Project Grant U165A170043

Federal Grant Award Summary ST Martin Parish School Board received a $5.21 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) awarded October 1, 2025, for the PROSPER initiative. The award supports the establishment and operation of magnet schools designed to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) education within a voluntary desegregation...

EDUCATE, EQUIP EMPOWER (E3) TRAINING ACADEMY James Madison University's University Business Office received a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The E3 Training Academy delivers research-based training and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees received a $1.074 million Cooperative Agreement awarded July 17, 2026, by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135 to develop ultra-strong permanent magnets based on 5f-electron actinide elements. The project, titled "FUSION: 5F-Electron Ultra-Strong Intermetallic Magnets Through Optimized New Phases," will deliver design rules and scalable magnet blocks targeting...

EXCEL Thru Arts Integration Project Grant Summary Artsnow, Inc. received a $3.99M project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Arts in Education program (CFDA 84.351), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. The Expanding Creativity, Engagement and Literacy (EXCEL) Thru Arts Integration project will deliver arts-integrated educational programming and support designed to enhance student literacy,...

Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC (ACT) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop HYBRID ACCELERATOR MAGNETS BASED ON DOG BONE SHAPED CORC; WIRE INSERTS FOR OPERATION BEYOND 20 T. The period of performance for this award is from June 28, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). This program supports basic research to deliver scientific...

Achievement First Inc., a charter management organization (CMO) headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, received a $1.16 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Charter Schools program (CFDA 84.282). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supports the replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools operated by the organization. Under this grant, Achievement First Inc. will develop...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $633,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) to acquire a cryogen-free magnetometer. This high-sensitivity, high-throughput magnetometer will support research into a broad range of topics, including investigating new properties in magnetic and superconducting thin films and heterostructures, proximity coupling at interfaces, and applications of...

STEM Academy to Prepare, Retain, Excel, and Progress: Planning Grant Summary The Maricopa County Community College District received a $199,788 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028. This planning grant funds the STEM Academy initiative, which investigates evidence-based practices and interventions designed to improve success and...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Texas A&M University-San Antonio a $1.6 million Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). This 4-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027, will support the university's efforts to recruit, prepare, place, and retain teachers for high-need local education agencies to serve underserved student populations. As a...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) in the amount of $306,110 supports research and workforce development activities at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) focused on light-controlled magnetism in quantum materials. The project combines experimental work at New Mexico Tech and Georgetown University with theoretical modeling at the University of Chile to investigate light-induced...