Project Grant R305A210286

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Los Angeles Community College District a $986,832 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS project providing direct funding for activities from December 2021 through December 2024. As the parent awardee, Los Angeles Community College District will implement institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve...

The Cabrillo Community College District has been awarded a $163,539.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, which runs from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2026, will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand opportunities for disadvantaged students. Key initiatives to be funded...

This federal Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075), will fund a $412,000 research project to study the long-term effects of a comprehensive support program for community college students from low-income backgrounds. The project will track outcomes such as community college graduation, transfer to four-year colleges, bachelor's degree attainment, employment, wages, and contact with the criminal...

This $399,481 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve the success and persistence of undergraduate students taking pre-calculus courses at a Hispanic Serving Institution. The project will implement an intervention program that includes exposure to campus resources, attribution retraining, and use of a pedagogical tool called an "exam wrapper" to promote self-reflection. The goal is to increase student...

This $471,322 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination) will fund a meta-analysis of college writing interventions and their impact on writing and learning outcomes. The principal investigator is from the University of California, Irvine, and the project will involve co-investigators from Arizona State University and the University of Iowa. The goal is to identify...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Bakersfield Auxiliary For Sponsored Programs Administration California State University a $1,253,296 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the Pathways of Possibilities for Transforming Higher Education Curriculum Alignment Program (POP THE CAP) from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The FIPSE program aims to support institutional...

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a Project Grant totaling $710,982 to SRI International under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support research and development activities to create career development opportunities in the Los Angeles Unified School District. As part of this effort, SRI International has issued a sub-award of an unspecified amount...

This federal Project Grant award of $327,841.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination program will support research to improve educational stability and opportunities for California's foster youth students. The award was made to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR), a prominent non-profit research organization, on October 10, 2024. The project will run...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $4,400,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Long Beach City College (LBCC) to support the "SUCCESS AND COMPLETION ACHIEVEMENT NETWORK (SCAN)" project. The award, which began on January 1, 2024, will fund LBCC's efforts to enhance the quality and accessibility of postsecondary education in the Long Beach, California region through 2027. The...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) will provide $191,654.00 to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to study the academic outcomes and experiences of digital and on-campus immersion students. The project, titled "The Educational Divide: Transition, Retention, and Course Selection in Digital and On-Campus Immersion Students," will run...