Project Grant P047A220865

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 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 University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was awarded a $586,577 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program to increase the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income engineering students through scholarships, culturally-responsive curriculum, and mentoring. Over 6 years, the grant will fund scholarships for 36 talented, full-time biomedical and chemical engineering students, the majority of whom will be first-generation, female, Hispanic, or...

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 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...

Our Lady of Lake University of San Antonio was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education. The grant will support the development and implementation of an assets-based model to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) baccalaureate completion rates among Hispanic students at the University. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), the grant objectives align with the program's goal of...

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was awarded a $679,450 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will support UTSA's Culturally Efficacious Signature Teacher Residency (CESTR) Project. The CESTR Project aims to strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline by recruiting, preparing, supporting, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $313,260 Project Grant under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047) to West Virginia Northern Community College. The grant, with a project period from September 26, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will fund the institution's Upward Bound program, which provides academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, and other support services to low-income and potential first-generation college students to help them develop the...

This NSF REU: INSPIRE award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will provide $372,000 in funding to Texas A&M University-San Antonio to support the training of 8 students per summer over 3 years (2026-2028). The REU-INSPIRE program will engage students in community-based research focused on understanding the effects of human activity in the San Antonio region, with a focus on ecosystem health, biodiversity, and environmental chemistry. Students...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $244,333.00, was granted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The funding supports HACU's National Internship Program (HNIP), which provides undergraduate and graduate students, primarily from Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), with transformative professional and educational experiences through...