The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Waterford Institute, Inc. a $15,407,103 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. This five-year grant, running from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2028, will fund the "EXPANDING SCHOOL READINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RURAL SOUTH THE UPSTART RURAL TASK FORCE: TAKING ALL TO SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN" initiative. The project aims to provide instructional support,...
The U.S. 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 funding, awarded on September 3, 2024, supports the "Water Sector Mentoring and Employment for High School Students and...
The Early Math Initiative: Tiered Support to Prepare Native American and Other High-Need Children for Elementary School Mathematics was awarded a $9.021 million project grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) on January 1, 2023. Wested will deliver evidence-based, field-initiated innovations through December 31, 2027 to improve mathematics achievement and attainment for high-need...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Watermeet Township School District a Project Grant of $307,332 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on December 16, 2024. This federal grant supports the district's delivery of comprehensive K-12 educational services, including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career/technical education, teacher training, technology integration, and supplemental...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,461,560.00 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to support the "Bouncy Ready to Learn Program". The 5-year grant, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will fund the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative educational intervention focused on...
This federal Project Grant award of $264,000.00 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 program (CFDA 84.215) supports the Waterbury Bridge to Success Community Partnership Pathways to Success Initiative. The primary awardee is Neighborhood Housing Services...
This $6,658,592 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) is funding a 5-year research study to address equity in dual enrollment mathematics. The grant recipient, WestEd, a non-profit research and development organization, will develop and evaluate an innovative approach to teaching quantitative reasoning in order to improve mathematics outcomes for...
The Wested organization was awarded an $8.93 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) federal grant program. Through this five-year award ending in December 2026, Wested will scale, establish the efficacy of, and disseminate findings on the Citizen Math innovation designed to improve social-emotional and math outcomes for high-need rural and urban K-12 students. Wested has...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $11,017,875 Project Grant to Michigan State University to scale a project-based curriculum that uses multiple literacies to transform science learning in elementary schools in the Deep South. This grant, funded through the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411), aims to develop, implement, and evaluate an innovative educational intervention focused on improving student achievement and...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215) to the New England Institute of Technology (New England TECH) to support the "SUMMER CAMP EXPOSURE PROGRAM". This grant is intended to improve literacy skills and educational outcomes for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need areas. The program aims to develop and enhance literacy...