansas Community College a $116,943 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) federal grant program. The grant aims to provide supplemental assistance to promote student success at East Arkansas Community College from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. As part of the ESF program established to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project grant will support East Arkansas...
The Department of Education Arkansas received a $12,727,124 Formula Grant under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287) from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with a funding period from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. This program aims to provide opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community learning centers that offer academic enrichment, particularly for students in...
The Department of Education awarded the Department of Education Arkansas a $13,329,050 Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) Program grant (CFDA 84.424) to be used from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The SSAE program aims to increase the capacity of state and local education agencies, schools, and communities to provide all students access to a well-rounded education, improve school conditions, and enhance the use of technology to improve academic achievement. Through sub-awards,...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $259,869 Project Grant to Arkansas Northeastern College BK under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant provides supplemental support for pandemic-related expenses and emergency grants to students from July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023. Specifically, the funding will be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through supporting costs incurred by the college and...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded East Arkansas Community College a $307,036 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) program. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 through July 13, 2023 and will provide emergency funding and support services for students and institutions in Forrest City, Arkansas. Specifically, the grant will help prevent, prepare for, and respond to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting...
The Northwest Arctic Borough School District was awarded a $1,186,243 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) initiative. The grant supports the ILISAUTRI PROJECT, which aims to address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students in the district's 11 remote villages. Key activities to be delivered through the one-year grant, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31,...
The Department of Education awarded $12.3 million to the Arkansas Department of Education under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287) for the period of July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. This Formula Grant funding will support the establishment and expansion of community learning center activities to provide academic enrichment opportunities for K-12 students, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools, in Little Rock, Arkansas....
The Department of Education Arkansas received a $12,671,569 Formula Grant award under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants program (CFDA 84.424) to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students across the state. This comprehensive grant program aims to provide students access to a well-rounded education, improve school conditions for student learning, and enhance the use of technology to boost academic achievement and digital literacy. Through this...
The Northeastern Technical College was awarded a $448,211 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant, titled "Community Access for Rural Equity and Support (CARES)," aims to strengthen the college's capacity to provide educational and workforce development services to underrepresented populations in the rural Cheraw, South Carolina area. The funding will support...