Project Grant S424G230017

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,128,987 Project Grant under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) to School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties in Irmo, South Carolina. The grant funding will support the establishment and operation of a magnet school program aimed at promoting diversity and supporting low-income students. The project, titled "Project ASPIRE," will run from October 1, 2023, to...

This $5,550,681 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) supports the "SOAR: STRENGTHENING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS" project by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. The funding will enable the establishment and operation of magnet schools in Nashville to promote voluntary desegregation and create innovative educational offerings to attract students from diverse...

This federal Project Grant award of $403,103 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination) supports a research project titled "School Diversity and Long-Term Student Outcomes" led by the University of Oklahoma's Office of Research Administration. The project aims to examine the long-term impacts of school diversity policies on student outcomes. Key activities include data collection, analysis,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $5,804,522 Project Grant to the Little Rock School Board (doing business as the Little Rock School District) under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding will support the "PROJECT CATALYST - LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" over the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This grant aims to create and operate specialized magnet...

The Fayette County Board of Education was awarded a $6,118,827 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant will fund the establishment, implementation, and expansion of specialized magnet school programs that promote voluntary desegregation and offer students diverse, high-quality academic opportunities. The project period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. As a public school...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $308,978 to the University of Texas at Arlington to design and validate a diversity intervention training program focused on teaching employees specific skills to be allies for one another and for marginalized groups. The project aims to (a) assess the long-term effectiveness of this type of training longitudinally and (b) develop an online version of the...

This $5,497,411 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supports Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in establishing and operating specialized magnet schools. The funding will enable the district to develop innovative educational programs that promote voluntary desegregation and offer students diverse, high-quality academic opportunities in areas such as STEM, career exploration,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) awarded a $4,096,886 Project Grant to Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) to implement its vision of creating racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse schools. Through this funding, NVUSD will conduct two quasi-experimental studies to further magnet school research. The award, effective from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, will enable NVUSD to offer specialized academic programs, provide...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $5,800,330 Project Grant to Ypsilanti Community Schools, a local government school district, on October 1, 2023. The grant is funded through the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165), which provides funding to local educational agencies to establish and operate magnet schools to promote voluntary desegregation and create innovative academic programs to attract diverse student populations....

This $149,770 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Lindsey Wilson College in building its capacity to recruit and prepare secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators in Kentucky. The College will improve coordination between its STEM and education faculty through a new STEM education curriculum committee. STEM faculty will take Praxis subject assessments to guide authentic revisions to 36 STEM...