Project Grant P047A220391

The Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development District Inc. was awarded $350,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, and Otero counties in New Mexico. Through this Jan. 1, 2022 project grant concluding Dec. 28, 2024, the District will lead a collaborative public-private sector...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant will support Eastern New Mexico University's "ACADEMIC CONNECTION, CARING, ENGAGEMENT & STUDENT SUCCESS (ACCESS)" initiative, which aims to strengthen minority student support and improve educational outcomes for underrepresented and low-income student populations. The...

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 $559,570 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid Program (CFDA 84.031) to Southeast New Mexico College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The grant titled "TITLE V PROYECTO CONEXCIONES" supports the college's efforts to strengthen its management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus on expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented...

The U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) awarded a $4,831,200 Project Grant to the Region One Education SRV Center in Edinburg, Texas. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will fund comprehensive support services to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance postsecondary enrollment and success for low-income students in the Rio Grande Valley region. Key services...

This federal Project Grant award of $511,434.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047) supports Utah State University - College Of Eastern Utah (Blanding) in delivering comprehensive academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, and other services to low-income and potential first-generation college students, including veterans, in the Blanding, UT area. The goal is to help develop the academic skills...

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 College of the Siskiyous received a $401,119 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047). The grant funds will support the College's Upward Bound program, which provides academic instruction, enrichment, and support services to 74 low-income and potential first-generation college students at 10 target high schools in rural Siskiyou County, California. The program aims to generate the skills...

This federal Project Grant award of $3,473,211.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start and Early Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) will provide comprehensive early childhood education and development services to low-income families in New Mexico. The primary awardee, Region IX Education Cooperative, will deliver a holistic suite of educational, health, nutritional, and social services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers,...

This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative will provide comprehensive college access and success services to 9,500 students and their families in western North Carolina over a one-year period starting September 1, 2024. The primary awardee, Appalachian State University, will collaborate with over a dozen sub-awardees including regional...