Project Grant P047M220022

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $449,325 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. The grant, titled "The Thriving Scot Program," will support the college's efforts to strengthen its institutional management, fiscal operations, and academic quality over the one-year performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding will enable Lyon...

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 $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 University of Arkansas at Monticello received a $107,320 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WAMS STEM) Fields program (CFDA #10.318). This grant will support a near-peer mentorship program that aims to better prepare K10-14 women and minority students in rural Arkansas for forestry STEM studies in college, leading to successful degree...

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will receive $1.77 million from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to implement a project titled "STEM Academy for Research and Entrepreneurship" from August 2021 through July 2026. As the parent organization of the awardee, the University of Arkansas System will oversee delivery of services. The project aims to support the development of STEM education through establishment of an academy that will...

The Lyons Central School District was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) federal grant program. This "GROWTH Project" award aims to improve mental health workforce development and sustainability within the district. The grant will fund initiatives to recruit, train, and retain qualified mental health professionals to enhance school-based mental...

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 Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) a $3.06 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program on July 27, 2022. The grant funds construction of an Allied Health and Science Center to consolidate UACCM's health professional training programs from smaller existing buildings onto a new state-of-the-art campus facility in Morrilton, Arkansas. The new...

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will provide an Equity Conservation Outreach Training Program through a $1.42 million cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The two-year award, issued on May 22, 2022, will support services under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program. Through this funding, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will deliver conservation technical assistance and training to...

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...