The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant to Chicago State University under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, with a performance period from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, supports an initiative to improve higher education training facilities for Black and Latinx students preparing for careers in communication and media arts. As a public, comprehensive post-secondary institution...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Chicago State University $1,802,043.68 under the TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers federal grant program (CFDA 84.066) for the period of September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2021. The grant aims to provide information on financial and academic assistance available for qualified adults seeking to pursue postsecondary education programs and assist them in applying to institutions of higher education. Specifically, Chicago...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Colorado State University a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support Colorado State University's efforts to increase minority student access to a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Specifically, the university will coordinate with its Department of Mechanical Engineering to...
The Colorado State University-Pueblo was awarded a $8,480,850 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027. This grant will fund CSU-Pueblo's implementation of comprehensive advising, data management, and learning support strategies to retain and graduate low-income, minoritized students across the Colorado State University system. The project aims to improve access...
Chicago State University will receive $518,894 from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to organize the 2023 Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Principal Investigators/Project Directors Meeting. The University will convene the three-and-a-half day conference in Washington, D.C. in June 2023 for LSAMP grantees and selected Bridge to the Doctorate participants. The meeting will provide a forum for updates on NSF funding...
This federal Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), provides $1,586,868.00 to Chicago State University to catalyze workforce diversity in photocatalytic energy science. The project brings together researchers and trainees from Chicago State University, Norfolk State University, and Elmhurst University to collaboratively engage in high-impact research focused on artificial and biohybrid photosynthesis. The...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will support the "ADVANCED VIRTUAL REALITY -ASSISTED LEARNING FOR STEM EDUCATION: ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS WITH ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES" initiative at the Dominguez Hills Foundation of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The funding will be used to develop and implement advanced virtual...
This federal Project Grant award of $599,262 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant is awarded to Colorado State University-Pueblo, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to support their "CSU PUEBLO TITLE V - LA PROMESA: STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ACCESS, RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND CAREER PLACEMENT" project. The funding will be used to strengthen the university's...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Clayton State University, a minority-serving and state-controlled institution of higher education located in Morrow, Georgia. The grant is funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, which aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary education quality and opportunities. The funding will be used by Clayton...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $4,997,384 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation Sponsored Programs Office Division. This 4-year grant, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027, will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand educational opportunities, with a...