Project Grant P047A180998

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding supports the expansion of the organization's Youth Mentoring Program, which aims to provide positive youth development programming and long-term one-on-one mentoring services to 300 at-risk youth and families in the West and Far South Sides of...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois (doing business as Brightpoint) a $250,000 Project Grant under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. This three-year award funds Brightpoint's operation of an emergency shelter facility and crisis intervention services for runaway and homeless youth under 18 years of age in Illinois. Under this grant,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to After-School All-Stars' Inner City Games Foundation to implement the ASAS RISING STARS MENTORING: MULTI-STATE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR LOW OPPORTUNITY YOUTH IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. This funding supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA #16.726), which aims to improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth through mentoring services to reduce...

DREAMS Program Summary Bee Busy Learning Academy Inc. received a $749,999 Cooperative Agreement award effective September 30, 2025, through the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086). Over the five-year project period concluding September 29, 2030, the organization will implement the DREAMS (Decisions, Responsibility, Empowerment, Accountability, Motivation,...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $250,000 project grant to the Big Sister Association, a non-profit organization, to fund a 6-month student mentoring and enrichment program in Boston from July to December 2023. The program aims to improve literacy and reduce juvenile delinquency among youth in high-need communities through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy, Promise Neighborhoods, and Full-Service Community Schools initiatives. Big Sister...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548) to Metropolitan Family Services (MFS), a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The 36-month grant will fund the development and implementation of violence prevention programs for high-risk youth at Harlan Community Academy High School in the Roseland community. MFS will use a trauma-informed, restorative...

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...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Big Brothers / Big Sisters Of Metro Atlanta, Inc. 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). This 12-month grant, titled "MENTORING IN TITLE I MIDDLE SCHOOLS: IGNITING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT", supports...

The Partners In Development Foundation received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the PIHA ME KA PONO PROJECT. The award is funded through four federal programs—Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects—as designated by the 84.215 CFDA program title. The...