The Department of Education awarded Davenport University a $1,325,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support Davenport's "Davenport CASA Latina" initiative from June 2023 through May 2026. Through this funding, Davenport University will leverage the bilingual skills of its Latino student population to provide degree programs and tailored services to better serve and graduate more Latino students. The...
Dallas College received a $500,000 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 three-year award runs from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. Under the grant, Dallas College will implement its Paraprofessional to Teacher Pipeline (PTP) project to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction and expand...
Dewey University Inc. was awarded a $1,121,792.75 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 the AWARENESS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF SUCCESS IN LEARNING THROUGH THE STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MODELING PROGRAM, VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND SIMULATION (VIRTUALED-MES) project from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. FIPSE...
The University of Delaware was awarded a $163,000 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 the University of Delaware Teacher Pipeline Project from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The project aims to increase access to teacher education for students of color by building a pipeline from high school teacher academies to the...
This federal Project Grant award of $407,507 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) supports Miami Dade College's "TEACH MIAMI: MDC'S GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM." The program aims to strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline by recruiting, preparing, supporting, placing, and retaining diverse, well-qualified...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Grand Valley State University (GVSU) for the "BLUE DOT CENTER FOR TALENT, TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION" project. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will support GVSU's efforts to develop innovative educational strategies, address critical challenges in higher...
The University of Colorado-Denver received a $706,666 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the university's comprehensive, high-quality teacher preparation program focused on recruiting, preparing, and retaining diverse teachers to serve in high-need...
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) received a three-year $1,000,000 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 grant will support UDC's Katherine G. Johnson Math Teacher Training Institute (MTTI) initiative from June 2023 through May 2026. The MTTI aims to improve postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities in...
The National University was awarded a $706,688 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) with a performance period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant, titled "PROJECT DREAMS: DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOR SUCCESS," aims to strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline by supporting the recruitment, preparation, support,...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $495,012 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports PVAMU's "PANTHER TEACHER EDUCATION RESIDENCY MODEL (PANTHERTERM): A PARTNERSHIP AMONG HARD-TO-STAFF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY"...