Project Grant Q215E090007

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...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $498,399 to the Marshall University Research Corporation (MURC) to address a shortage of qualified mental health providers in West Virginia schools. The "Equipping Providers" program will enable 15 school psychology candidates to spend more time in schools providing evidence-based interventions to PK-12 students with...

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 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,137,933 Project Grant to the Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic, Inc. 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, with an award date of January 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, will support the...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) provides $385,390.00 to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDOE) beginning on December 18, 2024. The award will support a 3-year initiative titled "KNOW YOUR ABCDS: ABSENTEEISM, BULLYING AND COLLECTING DATA (ABCD)" focused on improving academic achievement and educational opportunities for...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $553,253 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program. The grant, titled "WOLFPACT: Partnership to Advance Culturally-Responsive Counselor Training in Schools", aims to develop and expand school-based mental health services and increase the number of qualified mental health professionals in educational settings. NC...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to South Carolina State University, a historically black university, to establish a new "Counseling Children and Adolescents with Disabilities (C-CAD)" certificate program. The grant, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the development and implementation of this specialized program focused on preparing personnel to work...

This $160,579 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to enhance supports for students returning to school after mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits. The principal investigator, Dr. Lora Henderson Smith, will adapt the SAFETY-A cognitive behavioral therapy-informed intervention, which has been delivered in the ED, to better support this student population when they transition...

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...