Project Grant S356A220026

The University of Puerto Rico in Ponce (UPRP) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the project "A Pathway for Achieving Students Engagement and Academic Success (PASEAS)". This grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support UPRP's efforts to strengthen its management, fiscal operations, and academic quality as a minority-serving institution....

Community Partners received a $1,066,300 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award will support Community Partners' PROJECT SOAR initiative, which will provide college and career support services to residents in public housing in Los Angeles, California through August 2025. FIPSE aims to support innovative strategies to improve postsecondary...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $5,017,185 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 "PROJECT EMPOWER," will implement and sustain full-service community schools with two local educational agencies (LEAs) that are rural and...

This federal Project Grant award of $706,635 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The grant, titled "ADELANTE! A Project to Propel WPU's Hispanic Servingness and Diversify the K12 Teaching Workforce," is being awarded to Warner Pacific University, a private non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution located in Portland, Oregon....

This $1,280,000 GEAR UP OAHU PARTNERSHIP PROJECT award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.334 - Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) supports comprehensive services to increase secondary school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance postsecondary enrollment and success for low-income students in Honolulu, Hawaii. Key services include academic support, financial aid guidance, college preparation...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will enable EDP University of Puerto Rico, Inc., a private non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution, to virtualize academic programs and develop online support services to enhance Hispanic student success. The funding will support initiatives to expand educational opportunities, improve academic offerings, and increase...

The United Community Center Inc. was awarded a $273,750 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support the organization's ABRIENDO PUERTAS project, which provides services to help low-income Latino students enroll in and complete higher education programs. The FIPSE program aims to support innovative strategies to improve postsecondary...

College Possible Oregon will deliver an intensive college access program with $500,000 in funding from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education through June 2024. The award 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 program (CFDA 84.215). College Possible will utilize the funding to develop and...

This federal Project Grant award of $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP, CFDA 84.334) will support the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) in providing comprehensive college access and success services to 6,500 students in 13 high-poverty school districts across Washington state. The GEAR UP program aims to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $523,398 Project Grant to the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, a minority-owned, Hispanic American non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The grant supports the "SOMOS UNO / WE ARE ONE" initiative, which aims to develop literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in Chicago. Through sub-awards with the Illinois State Board of Education, the Puerto Rican Arts...