Project Grant P047A170905

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...

This $299,038 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047) will provide academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, and other support services to help low-income and potential first-generation college students in Middletown, Connecticut develop the skills and motivation necessary to succeed in postsecondary education. The grant, awarded to Wesleyan University's Finance and Administration...

The University of Connecticut was awarded a $287,537 Project Grant 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 will fund the University's Veterans Upward Bound program from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The Veterans Upward Bound program will deliver services to generate the skills and motivation necessary for low-income and potential first-generation college students and veterans...

The U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Upward Bound program has awarded a $343,441 Project Grant to Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the college's efforts to develop the academic skills and motivation necessary for low-income and potential first-generation college students, including veterans, to succeed in postsecondary education. The Upward Bound program provides comprehensive services such as academic...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $401,900 Project Grant under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047) to Lake Michigan College. The grant funds will support an Upward Bound program to serve students in the Benton Harbor, Michigan area. The Upward Bound program provides academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, and other services to low-income and potential first-generation college students to improve their academic performance and...

The Stratford Board of Education received a $1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement Project Uplift from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Project Uplift aims to reduce school violence in Stratford, Connecticut through evidence-based multi-disciplinary intervention, trauma-informed instruction training for staff, and restorative practice...

This federal Project Grant award of $361,919.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant supports the University of Connecticut's (UConn) UCONN STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES 2025-30 project, which aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the university. The funding will enable UConn...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $399,072 Project Grant to Northern Kentucky University (NKU) for the TRIO Upward Bound program. The grant will fund academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, and other support services to improve the academic performance, college enrollment, and completion rates of low-income and potential first-generation college students, including veterans, from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. The TRIO Upward Bound...

The federal Project Grant award of $3,574,614.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) supports the "SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES BY ADVANCING REGIONAL SOLUTIONS (SECT SOARS)" project implemented by Learn, a regional educational service center in Old Lyme, Connecticut. This funding will enable Learn to establish and operate magnet schools that promote voluntary...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $5,316,415 Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant to Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Inc. in Stamford, CT. The award, effective November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2029, supports comprehensive early childhood education and development services for low-income families in the Stamford area. The CFDA 93.600 Head Start program aims to promote school readiness by offering...