This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program provides $484,000.00 to Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal consortium in Nome, Alaska, to implement the "Early Childhood Teacher in Training Program." The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The program aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, titled "AULLAAGVIK 2.1 - TRIBAL EDUCATOR APPRENTICESHIP", will be used by the Arctic Slope Community Foundation,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) provides $1,000,000.00 to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to support STEM education initiatives through the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program...
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $295,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant, titled "ADVANCING SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK IN ALASKA", will support initiatives to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education in Alaska, with a focus on advancing school social work. The project will run from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2027. As the prime...
The University of Alaska Anchorage will provide an Acceleration Academy for high school students through a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2022 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program and will support project activities through August 31, 2025. As the prime awardee, UAA will deliver an academy program designed to improve postsecondary opportunities for...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228) provides $470,000 to the University of Alaska Southeast to establish a cross-disciplinary educational pathway in geocultural science. The key objectives are to: 1) develop mapping and visualization technology as an equity-based tool for local, culturally relevant applications; 2) strategically refine curriculum across...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00, provided under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, supports diverse workforce development and community enhancement initiatives at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). The award will fund a range of employment-related projects over the period from Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2027, including job training,...
This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) supports the Alaska Humanities Forum's "The Alaska Studies Summit" project. This two-day gathering in Anchorage, Alaska will bring together...
This federal Project Grant award of $773,607 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) supports the University of Alaska Fairbanks in strengthening academic programs for minority and Alaska Native students. The grant enables the university to develop and implement activities such as curriculum development, faculty training, and student support services to expand educational opportunities and...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $8,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The award, titled "CCE Pathway to Prospective Educator Success," is being utilized by the non-profit organization Center For Collaborative Education Inc. to develop and implement innovative strategies aimed at improving postsecondary education...