Project Grant SSF30022GR0001

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), will enable Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community to deliver training and technical assistance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are current or potential grantees of OVW's Campus Program. The $400,000 award will fund culturally specific and trauma-informed...

The New York Public Library, in partnership with Teachers College, Columbia University, will deliver a two-week combined summer institute titled "Harlem's Education Movements: Changing the Civil Rights Narrative" through a $378,290 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through scholarly presentations, dialogue with movement veterans, place-based pedagogy, and guided exploration of the Schomburg Center's archival collections, the institute will provide 25...

This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the development of an innovative training program and national initiative to promote fair and equitable police practices. Over 24 months, the University of Cincinnati will create training curriculum and train-the-trainer materials on connecting law enforcement with minority communities to enhance trust and perceptions of fairness. A key component is a...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $706,588 project grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to College Unbound, a private non-profit university in Providence, Rhode Island. This grant will fund the establishment of the Transformative Educator Pathways' Center of Excellence (TEP-CE), which aims to create a center of excellence for delivering equitable teacher preparation through...

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...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,610,748.00 Project Grant under the Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) program to the Midlands Community Development Corporation in Columbia, SC. The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to improve student achievement through comprehensive teacher preparation and professional development initiatives. Key objectives include enhancing the quality of...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Texas Southern University (TSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Houston, TX. The grant is provided under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525). Through this 4-year award, TSU will create culturally specific strategies tailored to Black students and other underserved populations to...

The Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MSCASA), a non-profit organization, received a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Through this grant, MSCASA will collaborate with the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault to implement the Culturally Specific Campus Consortium (CSCC) project. The CSCC project aims to provide culturally relevant...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $3,362,100.00 in funding to the University of South Carolina over a period of 5 years from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to facilitate federal and non-federal activities that commemorate and interpret the history of the African American Civil Rights Movement, the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the relevance of the...

The University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies and Chicago State University's Department of Computer, Information, and Mathematical Science and Technology were awarded a $666,088 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program. The award will support a partnership with multiple state and public libraries to study and build the capabilities of public librarians and select communities to lead civic...