Project Grant P047A220420

The Lincoln University of Missouri was awarded a $5,960,141.68 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to deliver the Connect LU project. The project will provide laptops and WiFi hotspots to Lincoln University students, prioritizing those receiving Federal Pell Grants, in order to remove barriers to accessing educational resources. A full-time Student Technology Coordinator will manage...

Lincoln University received a $175,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The three-year award will support the development of a Center for Excellence in Equity & Inclusion at Lincoln University from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. As indicated in the award description, the Center aims to advance institutional reforms and...

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 federal Project Grant award of $505,263.16 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524). The grant supports undergraduate scholarships, academic counseling, experiential learning, and career development services for students at Lincoln University, a historically Black land-grant institution located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The scholarship program aims to increase the diversity and...

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...

Lincoln University of Missouri will use a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a scholarship program for underrepresented undergraduates enrolled in agriculture-related fields. The goal is to enhance workforce diversity in food, agriculture, and related sciences by engaging, retaining, mentoring and exposing scholarship recipients to classroom learning and experiential opportunities on campus and with...

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...

Lincoln University of Missouri will establish a scholarship program to enhance diversity in the food, agricultural sciences, and related fields workforce through a $526,315.79 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on July 15, 2021 under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524) to provide scholarships through July 14, 2025. The program will engage, retain, mentor and expose...

Lincoln University received a $10 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals" federal grant program (CFDA 10.237). The grant funds a consortium project led by Lincoln University in partnership with Central State University, University of Missouri System, and other institutions. The consortium aims...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1,227,260 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid (CFDA 15.904) Project Grant to the Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association, Inc., a minority and Black American owned non-profit organization, for the preservation and rehabilitation of the Lincoln High School in Sumter, South Carolina. The grant funds will support hazardous material abatement, preservation of interior features, and rehabilitation of the first-floor wing...