Project Grant S215K220117

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Operation Shoestring Inc. $514,003 in Project Grant S215K260034 on June 1, 2026, 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). Operation Shoestring Inc., a Mississippi-based nonprofit, will operate an afterschool and summer program serving...

Federal Grant Award Summary T. A. Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus received a $827,967 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award supports the delivery of comprehensive student support services designed to increase retention and graduation rates for disadvantaged college students, including low-income...

This $1,360,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education 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 an early childhood program at the University of Mississippi over a 2-year period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The grant will support the university...

The Reading Is Fundamental's Children's Literacy Initiative in Mississippi will provide $384,164 in literacy programs and services through a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant funding is provided through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects programs (CFDA 84.215). As the awardee, Reading Is Fundamental Inc. will...

The Mississippi Department of Education received a $16.7 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program (CFDA 84.287), effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports the establishment and expansion of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and developmental services to school-aged children, particularly those...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $16,870,143 Formula Grant to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) for the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program. This grant supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for students, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. Through this grant, MDE administers...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $2.698 million to Jumpstart For Young Children, Inc. on June 1, 2026, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215). Jumpstart will build on an accelerated workforce program pilot and increase high-quality learning experiences for children in early care and education settings. The recipient is a non-profit organization that recruits and trains AmeriCorps members to deliver literacy and...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center $199,914 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to create the Atlanta University Center Archives Research Center Teaching Faculty Residency. Over two years through August 31, 2028, the recipient will develop a faculty residency program engaging teaching faculty from Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College. Faculty will participate...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant entitled "LEADERSHIP IN LITERACY: SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS IN MISSISSIPPI CLASSROOMS" to the University of Mississippi, with a project period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. This grant is funded under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program $937,508 on June 1, 2026, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215) to build home libraries for summer reading among kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students in order to reduce summer reading skill loss. Page Ahead will distribute books and reading materials to children to increase reading motivation, performance, and frequency. The program...