This $1,343,571 federal Project Grant award to the University of Houston System, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116), supports the development of system modeling and simulation-based programs at the University of Houston. The award, effective from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, will enable the university to enhance the quality and accessibility of postsecondary education in these technical domains, with a focus on improving...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (UCF) received a three-year, $1.44 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant funding will support UCF's project "Enhancing the Impact of Modeling and Simulation Education for the 21st Century Workforce." The project aims to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities in...
The University of New Mexico was awarded a $2.3 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Through this funding, the University will implement institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities in rural areas, as...
The University of Houston-Downtown was awarded a $1.16 million Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award, issued on January 1, 2023 and running through December 31, 2025, will support the university's EXPERIMENTIUM: INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN initiative. This initiative aims to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities through institutional...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $4,730,107.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant supports the development of a Ph.D. in Engineering degree program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, over the project period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2028. The funding will enable the university's...
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has been awarded a $600,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant will fund UTEP's Hispanic Servingness Program for Equity in Student Health and Success, which aims to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of the university to expand educational opportunities and improve academic offerings for...
The University of Texas at Dallas was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support research examining changes in course delivery and student enrollment and completion outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas from September 2022 through August 2024. As the prime awardee, UT Dallas will analyze how different...
Texas Wesleyan University received a $1.44 million Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the university's "Engaging Spaces: Equipment and Technology to Drive Student Success" initiative from June 2023 through May 2026. As part of its mission to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities, FIPSE provides community project...
The U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) awarded a $2,096,155 Project Grant to Colorado State University, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The grant, titled "Engineering a Trajectory of Success: Open Educational Resource Creation," will fund the development of a repository of open, accessible learning objects, including 3D animated models and 2D images that illustrate real-world engineering...
The University of South Carolina Aiken received an $830,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The grant will support STEM infrastructure improvements at the university through May 2026. As part of the FIPSE program's goal of expanding postsecondary opportunities through innovative strategies, this award will fund activities and upgrades to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics instruction...