The Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, doing business as Malcolm X College, located in Chicago, IL. The grant is intended to support initiatives for minority male mentoring and EMT diversity and inclusion at the college. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. As the primary grant...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $281,275 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program to the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as Malcolm X College, for the period of September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The grant will fund the Malcolm X College Student Support Services Program, which aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...
This $990,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) supports the "Weekend Warriors" program at Kennedy King College, which is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system. The three-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will fund initiatives to enhance educational access, support student success, and address community needs through postsecondary education programs. The grant supports the...
The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, doing business as City Colleges of Chicago, was awarded a $596,278 Project Grant from the 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 organization's proposed project to ensure that underserved military veterans from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds have opportunities to pursue higher education....
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Middlesex College a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. This 3-year grant, with a period of performance from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, will support the college in providing enhanced holistic student support services for adult learners and justice-impacted students pursuing postsecondary education. As a community college located in Edison, New...
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 U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. The grant, titled "ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT AND NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNICIAN (ASCENT) PROJECT AT HARPER COLLEGE", will support the development of innovative educational strategies and expand postsecondary opportunities in advanced semiconductor...
This federal Project Grant award of $6,776,615 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding supports the establishment and operation of magnet schools with personalized learning themes at four schools in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district - Avalon Park, Brunson, Kipling, and Monroe. The goal is to create innovative educational programs that promote voluntary...
This $534,981.00 Project Grant was awarded on June 1, 2023 by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant funds the CLSJ ESMERALDA SIMMONS PRE LAW PROGRAM AT MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE, which will be implemented by the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) on behalf of Medgar Evers College from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The CFDA 84.116 program provides...