Project Grant P217A990173

The University of Massachusetts Boston received a $333,119 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (CFDA 84.217) to prepare first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented undergraduate students for advanced academic research and doctoral-level education. The grant will fund the university's McNair Scholars Program, which provides participants with research experiences, academic counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and...

The U.S. Department of Education, through its TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (CFDA 84.217), has awarded Texas A&M University-Kingsville a $301,580 project grant to prepare underrepresented undergraduate students for doctoral studies. The grant funding will support the university's Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, which provides these students with research experiences, academic counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and assistance in applying to graduate school. As a...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Montana State University a $272,364 Project Grant for the TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. This 1-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, supports the university's efforts to prepare participants from disadvantaged backgrounds for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. As a premier research institution and land-grant university,...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program provides $100,000.00 to Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) for an Early College Academy Pilot Program. The award period runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. MCCC has experience delivering a range of educational programs and services to federal agencies, including STEM education, job training and workforce...

This $112,066 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program (CFDA 84.200). The funding will support a 2024-2027 doctoral program in Physics and Atmospheric Physics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The award will sustain and enhance the nation's capacity for advanced graduate education in these critical STEM disciplines deemed areas of...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $336,198 Project Grant under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program (CFDA 84.200) to the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR). The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The GAANN program provides federal grants to academic departments at institutions of higher education to support graduate student fellowships in critical disciplines deemed areas of...

This $706,688 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program supports National University's "PROJECT DREAMS: DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOR SUCCESS" initiative. The program aims to enhance teacher preparation and development at minority-serving educational institutions, with a focus on recruiting, preparing, supporting, placing, and retaining...

The federal Project Grant award P428A240010 in the amount of $407,507.00 was provided by 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 award supports Miami Dade College's "TEACH MIAMI: MDC'S GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM", which aims to recruit, prepare, support, place, and retain teachers for high-need local education...

This $336,198 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program supports graduate student fellowships in neuroscience at the Regents of the University of California at Riverside. The award will provide funding from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 to sustain and enhance the nation's capacity for advanced graduate education in this critical STEM discipline deemed an area of national...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $168,099 Project Grant under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program (CFDA 84.200) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will provide graduate student fellowships to support advanced study in critical disciplines deemed areas of national need, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and...