Project Grant U215J180055

This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) will support the Milwaukee Public Schools' (MPS) Success Center and the provision of social and emotional learning and mental health services. The award will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,776,615 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) project grant to the Board of Education City of Chicago, doing business as Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund the establishment of personalized learning-themed magnet schools at Avalon Park, Brunson, Kipling, and Monroe schools in Chicago. The goal is to create specialized academic programs designed to...

The Durham Public Schools was awarded a $360,515 project grant from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The three year grant will fund the School Violence Prevention Program to deliver community policing strategies and collaborative problem solving between Durham Public Schools and local law enforcement from October 2021 through September 2024. Key activities will include developing partnerships...

The Independent School District 79 (Duluth Public Schools) in Duluth, Minnesota was awarded a $186,291 federal Formula Grant under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. This one-year grant, effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will support comprehensive educational services to address the unique cultural, linguistic, and academic needs of American Indian and...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Durham Public Schools a $5,205,080 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165) grant on October 1, 2024. The grant funds will support the establishment and operation of specialized magnet school programs designed to reduce minority group isolation, strengthen academic knowledge, and expand innovative educational methods. Key initiatives include developing unique curricular approaches, providing educator...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $5,997,974 Project Grant to the San Diego Unified School District to implement the "Magnifying Media Arts in the San Diego Unified School District" program under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding will support the district's efforts to establish and operate specialized magnet schools that promote voluntary desegregation through innovative media arts curricula and...

The Dickinson Public School District was awarded a $343,291 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. Funding will be used by the school district to implement initiatives that enhance school security and promote a positive...

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools) to support arts education, including equipment and supplies. This funding is provided under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The...

The Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) in Saint Paul, Minnesota will receive $999,985 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to implement the STOP School Violence program. SPPS will partner with the Legal Rights Center and Change, Inc. to enhance its capacity to address youth violence and victimization through implementing restorative practices schoolwide at one middle school and...

The Arapahoe County School District 6, doing business as Littleton Public Schools, was awarded a $166,388 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant falls under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) and will support the School Violence Prevention Program from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Through this funding, Littleton Public Schools will implement strategies to...