The Longview Independent School District (Longview I S D) has received a $6,403,329 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). This grant will enable Longview I S D to establish and operate magnet school programs aimed at reducing minority group isolation within the district's K-12 educational system. The funding will support specialized academic programs, educator...
The Clark County School District, the nation's fifth largest school district, has been awarded a $5,286,668 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding will support the establishment and operation of magnet schools in the district, with the primary goal of promoting voluntary desegregation through specialized academic programs, educator training, facilities improvements, student transportation, and other activities that...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $5,800,330 Project Grant to Ypsilanti Community Schools, a local government school district, on October 1, 2023. The grant is funded through the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165), which provides funding to local educational agencies to establish and operate magnet schools to promote voluntary desegregation and create innovative academic programs to attract diverse student populations....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Houston at Victoria under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund a collaborative planning project between Victoria College and the University of Houston-Victoria to strengthen pathways for low-income STEM students. Specifically, over the one-year period of performance from October 2022 to September 2023, the universities will investigate mechanisms to better support low-income computing...
The Tangipahoa Parish School System received a $5,881,625.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) to establish and operate magnet schools focused on desegregation efforts. The award, which began on October 1, 2023 and will be completed by September 30, 2024, supports specialized academic programs, educator training, facilities improvements, student transportation, and other activities to promote racial and socioeconomic diversity...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $5,997,974 Project Grant to the San Diego Unified School District to implement the "Magnifying Media Arts in the San Diego Unified School District" program under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding will support the district's efforts to establish and operate specialized magnet schools that promote voluntary desegregation through innovative media arts curricula and...
The Department of Education, through the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165), awarded a $6,190,613 Project Grant to the Albuquerque Public School District to establish and operate magnet schools that promote voluntary desegregation efforts. The funding will support the creation of innovative educational offerings and curricula designed to attract students from diverse backgrounds and reduce minority group isolation, including STEM, arts, dual language immersion, and...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,128,987 Project Grant under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) to School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties in Irmo, South Carolina. The grant funding will support the establishment and operation of a magnet school program aimed at promoting diversity and supporting low-income students. The project, titled "Project ASPIRE," will run from October 1, 2023, to...
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was awarded a $1,499,910 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an inclusive national model supporting the success of low-income graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Through this funding, the University will create programs and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $651,683 to Texas A&M International University from March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2028. The grant aims to increase the number of outstanding STEM majors prepared as high-quality secondary mathematics teachers for South Texas school districts, which face challenges attracting and retaining such teachers. Specifically, the grant...