Project Grant SBAHQ25V0041

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded St. Joseph's College $559,867 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The three-year project grant will support the establishment of a Center for Excellence for Veteran Students at the college in Brooklyn, New York from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. FIPSE aims to support innovative postsecondary education strategies and institutional reforms. This award will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $4,262,046 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Saint Peter's University, a private non-profit Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey. The "PEACOCKSUCCESS BY OPTIMIZING DATA AND SUPPORT (PODS) PROJECT" grant, with an award date of January 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027, will fund initiatives to improve STEM...

This $272,364 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education supports the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ. The grant, effective from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, provides comprehensive support services to enhance academic outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the university. Key objectives include increasing student...

St. Joseph's College was awarded $754,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program by the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to enhance cybersecurity and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational opportunities. The FIPSE program aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities. With this three-year project grant completing in May...

The University of Saint Thomas was awarded a $590,107 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award will support the VetStart project in Houston, Texas from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The VetStart project aims to provide assistance to expand postsecondary opportunities for veterans through institutional reforms and innovative strategies as...

This $272,364 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) supports Saint Vincent College's efforts to enhance retention and success for low-income and first-generation college students. The funding will enable the college to provide comprehensive support services, such as academic tutoring, financial aid assistance, and mentoring, to help this underserved student population improve their academic potential, financial...

The Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development awarded Syracuse University a $1 million project grant under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) to provide entrepreneurship training and curriculum updates for global delivery of the Boots to Business two-day classroom training and follow-on training from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. In accordance with the program's goal of providing information on small business ownership to service members and military...

The Small Business Administration's Office of Veterans Business Development awarded a $150,000 project grant to Syracuse University under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) to deliver the Women Veteran Entrepreneurial Training Program from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. The program aims to assist veteran, service-disabled veteran, and military reserve members in starting or expanding small businesses by providing entrepreneurial training in accordance with Public Law 110-186, which...

Syracuse University was awarded a $135,687.83 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of VA Business Development under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) on February 25, 2021. The grant funding will support Syracuse University in providing information on small business ownership to service members and military spouses by facilitating and instructing the U.S. Small Business Administration's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" training program. Specifically,...

The University of Maryland, College Park has been awarded a $460,000.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044). The grant will fund the university's VBOC 2025-2026 program, which provides comprehensive entrepreneurship training and support services to military-connected individuals, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. Key activities include delivering the SBA's...