Project Grant Q215E080330

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,399,997 Project Grant to Educational Testing Service (ETS) under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to develop technology-enhanced collaborative learning approaches to improve middle-grade students' social-emotional learning skills. The 4-year project, commencing on January 1, 2024 and ending on December 31, 2027, aims to create and evaluate innovative instructional methods...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $920,882 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), will fund an evaluation of the K-5 Second Step social-emotional learning program and bully prevention unit. The study will assess the impact of these programs on youth violence and school climate among students with and at-risk for disability identification. The University of Missouri System...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,137,933 Project Grant to the Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic, Inc., a non-profit organization in New Haven, Connecticut, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant will fund the "Grand Avenue Learning Corridor...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $943,688 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) project grant to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. The grant funds the "Equity for All: Bridging Our Community" program, which aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing access to a well-rounded education, improving school conditions, and enhancing the use of technology across the district's approximately...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $541,455 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to Seattle Children's Hospital to update school-based measurement of organization, time management, and planning skills for the modern secondary classroom. The project involves developing and piloting improved assessment tools for these critical executive function skills in secondary school students. Seattle...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $385,390.00 Project Grant to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDOE) on December 18, 2024. The award is funded through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424), which aims to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students nationwide. The grant, titled "KNOW YOUR ABCDS: ABSENTEEISM, BULLYING AND COLLECTING DATA (ABCD)," will enable...

The federal Project Grant award of $914,860.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program. The award, titled "The Culturally-Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Practices for Youth (CITY) Program: Increasing Mental Health Service Capacity of Urban, High Needs Schools," will be implemented by Teachers College Columbia University from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $1,549,821 to the University of Delaware will develop and test the "Orienting Positive Emotions in New Educators for Mathematics (OPEN for Math)" professional learning program. The program aims to help beginning elementary teachers create equitable and positive mathematics classroom environments by supporting their ability to leverage the emotions they and their students experience when...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $383,270 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) project grant to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) on December 18, 2024. This 3-year grant will fund initiatives to promote attendance, engagement, and mental health in Malden, MA through December 17, 2027. As a state educational agency, DESE plans to sub-award funds to local school districts,...

This federal Project Grant award of $924,021.00, awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305), supports research focused on career development opportunities for high school students in Baltimore City Public Schools. The primary grant recipient, The Ohio State University, will conduct a two-part study. In Year 1, they will undertake a comprehensive landscape analysis to identify the career development...