Project Grant P047A220583

This $299,038 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047) will provide academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, and other support services to help low-income and potential first-generation college students in Middletown, Connecticut develop the skills and motivation necessary to succeed in postsecondary education. The grant, awarded to Wesleyan University's Finance and Administration...

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 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 Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,695,853 Project Grant 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) to Bpe, Inc., a non-profit organization in Boston, MA. The grant funding supports the development of PREK-16 STEM career pathways in the Dudley and Nubian Square...

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 $272,364.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant will be used by Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) in Gardner, MA to implement a STEM Health Sciences student support program. The project aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at MWCC....

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 Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $3,210,834 Project Grant under the YouthBuild (CFDA 17.274) program to Training Resources Of America Incorporated located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24 through September 30, 2027. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, as well as education,...

This federal Project Grant award of $352,205, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to the Trustees of Boston College under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant will fund comprehensive support services to enhance the academic potential, financial literacy, and overall success of disadvantaged college students at Boston College, including low-income,...

The University of Massachusetts-Boston will provide professional fellowship programs totaling $696,428 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. As part of the Academic Exchange Programs - Graduate Students program (CFDA 19.400), UMass-Boston will support graduate students and scholars through the Professional Fellows Program from July 2022 through December 2023. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs seeks to increase...