Project Grant P047A220451

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $299,036 TRIO Upward Bound Program grant (CFDA 84.047) to Ohlone Community College District, doing business as Ohlone College, to provide academic support services. This one-year project grant, effective September 1, 2023, aims to generate the skills and motivation necessary for low-income and potential first-generation college students to succeed in education beyond high school. The Upward Bound program offers a range of support to prepare these...

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...

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...

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 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 U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $599,208 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the Los Angeles Community College District, doing business as East Los Angeles College. The grant will support activities to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of the institution, with a focus on expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented and minority student populations. Key...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the federal Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215) to deliver literacy skills development services for children and students from birth through 12th grade. The one-year award period runs from September 1, 2022 to September 1, 2023 and services will be provided in San Pedro, California. Under the grant, the...

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) a $750,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant funds the "STEMM Academy for Girls, Women, and Underrepresented Populations" program, which aims to improve STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) education and expand access to these fields for female and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $2,709,600 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Project Grant to the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, a U.S. local government entity and school district located in San Fernando, California. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The GEAR UP grant provides comprehensive services to low-income students to help them obtain secondary school diplomas and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), doing business as La Valley College, to support the "LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE LAS SENDAS: REFINING THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PATH" project. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund activities to strengthen the...