Project Grant U361A070006

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $17.5 million Project Grant to the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) under the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (CFDA 84.370). The grant will support DCPS in providing low-income parents residing in Washington, D.C. with expanded options for their children's education from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. As part of a broader school improvement effort in the District, the funding will allow DCPS...

This federal Project Grant award of $187,703 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282). The funding supports the opening of a new charter school, Holla School, located in Portland, OR. Holla School is a minority-owned, non-profit organization focused on serving the local community. The grant will cover planning, program design, and initial implementation of the new charter school, with the...

The Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB) in Louisiana has been awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will enable CPSB to partner with the non-profit Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ) to expand and enhance schools' capacity to prevent, intervene, and address high levels of violence in schools and the surrounding community. To facilitate...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,228,501.00 Project Grant under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282) to Believe Schools, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Black American-owned non-profit organization, to establish the Beleive St. Louis Academy in Indianapolis, IN. This grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2024, will support the startup of this new charter school. The...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $431,506 Project Grant under the federal Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282) to the Namahana Education Foundation. The grant will support the establishment of the Namahana School, the first public middle and high charter school for the North Shore community on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The project, which has an award period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to increase educational...

The federal Project Grant award of $6,205,916.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282), will support the Greater Education Opportunities (GEO) Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana. The funding will be used to create, expand, and replicate high-quality charter schools across the United States, particularly in traditionally underserved communities. Specific activities to be funded include planning...

The District of Columbia Government, through its DC State Education Office, was awarded a $17,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (CFDA 84.370). This grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027, aims to provide low-income parents in Washington, D.C. with expanded educational options for their children. The funded services...

The Clark County School District, the nation's fifth largest school district, has been awarded a $5,286,668 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding will support the establishment and operation of magnet schools in the district, with the primary goal of promoting voluntary desegregation through specialized academic programs, educator training, facilities improvements, student transportation, and other activities that...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education provides $17.5 million to the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) from Fiscal Year 2022 through Fiscal Year 2025. The funding supports the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (CFOA #84.370), which aims to provide low-income parents in Washington, D.C. with expanded educational options for their children as part of broader K-12 school improvement efforts in the district. OSSE will oversee...

The Board of Education Colorado was awarded a $15,655,401 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282). This grant supports the development, expansion, and replication of high-quality charter schools across Colorado to increase educational options for students, particularly those from traditionally underserved communities. The funding will enable the Board of Education Colorado to provide...