Project Grant U282M190026

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $3,000,000 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 program (CFDA 84.215) to the Center For The Innovative Training Of Youth, Inc. (doing business as STEM NOLA), a minority-owned non-profit organization. The "STEM LOUISIANA: CREATING...

The New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA) will receive $800,000 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. NOLABA will establish the OurNOLA Fund, a $10 million equity-based investment fund to democratize investment access for millennials, Black, Indigenous, and people of color. The Fund will appeal nationally to non-accredited investors to invest minimum amounts of $500 each,...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) program provides $866,399.00 to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to support the "LOUISIANA REGION FOUR GROW YOUR OWN (LR4-GYO): CONNECTING REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT IN PATHWAYS TOWARD THRIVING CAREERS IN EDUCATION" project. The project aims to...

The Louisiana Board of Regents has been awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant, awarded on October 2, 2023 and running through September 27, 2025, is funded through 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 grant will support the...

The University of New Orleans received a $4.8 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance program on September 8, 2022. The funding will support the H2TheFuture Coalition led by the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation to boost the clean energy sector in New Orleans through transitioning the regional hydrogen energy sector. Coalition projects include supporting a central campus to connect the...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4.8 million Project Grant to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant supports the H2theFuture Coalition led by the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation to boost the clean energy sector in New Orleans through transitioning the regional hydrogen energy sector. Coalition projects funded under the award include supporting a central campus to connect...

This $4.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports the H2theFuture Coalition led by the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation. The Coalition will boost New Orleans' clean energy sector by transitioning the regional hydrogen energy sector away from fossil fuel-based hydrogen production toward green hydrogen produced from renewable sources. Coalition projects include supporting a central campus connecting the hydrogen cluster...

The U.S. Department of Education's Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program (CFDA 84.367) awarded a $43,338,980 formula grant to the Louisiana Department of Education. This grant, with an award date of July 1, 2024, will enable the state educational agency to provide K-12 public education services and support across Louisiana through September 30, 2025. Key services funded by this grant include professional development for teachers and principals, initiatives to recruit and retain...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $3,826,161 to the Louisiana Board of Regents to build and sustain strong networks of collaboration, communication, and partnership among Louisiana's diverse higher education institutions. The project, titled "E-CORE RII: Louisiana Networks of Excellence for Tomorrow," aims to connect stakeholders to the state's research resources, facilities, and...

This $211,309 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program will support research on the reputation of the American South. The University of New Orleans (UNO) is the primary awardee and will collaborate with the Urban Studies Institute at Georgia State University. The project aims to examine the role merchants have played in shaping the reputation of the American South, from Reconstruction to the present day, with a focus on the Civil Rights...