Project Grant S412A130004

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Minnesota Department of Education a $8,000,000 Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant under the Every Student Succeeds Act (CFDA 93.434). The funding will support the state's efforts to enhance program quality, expand access to early childhood services, and improve coordination among existing early care and education programs in a mixed delivery system for...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the California Department of Education $20,782,677 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act/American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) Formula Grant program (CFDA 84.173) for the period of July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant funds special education and related services for children with disabilities ages 3 through 5, and at the state's discretion, for 2-year-olds with disabilities who...

This $847,242 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.324 - Research in Special Education) supports a research project titled "Partnership to Build Teacher Capacity to Promote Early Language Learning in Infants and Toddlers with and at Risk for Disabilities". The primary awardee, the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc., will collaborate with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to document the efficacy...

The federal Project Grant award of $22,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five (CFDA 93.434) program will support the New York Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS) in enhancing the state's early childhood care and education system. This 3-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will enable OCFS to conduct comprehensive needs assessments, develop strategic plans,...

The federal Project Grant award with ID 04CH012859 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start federal grant program (CFDA 93.600). The $15,217,901 award to Acelero Inc., doing business as Acelero Learning, will support comprehensive early childhood education services for low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in South Carolina from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029. The...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $6,936,553 Project Grant under the Head Start federal grant program (CFDA 93.600) to Acelero Inc. (doing business as Acelero Learning), a for-profit organization, for the "EARLY HEAD START EXPANSION" project. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support comprehensive early childhood education services, including educational, health, nutritional, and social services, to promote...

The Special Education Preschool Grants program (CFDA 84.173), administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, awarded a $7,111,602 formula grant to the Louisiana Department of Administration to support comprehensive special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 years in Louisiana. This funding enables the state to provide specialized instruction, speech/language therapy, occupational/physical...

The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received a $3.6 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The grant funding supports the Special Education Preschool Grants program (CFDA 84.173) and will be used to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 5, and at the state's discretion, 2-year-olds with disabilities who will reach age 3 during...

This $4,229,860 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Rural Education Achievement Program (CFDA 84.358) aims to provide financial assistance to rural school districts to help improve the quality of teaching and learning. The funding supports a wide range of educational services and programs delivered by the Louisiana Department of Education and over 30 sub-awarded local school districts across Louisiana. The...

This federal Project Grant award of $724,148 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) will support a research study to evaluate the impact of implementing the First-Grade Reading Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS FG) program in kindergarten classrooms. The study, conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in partnership with the University of Texas Rio...