The federal Project Grant award of $706,688 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, titled "PROJECT DREAMS: DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOR SUCCESS," is intended to strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline for high-need local education agencies serving underserved students. The grant supports comprehensive efforts by the awardee, National University, to recruit, prepare, support, place, and retain diverse, well-qualified teachers through initiatives such as curriculum development, academic instruction, teacher training programs, and evidence-based pre-service clinical experiences. The award period is from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, and aims to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers with full certification.
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