Project Grant S215K240099

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $795,954 Project Grant under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) to the Georgia Department of Education, a Regional Educational Service Agency, to reduce chronic absenteeism through a whole child approach. The project, titled "Georgia Goes to School: Reducing Chronic Absenteeism Through a Whole Child Approach," will be implemented from December 2024 to December...

This federal Project Grant award of $264,000.00 was made on August 23, 2024 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 grant was awarded to Neighborhood Housing Services Of Waterbury, Inc. (doing business as Neighborhood Housing Services...

This $1,000,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Allen County Board of Education in Scottsville, Kentucky to hire three full-time Registered Behavior Technicians as Behavioral Support Specialists. These specialists will provide applied behavior analysis services, in-classroom interventions, and additional supports for students in need across the district. They will also deliver...

This $862,177 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Windsor Central School District in New York to enhance school safety and student mental health supports. The key components include: Hiring one additional social worker and one school psychologist to provide school-based mental health services and referrals. Providing training for all teachers and aides in grades PreK-12 on...

The Stratford Board of Education was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the implementation of the INSPIRE Students program, which aims to address three key predictors of school violence: delinquent/antisocial behavior, ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, and childhood maltreatment. The program will start in grades 5 and 6 in the first year and expand to grades 7-12...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,269,096 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) Project Grant to the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) to establish and operate magnet schools in Hartford, CT. The grant funding will enable CREC to implement specialized academic programs, provide educator training, make facilities improvements, and support student transportation and other activities that promote racial and socioeconomic...

This $1,800,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will fund the "BUILD CHILD RESILIENCE" initiative implemented by Bhcare, Inc., a non-profit organization in Connecticut. The project aims to provide trauma-focused school-based behavioral health services and training for...

This $2,042,224.23 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Education's Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CFDA 84.368) program supports the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) in developing innovative approaches to measuring student academic achievement and growth across the state's elementary and secondary schools. The grant will fund CDE's "Student Choice in Constructed Responses (SCCR)" project, which aims to improve the quality, validity, and reliability of...

This $421,000 Project Grant award 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 the "Water Sector Mentoring and Employment for High School Students and Clubs" (WSMAE) program, which aims to improve...

The Council on At-Risk Youth (CARY) was awarded a $702,519 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to hire "CARY Youth Advisors" and provide trauma-informed, school-based programming at three high schools in the Austin and Manor Independent School Districts. The CARY Youth Advisors will conduct the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) curriculum with 100 students per year over two school...