The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The two-year award, which runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024, will support the establishment of an interdisciplinary research center on the UMES campus. As the parent organization of UMES, the University System of Maryland will oversee...
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was awarded a $3,841,568.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The award, titled "Strengthening Historically Black Institutions (HBGI) Program," will support activities to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of UMES as a minority-serving institution. Funding will be used for curriculum development, faculty training, endowment...
This $4,680,568 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) supports the establishment of the Futures Institute at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), a historically black, 1890 land-grant institution. The Institute will deliver a range of educational, research, and outreach services focused on areas such as agriculture, food science, engineering, environmental sciences, and human health. The...
The Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education awarded a $510,000 Project Grant to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to DEVELOP AVIATION TOOLS AND TRAINING TO MITIGATE GEOGRAPHIC HEALTH DISPARITIES. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. As an 1890 land-grant university and historically black college, UMES has a track record of delivering federal contract and grant-funded research, education, and extension activities across...
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was awarded a $1,071,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to establish a new Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program within a School of Veterinary Medicine at UMES. The award, effective September 1, 2024, supports the development of this new veterinary medicine program, which aims to expand postsecondary opportunities and improve the quality of veterinary...
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was awarded a $10 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals" federal grant program. The award period is from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2028. Under this grant, UMES will deliver experiential learning, outreach, and engagement programs to build...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Delaware State University $603,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program to support the BLACK MALE INITIATIVE SUMMER EXPERIENCE project from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. FIPSE aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction, quality and expand opportunities. Under this award, Delaware State University will...
Lincoln University received a $175,000 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) federal grant program. The three-year award will support the development of a Center for Excellence in Equity & Inclusion at Lincoln University from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. As indicated in the award description, the Center aims to advance institutional reforms and...
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was awarded a $3.2 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support agricultural and forestry extension activities from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The funding will support UMES's agricultural extension programming under the Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University program (CFDA...
The University System of Maryland (USM) received a $4,473,170 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award, titled "MARYLAND ABC'S FOR STUDENT SUCCESS: ADVISING, BELONGING, COACHING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS," will fund initiatives to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand educational opportunities through student advising, belonging, and coaching programs. The 4-year grant,...