Project Grant P047A221002

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 $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 University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain received a $192,748 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program. The grant will support supplemental funding for University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain students under the American Rescue Plan Act from July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023. As the place of performance is listed as Mena, Arkansas, the grant funds...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,352,492 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) will support the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) in providing comprehensive early childhood education and development services. The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, will enable UAPB, a 1890 Land-Grant Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to deliver a wide range...

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...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,657,140.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration was provided under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) to the Community Services Office of Hot Springs and Garland County Arkansas, a non-profit organization. The grant funds will be used to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance to help them achieve economic self-sufficiency....

This $131,917 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) provides funding to Disability Rights Arkansas Inc., a non-profit organization serving as the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for the state of Arkansas. The grant supports the organization's efforts to establish and carry out a client assistance program that advises and...

This federal Project Grant award of $15,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) located in the Arkansas Delta region. The grant will fund the construction of a new state-of-the-art nursing education facility at UAPB, which will house modern classrooms, simulation labs, student/faculty spaces, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Arkansas Tech University (ATU) a $925,600 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Project Grant (CFDA 84.334). The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will provide comprehensive support services to help low-income students in the Russellville, AR area obtain secondary school diplomas and successfully enroll in postsecondary education. The GEAR UP program focuses...

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff received a $505,263.16 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide scholarships through the "Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions" (CFDA 10.524) program. The grant funding supports providing scholarships to students attending the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a public 1890 land-grant Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Through this award,...