Project Grant S374A230029

The Brooklyn Museum will create intensive arts education curricula for up to 10 underserved schools in Brooklyn, New York during the 2021-2022 academic year under a $231,230 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The museum aims to develop inspiring encounters with art that transform perspectives through its school partnerships, expecting to reach approximately 1,000 K-12 students. Prioritizing Title I schools impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project will...

The Weeksville Heritage Center was awarded a $160,125 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to develop an online and in-person educational program for K-12 students. Located in Brooklyn, New York, the Weeksville Heritage Center will hire and train new staff to build curriculum focusing on the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities before the Civil War. In response to virtual learning needs during the COVID-19...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc. a $100,000 project grant under the National Leadership Grants program to produce One Brooklyn TV in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. One Brooklyn TV will bring educational media content to over 550,000 households in Brooklyn, providing students access to remote curriculum and instructional videos regardless of internet access. Now in its second year, the program will focus on creating...

The New Dawn Charter School, as the lead local education agency (LEA) for a New York City charter school consortium, was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, supports a comprehensive school safety program across 15 charter schools serving over 10,900 students in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn,...

This Project Grant award of $1,097,668.00 from the Department of Education (ED) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supports the "CRASEL EXPANSION: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT" project of the Abyssinian Development Corp, a non-profit community development organization. The funding comes from the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and...

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,...

Brown University Library, in partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance, will establish structures of reciprocal support for developing the next generation of library leaders and fostering transformation in academic libraries through a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The two-year project will plan and pilot a set of in-person and virtual developmental activities for emerging library leaders,...

The New York Public Library, in partnership with Teachers College, Columbia University, will deliver a two-week combined summer institute titled "Harlem's Education Movements: Changing the Civil Rights Narrative" through a $378,290 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through scholarly presentations, dialogue with movement veterans, place-based pedagogy, and guided exploration of the Schomburg Center's archival collections, the institute will provide 25...

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement Project CARE (Creating a Respectful Environment). This three-year initiative aims to address significant challenges with school violence, including rising incidents of fighting, pre-fighting, and harassment, bullying, and intimidation across the district's diverse student population. The grant...

The City of New York Board of Education Division of Revenue Operations has received a $5,999,998.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The grant will fund the "Community School Districts 7-10-11 Bronx Inter-District Magnet Consortium" to establish and operate magnet schools aimed at promoting voluntary desegregation and reducing minority group isolation in the New York City public school system. The 1-year...