This is a $1,466,279 Project Grant awarded on August 13, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant provides funding for an economic development and community development initiative to be carried out by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, doing business as Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)....
The City of Milwaukee has been awarded a $241,250 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 award, titled "MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY: READY TO READ", will support the development and improvement of literacy...
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors, doing business as Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant, titled "Project STEPS" (Student Talking Equity and Prevention Systems), aims to enhance school safety, promote racial equity, and support student success within the district. Key activities include implementing racial equity...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $930,000 Project Grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. for the "READY CENTER COLLECTIVE" initiative. This grant, 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), aims to prepare Milwaukee teens to...
This $2,504,416 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program, will support the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) in developing and expanding school-based mental health services across the state. The funding will enable DPI to increase the number of qualified mental health professionals in educational settings and create innovative approaches to...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded The Water Council, Inc. a $421,000 Project Grant 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 grant, titled "Water Sector Mentoring and Employment for High School Students and Clubs (WSMAE)," aims to improve literacy and...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools) to support arts education, including equipment and supplies. This funding is provided 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...
This federal Project Grant award of $6,776,615.00 was provided by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The grant will fund the establishment and operation of magnet schools with a personalized learning theme at Avalon Park, Brunson, Kipling, and Monroe Schools in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The funding will support the development of specialized academic programs designed to reduce...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,137,933.00 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 award, titled "GRAND AVENUE LEARNING CORRIDOR PARTNERSHIP", supports initiatives to develop and improve literacy...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant funds will support a project to revitalize and modernize a vocational education center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Key activities include reinforcing the building structure, replacing HVAC and support systems,...