Project Grant P047A220228

This $657,287 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047) will support the Regents of the University of Minnesota in delivering comprehensive academic and support services to low-income and potential first-generation college students. The goal of the Upward Bound program is to generate the skills and motivation necessary for success in postsecondary education. Key services to be provided include...

The University of Maine System, University of Maine Division, received a $464,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The grant, titled "BUILDING EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO FORGE MAINE'S FUTURE...

The University of Maine System was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527). This 3-year grant, running from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, aims to increase participation and success of Wabanaki students in agriculture, natural resources, food science, and related fields at the University of Maine and University of...

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 University of Maine System has been awarded a $3,300,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary 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). This federal grant, titled "STRENGTHENING MAINE'S RURAL EDUCATION WORKFORCE," will support efforts to enhance...

This federal Project Grant award for $2,150,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), supports a wide range of economic development and community development activities to be performed by the University of Maine System through its University of Maine Division doing business as Research...

The University of Maine System (UMS) was awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251) by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The grant is intended to support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Orono, Maine. The specific project details and intended beneficiaries will be...

The University of Maine System, University of Maine Division, was awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to fund small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives, including programmatic and construction activities. This award will be performed in Orono, Maine from September 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The University of Maine System has significant...

The University of Maine System, through its University of Maine Division, has been awarded a $675,498 Cooperative Agreement grant from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945). Over the 5-year period from August 2024 to September 2029, the project will engage Dr. Newsom and her Ph.D. students to work closely with Wabanaki Nations, citizen scientists, and NPS personnel. The key products and services to be...

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...