Project Grant S215J230273

The Town of Poughkeepsie was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) on June 18, 2025. This grant will fund the creation of the 95-acre Poughkeepsie Community Forest, which will support rural economic development through sustainable timber production, safeguard local drinking water supplies, and provide increased public access for outdoor recreation such as...

The Roosevelt Union Free School District, a local government entity and school district, received a $525,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The grant funds will be used to provide after-school literacy and...

This $1,499,423 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 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) will fund the City of New Haven's "BioCity Classroom" initiative. This community-focused project aims to enhance educational opportunities...

This federal Project Grant award of $450,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 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 funding supports RSU #13, a local school district in Rockland, Maine, in delivering a range of educational services and...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to Parents And Children Together, a non-profit family service agency, for the "PACT COMMUNITY TEEN CENTER - BRIDGES BACK TO SCHOOL - HELPING YOUTH RE-ENGAGE WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY" program. The project will be carried out from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The grant funding supports the organization's efforts to provide services under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy;...

This $272,364 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042A) program will provide comprehensive support services to disadvantaged students at Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge, NY. The primary objectives are to increase student retention, graduation rates, and facilitate transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, with a focus on improving academic potential,...

This $270,418 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.267), supports Projects To Empower & Organize The Psychiatrically Labeled, Inc. (operating as P E O P L E) in providing comprehensive housing and supportive services to address homelessness in Poughkeepsie, New York. The grant funds a range of eligible activities, including permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,725,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild program) to Nubian Directions II Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Poughkeepsie, NY. The grant funding will be used to provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. Key services include post-secondary education and training...

The Secaucus School District was awarded a $499,980 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will fund school safety programs and technology from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 to improve security at schools and on school grounds in Secaucus, New Jersey. Specifically, the district will implement evidence-based programs through this funding to enhance...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), awarded a $484,665 project grant to Hudson River Housing, Inc. in Poughkeepsie, NY. This funding will support the organization's efforts to provide housing assistance and supportive services to address homelessness, with a focus on youth homelessness, in its local community. Eligible activities under this CoC Program grant include permanent housing, transitional housing,...