This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound (CFDA 84.047) program provides $422,164.00 to Montana State University-Northern (MSUN) to fund the Montana State University-Northern Veterans Upward Bound program. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The Veterans Upward Bound program at MSUN is designed to provide low-income and potential first-generation college student veterans with...
The University of Connecticut was awarded a $287,537 Project Grant 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 will fund the University's Veterans Upward Bound program from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The Veterans Upward Bound program will deliver services to generate the skills and motivation necessary for low-income and potential first-generation college students and veterans...
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 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 Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Wallace State Community College a $2,243,816 Project Grant under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA 84.044) for the period of September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2021. The grant funds the Talent Search Program, which aims to identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary education. Program services include encouraging secondary school completion and enrollment in postsecondary...
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 Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development awarded Gulf Coast State College $364,889.36 under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) to provide entrepreneurial training and business development assistance to veterans and service-disabled veterans. Specifically, Gulf Coast State College will facilitate and instruct the Small Business Administration's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" course for service members, military spouses, and veterans in...
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 U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) has awarded a $3,554,618 Jobs for Veterans State Grants (CFDA 17.801) formula grant to the Alabama Department of Workforce, doing business as Workers Compensation. This 27-month grant, running from October 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026, funds Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists, Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER), and consolidated position staff stationed at American Job Centers across...