Project Grant S215K230134
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $949,000 Project Grant to the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation. This grant is funded through 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 project aims to develop a new agricultural workforce in Hawaii by enhancing educational...
- 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 New York State Education Department was awarded a $2,124,235 Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645). The grant will support the New York State Education Department's farm to school programs through September 2026. Specifically, funding will help strengthen New York's food and agriculture supply chain resilience in accordance with section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan...
- 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...
- The Norwalk Public School District received a $1,323,660 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). The award will fund the development and implementation of a K-12 marine science curriculum pathway for students in...
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, engineering, and math (STEM) and agriculture lesson plans, and provide hands-on instruction to students. These initiatives aim to advance literacy, science-based learning, and nutrition education by enabling students to gain firsthand experience with hydroponic cultivation methods. The Project Grant is funded 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).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $800.0k | 7/20/23 |