Goodwin University Inc. was awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on September 1, 2022 to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Center. The grant is funded through the Department's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA #84.116), which supports institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities. Under the two-year award...
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) will support "EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING CONNECTICUT'S TEACHER WORKFORCE" at the University of Hartford. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will fund initiatives to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of teacher preparation programs in Connecticut. As a private, non-profit educational institution,...
The University of New Haven Center for Consumer Protection and Cybersecurity Project was awarded $326,000 through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program by the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The three-year project grant running from June 2023 through May 2026 will support the University of New Haven's work in the Center for Consumer Protection and Cybersecurity. The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program aims to...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Housatonic Community College a $990,900 project grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The grant will support the college's Advanced Manufacturing Expansion project from September 2022 through August 2025. The project aims to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities in advanced manufacturing through institutional reforms and innovative strategies. As the awardee,...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Husson University, a private university located in Bangor, Maine, a $726,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funding will support Husson University's purchase of equipment. The 3-year project period runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The grant award is a Congressionally Directed Community Project, providing direct funding for activities to improve...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $115,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to the Maine Community College System to provide training to faculty at Northern Maine Community College. The goal is to obtain nationally recognized accreditation to allow expansion of the college's early childhood education program. The grant period is from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The Fund for the...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,804,726 Project Grant to the New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award, titled "Bridging the Gap: Empowering Rural Education through Distance Learning and Mobile Advising," aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education in rural areas, particularly for underserved...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Mitchell College $569,950 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116) for the project "Digital Innovation Hub for Educational Excellence" from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. This Project Grant will support Mitchell College's efforts to establish a digital innovation hub to improve postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities. As authorized under...
This $806,000 Project Grant, awarded on September 1, 2024 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, will support the establishment of a satellite campus for workforce training at O.S. Johnson Technical Institute in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The funding will be used to develop innovative educational strategies and implement institutional reforms to enhance the quality, accessibility,...
The University of Massachusetts received a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2023, provides funding through May 31, 2026 to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction and expand postsecondary opportunities. The university's Office of Research Administration-Lowell division is leading the grant...