Project Grant SIS40017GR0040

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $179,999 Project Grant to The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (doing business as Clinical Practices Of The University Of Pennsylvania) under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. This grant will fund a project titled "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: INTERFACE BETWEEN HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL EQUITY" from July 7, 2023 to December 9,...

TRIO Student Support Services at Portland State University Portland State University received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award supports comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and...

The Partners In Development Foundation received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the PIHA ME KA PONO PROJECT. The award is funded through four federal programs—Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects—as designated by the 84.215 CFDA program title. The...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, awarded a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. to support the PREP4SUCCESS (P4S) program. The P4S program aims to equip academically gifted secondary school students from across Turkmenistan with skills, knowledge, and peer-to-peer networks to contribute to the economic development of Turkmenistan. The award period is from January 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $7,972,036 Project Grant to Portland State University under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The "ACCESS, CONNECT, COMPLETE, ENGAGE (ACCE)" project, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education through innovative strategies and support for underserved...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS) awarded a cooperative agreement through the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program to Creative Associates International Inc. totaling $6,429,406 to strengthen Palestinian institutions in a rapid, responsive, and flexible manner as determined by changing conditions in Palestine from April 16, 2007 to February 28, 2011. The intended outcome of this project funded under the grant was to strengthen Palestinian...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $183,745 Project Grant under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program to World Learning Inc., a nonprofit organization with expertise in international education and exchange programs. The grant, titled "TUKO PA MOJA: TANZANIAN CREATIVITY AND PERSPECTIVES IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE," supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development related to modern foreign...

Partners of the Americas, Inc. was awarded a $830,492 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the organization's FY 2022 Traditional Public Private Partnership Program. Funded under the agency's Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415), the award will support Partners of the Americas' exchange activities from June 2022 through October 2023. As described under the CFDA, the project aims to...

The National Science Foundation awarded Vanderbilt University a $450,038 project grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to study the effectiveness of public-private partnerships in education. The two-year award beginning August 2022 will support research comparing student learning outcomes between those randomly assigned to attend public-private partnership schools versus traditional public schools through a lottery system. Administrative data on...

The University of Pittsburgh received a $3,516,454 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to support its Partners for Rural Student Success Impact and Mobility (PRSSIM) project. The 4-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2024, aims to enhance the quality and accessibility of postsecondary education for underserved student populations, with a focus on improving student retention, completion rates, and career...