Project Grant P428A240024

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $706,588 project grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to College Unbound, a private non-profit university in Providence, Rhode Island. The grant will support the establishment of the Transformative Educator Pathways' Center of Excellence (TEP-CE), which aims to create a center of excellence for delivering equitable teacher preparation...

The Cedar Rapids Community School District was awarded a $6,513,812 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The grant aims to support the establishment and operation of magnet schools that promote voluntary desegregation and educational innovation. Key focus areas include reducing minority group isolation, strengthening academic knowledge, and expanding innovative educational...

This federal Project Grant award of $403,103 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination) supports a research project titled "School Diversity and Long-Term Student Outcomes" led by the University of Oklahoma's Office of Research Administration. The project aims to examine the long-term impacts of school diversity policies on student outcomes. Key activities include data collection, analysis,...

The Dallas College is the recipient of a $322,241 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). This one-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the "Creating Excellence in Bilingual Educators (CEBE)" initiative. The program aims to strengthen teacher preparation pipelines, increase teacher workforce diversity, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $706,666 from 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) supports the University of Colorado-Denver's initiative "BREAKING BARRIERS: ADVANCING DIVERSITY, ACCESS & EQUITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION". The project aims to strengthen teacher preparation pipelines in underserved educational environments by developing,...

This $706,688 Project Grant award, made 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), supports National University's "PROJECT DREAMS: DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOR SUCCESS" initiative. The program aims to strengthen teacher preparation pipelines in underserved educational environments by increasing teacher workforce...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,767,613.97, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305), supports the establishment of the National Education Research and Development Center for Improving Rural Postsecondary Education. The primary awardee, Mdrc, is leading this multi-year research initiative focused on improving outcomes for rural postsecondary students. Key activities...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,497,938 project grant to the Southern Education Foundation Inc. under the Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services (Equity Assistance Centers) program (CFDA 84.004). The grant supports the provision of technical assistance and training services to school districts and other governmental agencies to address educational challenges related to desegregation involving race, sex, national origin, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Claflin University a $108,660 Project Grant under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant, titled "Claflin University-Preparing Resilient Inclusively Diverse Competent Educators (CU-PRIDES)", will be used to enhance the preparation of personnel who work with infants, toddlers, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $985,475 Project Grant under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) for "The Special Educator Workforce: A Research Collaborative (SPARC)". The goal of the project is to conduct rigorous research that expands knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at...