Project Grant R305A240147

This Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education provides $275,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to support rural outreach partnership programs. The Regents of the University of Colorado receives funding to implement a pre-college program in the San Luis Valley of Colorado for students in grades 10-12. A sub-award of $275,000 is provided to the San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center, Inc. to assign...

This $244,605 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) will fund a 3-year research project at the University of New Hampshire to map the narrative processes that shape rural youth's understanding of living and working in rural communities. The project aims to deepen understanding of how messages from peers, families, schools, and community institutions influence rural adolescents' postsecondary expectations,...

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education awarded a $1,767,613.97 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to MDRC, a non-profit research organization, to establish the National Education Research and Development Center for Improving Rural Postsecondary Education. Under this grant, MDRC is leading research initiatives focused on improving rural postsecondary education outcomes, including conducting...

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways (AROUTE-P) initiative, awarded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, will receive $399,998 to address behavioral health workforce shortages in six rural North Arkansas counties. Led by the Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network (ABHIN), the project aims to establish structured programs to introduce rural youth to behavioral health careers, empower youth to lead peer-driven behavioral health initiatives, and develop...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $990,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to Communities In Schools Of Central Texas. The grant, titled "Providing Access to Holistic Support (PATHS) to Postsecondary Success," will support the organization's efforts to enhance postsecondary education accessibility and effectiveness in the Austin, TX metropolitan area over a 3-year period from...

This $188,901 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will establish a Research Hub to investigate factors that influence the recruitment, retention, and graduation of rural, low-income students in STEM fields. The five-year project brings together a strategic alliance of rural-serving institutions, including Mississippi State University, North Dakota State University, Indiana Wesleyan University, University of North...

This $193,940 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to research factors that influence the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students in STEM fields. The project will develop a strategic alliance among rural-serving institutions (RSIs) to collaborate on research about belonging and support for rural, low-income STEM students. Key activities include building and managing rural serving institution...

The University of Pittsburgh received a $3,516,454 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to support its Partners for Rural Student Success Impact and Mobility (PRSSIM) project. The 4-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2024, aims to enhance the quality and accessibility of postsecondary education for underserved student populations, with a focus on improving student retention, completion rates, and career...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) Challenge Grants program provides $150,000 to develop a series of virtual reality-based natural resources education learning modules. The goal is to increase forest literacy and improve career pathway opportunities for grade 9-12 students. The project will first...

This Project Grant award of $996,879.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to expand the U.S. workforce in artificial intelligence (AI) by developing a career pathway model that integrates nontraditional education with industry-based learning experiences. The project, titled "PIVOTS: EDU RURAL: UNCOVERING POTENTIAL - PAVING CAREER PATHWAYS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN RURAL AREAS," is a...