Project Grant P047A230061

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...

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 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 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...

Tuskegee University received a $1.25 million Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development (CFDA 23.002) federal grant program. The award period is from June 1, 2023 to May 30, 2024 and will support educational achievement and attainment programs aligned with ARC's strategic goals of increasing education levels and workforce skills in the Appalachian region. As an 1890 land grant institution, Tuskegee University will leverage its...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $4,999,848.00 Project Grant under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) federal grant program (CFDA 84.334) to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. This 1-year grant, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in Tennessee to help them obtain secondary school...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $509,398 to The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) to develop the EXPAND TN: Explorations program. EXPAND TN will provide at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural Southeast Tennessee counties with experiential learning opportunities to explore advanced...

The federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) CFDA program, will fund $1,424,800.00 in services to Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant will support Tennessee Tech's delivery of comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students, including academic support,...

This federal Project Grant award of $313,260.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education was provided to West Virginia Northern Community College to support the TRIO Upward Bound (CFDA 84.047) program. The Upward Bound program is designed to generate the academic skills and motivation necessary for low-income and potential first-generation college students, including veterans, to succeed in education beyond high school. Through this funding, West Virginia...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will provide $298,289 to Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) to develop and implement the EXPAND TN program. EXPAND TN will engage at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural counties in Southeast Tennessee, primarily low-income and first-generation students, in a...