Project Grant U282M170009

This Project Grant award of $1,097,668.00 from the Department of Education (ED) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supports the "CRASEL EXPANSION: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT" project of the Abyssinian Development Corp, a non-profit community development organization. The funding comes from the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $5,609,090 Head Start (CFDA 93.600) project grant to The Educational Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization in New York City's Chinatown. The five-year grant, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will fund the organization's comprehensive early childhood education and family services program for low-income families. This Head Start program aims to promote school readiness by enhancing...

The South Ward Children's Alliance Promise Neighborhood (SWCAPN) project received a $59.2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects programs (CFDA 84.215). The SWCAPN project, to be implemented between January 2019 and December 2023 by the...

The Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation will expand its Museum-on-the-Go program and extend its reach to K-3 educators and students under a $503,390 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The Museum-on-the-Go initiative provides collections-based learning experiences using a "field trip in a box" concept. Through this funding, the Museum will incorporate new elements into the existing pre-K program and create 24 new case studies...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a 5-year, $8,183,733 Project Grant under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to The Child Center of NY, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Forest Hills, Queens. This grant funding supports the delivery of comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and social services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in the local community. The...

The Wildlife Conservation Society received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on August 15, 2022 to support the IGNITING MARINE PROTECTION & CAREERS FOR TEENS (IMPACT) program. The grant was awarded 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)....

This $102,682,609 federal Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program. The grant supports the establishment and expansion of community learning centers that offer academic enrichment and developmental services, such as tutoring, mentoring, homework assistance, and extracurricular activities, for students attending high-poverty and...

This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education provides $88.6 million to support the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Through sub-awards to 76 organizations across New York State, the New York State Education Department will create community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for students, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. Major...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Life Camps Inc. a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) federal grant program. Life Camps Inc. will use the funding to operate the Queens Peace Academy in Briarwood, NY from September 12, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The...

The NYC Early Learning Company Inc. was awarded a $4,849,194 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start federal grant program (CFDA 93.600). The grant will support the delivery of Early Head Start services from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026 in Yonkers, NY. The Head Start program aims to promote school readiness in young children from low-income families through educational, health, nutrition and...