Project Grant S215K230131
- The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000.00 Project Grant to New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education services to K-12 schools and students through hands-on hydroponic farming projects. The grant funding, provided under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for...
- The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, to implement hydroponic farming education programs in K-12 schools through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program. The grant, with a performance period from July 21, 2023 to June 30, 2025, will enable New York Sun Works to build sustainable agriculture labs in classrooms, develop integrated science, technology,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). This funding will enable New York Sun Works to deliver a 3-year teacher professional development program to 50 new partner public schools, reaching 50 K-12 teachers with a comprehensive curriculum and technical hydroponic farming training, as well as ongoing mentoring support....
- New York Sun Works Inc. was awarded a $219,431 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to deliver an urban agriculture education program to primary and secondary schools in the South Bronx area of New York City. The award period is from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The grant funding will support New York Sun Works Inc.'s efforts to increase food, garden, and nutrition education capacity within participating schools...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $136,629 to New York Sun Works Inc. to implement an environmental education program in New York City. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate climate and environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will serve to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in over 1,600 K-8th grade students...
- The New York Hall of Science was awarded a $749,372 Project Grant 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 supports the development of childhood space science programs and curriculum, as well as facility rehabilitation, with...
- The New York Hall of Science received a $4,419,291 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program to leverage civic science approaches to advance science learning for high-need, grade 6-8 students. The project, titled "YOUR LIGHT AND AIR: LEVERAGING CIVIC SCIENCE TO ADVANCE HIGH NEED, GRADE 6-8 STUDENTS' SCIENCE LEARNING THROUGH INVESTIGATIONS", will run from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The EIR program...
- This Project Grant award of $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service was made under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The funding will support Harlem Grown Inc., a non-profit organization, to address the critical need for community access to locally grown, nutritious, healthy foods and educational programs for youth on sustainable urban agriculture in Central Harlem, New York. The project aims to establish...
- The federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the "E-GROW" project. This 4-year project, led by Cornell University, aims to develop youth interest and competency in agricultural technology (AgTech) for food production in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The project will pilot a CEA certificate program at 10 middle and high schools in several states, reaching an...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Youth Ministries For Peace And Justice, Inc. a $300,000 Project Grant under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The two-year award running from May 2023 to June 2025 will support the organization's efforts to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural practices in New York. Specifically, the funding will be used to develop community gardens...
New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, received an $800,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide STEM education services to K-12 schools through hands-on hydroponic farming projects. The funding, awarded on July 1, 2023, supports the organization's efforts to build sustainable agriculture labs, deliver integrated STEM and agriculture curriculum, and enable students to gain firsthand experience with hydroponic cultivation methods. These services are provided under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects grant program (CFDA 84.215), which aims to develop and improve literacy skills and advance science-based learning in high-need local educational agencies and schools.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $800.0k | 6/21/23 |