Project Grant Q215H070031

THE SEEDS PROJECT: STRENGTHENING EARLY CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOOLS The Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corp received a $2.16M Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities program (CFDA 84.184) for the award period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. THE SEEDS PROJECT focuses on strengthening early childhood emotional development within school settings by expanding...

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...

PROJECT CARE: Counseling, Assessment and Response to Emotional-Behavioral Needs The Board of Education City of Atlanta received a $2.13M Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities program (CFDA 84.184) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. Project CARE focuses on developing and expanding school-based mental health services within the Atlanta Public School District to address...

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...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $648,938 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to conduct research on how infants learn about emotions through their everyday social interactions. The project aims to document the emotional expressions that infants see in natural settings and how this "emotional input" informs their developing understanding of emotions. Researchers will use...

The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $1,381,350 project grant to The Urban Institute under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination federal grant program (CFDA 84.305) to conduct a lottery-based efficacy study of the District of Columbia Public Prekindergarten Program from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The Urban Institute will leverage random variation in pre-K enrollment generated through a deferred acceptance lottery method akin to a...

Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families received a $13.92 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Care under the Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five Systems-Building Grant program (CFDA 93.434) for the period ending December 30, 2026. Wisconsin will leverage this funding to accelerate progress on three core priorities: (1) developing a shared, comprehensive statewide vision for early...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Child Care awarded $14.751 million to the Oklahoma Partnership For School Readiness Foundation, Inc. under the Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program (CFDA 93.434) for the period ending December 30, 2026. This project grant supports Oklahoma's comprehensive early childhood system-building initiative to create a more coordinated and accessible birth-through-five service delivery system. The award funds three integrated strategic...

The American Institutes For Research (AIR) was awarded a $4.4 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) to implement the READY, SET, SUCCEED (RSS): KINDERGARTEN TRANSITIONS IN FLINT project. The five-year project aims to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through evidence-based interventions designed to support kindergarten...

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...