Project Grant SFI30021GR3012

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) provides $706,666 to the University of Colorado-Denver to enhance teacher preparation and development with a focus on increasing diversity, access, and equity in the teaching profession. The university will develop targeted initiatives such as bilingual teacher preparation, diversity...

This $706,688 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program supports National University's "PROJECT DREAMS: DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOR SUCCESS" initiative. The program aims to enhance teacher preparation and development at minority-serving educational institutions, with a focus on recruiting, preparing, supporting, placing, and retaining...

This collaborative Project Grant of $575,142, awarded October 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports the development and comparative evaluation of two instructional modalities for preparing undergraduate STEM education students to teach K-12 science. The University of West Florida serves as the lead institution in partnership with Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M University, Kennesaw...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program (CFDA 84.428) provides $625,982 to Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO to enhance teacher preparation and development. The funding will support comprehensive initiatives to recruit, prepare, support, place, and retain diverse teachers for high-need local education agencies, with a focus on increasing teacher workforce diversity and closing...

The federal Project Grant award of $341,691 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development (CFDA 84.428) program. The award, titled "PROJECT STRIDE: SUSTAINING TEACHERS THROUGH RESPONSIVENESS, INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, AND EQUITY", supports Seattle University in developing comprehensive initiatives to recruit, prepare, support, place, and retain teachers for...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to investigate the impact of engaging teacher candidates and new teachers in video-based analysis of STEM classrooms. The goal is to build their skills in noticing inclusive approaches to STEM teaching, with the potential to improve the effectiveness and retention of STEM teachers in high-need schools. The $117,457 award supports a collaborative research project led by Kennesaw...

The Department of Education awarded a $495,012 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to Prairie View A&M University. The grant supports the "Panther Teacher Education Residency Model (PANTHERTERM)" - a partnership between Prairie View A&M University and hard-to-staff school districts. The project aims to enhance teacher recruitment, preparation, support, placement, and retention for...

This NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant, awarded to Texas A&M University on October 1, 2025, with $216,674 obligated through September 30, 2029, supports collaborative research comparing two instructional modalities for preservice STEM teacher preparation. The project, conducted in partnership with the University of West Florida, Southern Methodist University, Kennesaw State University, and Drake University, develops and evaluates Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence (VR AI)...

Teachers College, Columbia University (TC) received a $1.318 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program. The grant period runs from July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023. The Education Stabilization Fund program aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. TC will likely use this funding to support education and training services and...

This federal Project Grant award of $706,635 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence (CFDA 84.428) program supports the "ADELANTE!" project at Warner Pacific University. The project aims to recruit, prepare, support, place, and retain diverse teachers for high-need local education agencies, with a focus on increasing teacher workforce diversity and closing student opportunity and achievement gaps....