Project Grant S374A230009

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Providence College a $13.7 million Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) program (CFDA 84.411) to test the impact of Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) from December 15, 2021 to December 15, 2026. The i3 program supports the creation, development, implementation, replication and scaling of evidence-based innovations designed to improve...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $706,588 project grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to College Unbound, a private non-profit university in Providence, Rhode Island. This grant will fund the establishment of the Transformative Educator Pathways' Center of Excellence (TEP-CE), which aims to create a center of excellence for delivering equitable teacher preparation through...

This federal Project Grant award for $12,539,357.60 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supports the "PLAN, LEAD, ACT, NETWORK, AND SUSTAIN (PLANS) FOR EQUITABLE STUDENT OUTCOMES" initiative. The award, which began on January 1, 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2029, is funded through the Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411). The EIR program provides competitive...

This $1,316,524 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund a collaborative research initiative called "Revisioning Research Administration in Rhode Island for Emerging Research Institutions (ERIS)". The primary awardee is Roger Williams University, which will coordinate a partnership of five emerging research institutions in Rhode Island - Providence College, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $6,567,260.00 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant to the City of Providence, RI on March 1, 2025. The grant, authorized under CFDA 14.905, aims to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in low-income and minority housing units to protect children under six from lead poisoning. Key activities include inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, abatement, and temporary relocation of residents. The City of...

The Illinois State Board of Education, through its Regional Office of Education #17, received a $4.4 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research Program (formerly known as the Investing in Innovation Fund). The grant will support the "Leading While Learning Project," which is focused on improving principal effectiveness through December 2026. As indicated in the grant...

The Providence Housing Authority was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). This federal grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027, will support a range of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Providence, RI. The funding will enable the Providence Housing Authority to provide job...

This $505,455 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research initiative among five Emerging Research Institutions (ERIS) in Rhode Island. The project aims to address collective challenges in the state's research administration landscape by: 1) developing shared resources and a research administration learning community; 2) building and diversifying the Rhode Island research administration pipeline;...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a 33-month initiative to train 500 unemployed, underemployed, and underserved individuals in Rhode Island with industry-aligned skills, ultimately placing at least 325 of those trained into career employment or additional...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Mentor Rhode Island: The RI Mentoring Partnership, Inc. a $1,027,500 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 federal grant program (CFDA 84.215). Mentor RI will deliver mentoring initiatives for vulnerable youth in Warwick, Rhode Island from...