Project Grant P335A170104

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to Parents And Children Together, a non-profit family service agency, for the "PACT COMMUNITY TEEN CENTER - BRIDGES BACK TO SCHOOL - HELPING YOUTH RE-ENGAGE WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY" program. The project will be carried out from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The grant funding supports the organization's efforts to provide services under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy;...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $691,814 Project Grant to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to implement the Parents and Children Together (PACT) initiative. The PACT program is designed to support fathers appearing before the Franklin County Common Pleas Court who are at risk of long-term incarceration, as well as incarcerated fathers in the Franklin County Community Based Correctional Facility, their children ages 0-17, and...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) provides $680,177 to Lehigh University for the "PARENTS PLUS EN ESPANOL" project. The award, with a performance period from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025, supports the development of a culturally and linguistically responsive version of the "Parents Plus" program to improve educational and developmental...

This $100,055 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, will support research at Indiana University to investigate the impact of parent-child interactions on the spatial skills and STEM motivation of first and second grade students. The proposed research aims to: 1) identify specific aspects of parent-child interactions that predict children's spatial skills and STEM learning/motivation, 2) establish causal relationships...

The Partners In Development Foundation received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the PIHA ME KA PONO PROJECT. The award is funded through four federal programs—Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects—as designated by the 84.215 CFDA program title. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program funds a $649,851 study to examine family-level factors that contribute to the co-development of "theory of mind" and narrative comprehension skills in early childhood. The research team at The Ohio State University will conduct a longitudinal study testing preschoolers' abilities in these areas at three time points over three years. The project will...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the federal Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215) to deliver literacy skills development services for children and students from birth through 12th grade. The one-year award period runs from September 1, 2022 to September 1, 2023 and services will be provided in San Pedro, California. Under the grant, the...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant (CFDA 84.215) to Blueprint For Change, a minority-owned non-profit organization in Honolulu, Hawaii. The grant, titled the "School-Based Family Resource Center Expansion Project," supports the organization's efforts to provide comprehensive family support services, including crisis intervention, counseling, early childhood education, and family strengthening programs....

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $694,937 Project Grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC). The funding will support CPNYC's "Voices from Afar: Strengthening Connections between Children and Incarcerated Parents" program. Key activities include strengthening relationships with correctional facilities, facilitating trauma-informed trainings for...

This $691,814 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) supports the Vanderburgh Parenting Reentry Program implemented by the Vanderburgh County Superior Court in Indiana. The program aims to improve services for incarcerated individuals, their children, and families, with a focus on serving marginalized Black, Haitian, and Latino communities. Key initiatives include...