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Data Biden-Harris Administration Announces $277 Million In Education Innovation and Research Grants to Help Address Academic Recovery
                                                          Biden-Harris Administration Announces $277 Million In Education Innovation and Research Grants to Help Address Academic Recovery
December 5, 2023
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
As part of the  Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to address academic recovery,  including supporting student success in math and reading, the U.S. Department  of Education (Department) today announced $277 million in new grant awards to  advance educational equity and innovation through the Education  Innovation and Research (EIR) grant program. State-administered test  scores from the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years show some early signs of  rebounding from the major disruptions of the pandemic, but not enough are back  to pre-pandemic levels—and the recovery has been uneven—with the students most  impacted still furthest behind. We have a long way to go, especially for  communities and students who have been exposed to longstanding inequality.  These new grant awards can help us get there with $90.3 million for STEM, $87.2  million for social emotional well-being, including student engagement, and  $76.5 million for projects in rural areas.
“This  $277 million in grant awards from the Biden-Harris Administration will fund  some of the nation’s most promising efforts to raise the bar for academic  recovery, excellence, and equity in education,” said U.S. Secretary of  Education Miguel Cardona. “I am especially excited to have the Department of  Education support innovative efforts across the country to enhance literacy,  math, and STEM instruction broadly in underserved communities and set the stage  for young people to succeed, as well as learn how to address real-world  problems in today’s most cutting-edge fields. All of this year’s grantees are  pioneering exciting, evidence-based strategies to close opportunity gaps and  provide young people with the engaging and impactful learning experiences they  deserve so that they can achieve at high levels.”
The EIR  programs help create, implement, replicate, and expand entrepreneurial,  evidence-based innovations to improve outcomes for historically underserved  learners and to rigorously evaluate such innovations. The EIR grants have been  awarded to 45 grantees to advance educational innovation, research, and develop  new solutions to addressing persistent educational opportunity gaps for  students who have been historically underserved.
These  awards are announced as the Department celebrates the one-year anniversary of  the YOU Belong in STEM initiative, which  supports the implementation and scaling of equitable, high-quality STEM  education for all students from PreK to higher education—regardless of  background—to prepare them for 21st century career readiness and global  competitiveness.
“Diversity  is the strength of our nation; it fuels innovation and progress. In celebration  of the YOU Belong in STEM anniversary, the Department is pleased to support  these new EIR grantees that advance our goal to create a more inclusive STEM  community, while also supporting student success in math and reading,” said  U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten. “As the Department continues  to advance equity and innovation, we invite everyone to join us in celebrating  the YOU Belong in STEM anniversary and the positive impact these EIR grantees  will have on shaping the future of education.”
The 2023  cohort of EIR grantees represents a wide range of innovative approaches that  Raise the Bar and advance academic excellence, student engagement, social and  emotional development and well-being, and create pathways for global engagement  for schools across the nation—including more than $100 million in grants for  strategies designed to support success in math and reading. For  example:
	
The       Concord Consortium’s project will employ a strategy to integrate       artificial intelligence (AI) education to expand access to AI programs in       math and literacy for students underrepresented in the computing field,       including African American and Hispanic students, students from       economically disadvantaged backgrounds, living in remote rural areas, or       in under-resourced schools, as well as develop teachers’ competency for       implementing AI in math program.

  The       Education Development Center will launch a project titled “Math for All:       Expanding Professional Learning to Improve Mathematics Outcomes for       Students in High-Need Schools” to develop the capacity of teacher leaders       to make high-quality math instruction accessible to all students. The       project will be implemented across Illinois, Montana, New Jersey, New       Mexico, and New York.

  WestEd       through their Mid-phase grant will serve schools throughout the Michigan,       New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Utah regions. The project will meet the       critical needs for both disciplinary literacy and foundational reading       skills in high-need 8th and 9th graders by leveraging two evidence-based       interventions—the Apprenticeship for Academic Literacy curriculum and       through modernizing texts, streamlining the curriculum, and integrating       foundational reading skills.

  Unbounded       Learning, Inc. will launch their Reading Reimagined project to provide       professional learning to grades 2-5 teachers. The project covers       foundational literacy, language variation and style shifting, lesson       plans, and job-embedded coaching to prepare teachers to provide       differentiated instruction designed to help students “style shift” to       General American English (GAE). This grantee has partnered with the       University of California-Irvine and the American Institutes for       Research.

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction  will focus its PRISM (Patterns for Reaching and Impacting Students in Math)  project to improve math outcomes for high-need students through the creation  and testing of strategies to enhance the adoption and use of its Patterns  framework, a comprehensive professional learning program designed to improve  math outcomes, particularly for high-need students.Since day one, and through  historic investments like the American Rescue Plan, the Biden-Harris  Administration has worked to help every school accelerate academic achievement,  open safely for in-person instruction, and build communities where all students  feel they belong. Today’s announcement builds on these extensive investments in  K-12 schools to accelerate academic success nationwide.
The new EIR awardees are listed  below:

**STATE**
    **FY23    GRANTEE**
    **PROJECT NAME**
    **GRANT    TYPE**
    **AWARD**AK
    **University of    Alaska Fairbanks**
    Validated    Induction Network Expansion (VINE project)
    Expansion
    $14,999,998AL
    **Alabama State    Department of Education - AMSTI**
    New Virtual    Reality Technology to Enhance Students’ Algebra Knowledge and Skills
    Early-phase
    $3,999,987AZ
    **Research    Collaboratory at ASU, dba Enterprise Collaboratory**
    Development and    Testing of EYEPlay Inclusion: An Innovative Approach to Providing    Professional Development in Drama-Based Instruction to Teachers and    Caregivers of High Communication Needs Children
    Early-phase
    $3,999,999AZ
    **County of    Maricopa Osborn School District #8**
    Nurturing    Responsive Connections
    Early-phase
    $3,999,498CA
    **Fresno County    Superintendent of Schools**
    Reading and    Writing for College and Career Success: Expanding the Reach of the Expository    Reading and Writing Curriculum
    Expansion
    $14,997,254CA
    **WestEd**
    Reading    Apprenticeship for Academic Literacy Learning (RA4ALL)
    Mid-phase
    $8,000,000CA
    **Sonoma State    University**
    Scaling an    Innovative STEM+C Education Support Model for Improved Science Learning
    Mid-phase
    $7,904,722CA
    **Mk Level Playing    Field Institute (Dba Smash)**
    SMASH 3.0:    Innovations in Programming Strategies that Promote Equity in Computer Science    Pathways for Historically Excluded Students
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000CA
    **Santa Clara    County Office of Education**
    Data    Adventures
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000CA
    **Riverside County    Office of Education**
    Making    Connections in Mathematics: Empowering Students by Empowering Teachers (MCM)    project
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000CA
    **Seneca Family of    Agencies**
    Compass Care: A    family-focused, peer support model for increasing student engagement and    achievement
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000CA
    **WestEd**
    Project    Pathways: Creating the Pathways to Improve Student Mental Health and    Well-Being
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000CO
    **BSCS Science    Learning**
    Engaging Science    Learning with OpenSciEd
    Early-phase
    $3,999,759FL
    **Impact    Florida**
    Game-Based    Learning Platform to Enhance Student Science Outcomes
    Mid-phase
    $7,997,933FL
    **School Board of    Duval County**
    Duval IDEAS    (Inclusion Diversifies Education for All Students)
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000GA
    **Martin Luther    King Sr Community Resources Collaborative, Inc**
    Sankofa    Chronicles: SEL Curriculum from American Diaspora
    Early-phase
    $3,997,320IA
    **Human    Restoration Project**
    Third Coast    Learning Collaborative: Developing an Inquiry-Driven Model of School
    Early-phase
    $3,995,537MA
    **Jobs For  The    Future, Inc.**
    Increasing Dual    Enrollment Access and Success (IDEAS)
    Expansion
    $15,000,000MA
    **Education    Development Center, Inc.**
    Math for All:    Expanding Professional Learning to Improve Mathematics Outcomes for Students    in High-Need Schools
    Expansion
    $15,000,000MA
    **President and    Fellows of Harvard College**
    Scaling a    National Model of Reading Engagement (MORE) to Improve First    to Fourth-Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension
    Mid-phase
    $7,992,519MA
    **Concord    Consortium, Inc.**
    AI Across the    Curriculum for Virtual Schools
    Early-phase
    $3,999,322MA
    **Alliance for    Inclusion and Prevention, Inc.**
    SELECT Schools    (Social-Emotional Learning to Address Equity, COVID, and Trauma    in Schools)
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000MI
    **Michigan State    University**
    A culturally    responsive project-based learning intervention in secondary science in    Alabama and North Carolina
    Mid-phase
    $7,722,448MO
    **The Curators of    The University of Missouri Special Trust**
    Prosocial and    Active Learning (PAL) Classrooms 2.0
    Mid-phase
    $7,999,969NC
    **N.C. Department    of Public Instruction**
    PRISM: Patterns    for Reaching and Impacting Students in Math
    Mid-phase
    $7,868,972NC
    **Village of    Wisdom, Inc.**
    That’s Just Good    Teaching Program
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000NC
    **University of    North Carolina at Chapel Hill**
    Strengthening    Social-Emotional Learning in High Schools with Integrated    Multi-Tiered Mindfulness Programming
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000NJ
    **Educational    Testing Service**
    Developing    Middle Grade Students’ Social Emotional Learning Skill through Technology    Enhanced Collaborative Learning
    Early-phase
    $3,999,997NM
    **New Mexico    Public Education Department**
    New Mexico    Teacher Residencies (NM Residencies)
    Mid-phase
    $7,772,426NY
    **Unbounded    Learning, Inc.**
    Reading    Reimagined
    Early-phase
    $3,964,403NY
    **New York Hall of    Science**
    Your Light and    Air: Leveraging Civic Science to Advance High Need, Grade 6-8 Students’    Science Learning Through Investigations
    Early-phase
    $3,996,906NY
    **Urban Arts    Partnership**
    Creative Coders:    Middle School CS Pathways Through Game Design
    Early-phase
    $3,999,988OH
    **Preschool    Promise**
    Preschool    Promise EIR - Conscious Discipline Impact Study
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000OR
    **University of    Oregon Foundation**
    Meeting Student    Social Emotional and Academic Needs Through Technology-Supported    Best-Practice in Instruction
    Early-phase
    $2,884,885OR
    **Oregon Research    Institute**
    EmpowerU:    Promoting Health-Related SEL Skills Development in High-Needs    Populations
    Early-phase
    $3,995,537TX
    **University of    Texas Foundation**
    Transforming the    Learning of Science for Second Grade Latinx Students Through Meaningful    Interactions using Technology Outside of School (Project MITOS)
    Mid-phase
    $8,000,000TX
    **Region 18    Education Service Center**
    Middle School    Collaborative Language Acquisition Strategies for Success (MS CLASS)
    Mid-phase
    $7,959,640TX
    **University of    Texas Foundation**
    Preparing    High-Need Students for Success in Early Science Instruction
    Early-phase
    $4,000,000TX
    **Wood County    Ssa/Mineola LSD**
    Second Step to    Enhance Rural Students’ Achievement and Wellbeing
    Early-phase
    $3,945,003TX
    **Region One    Education Service Center**
    Project LIFT!    (Linking Innovation Fostering Transition)
    Early-phase
    $3,999,984UT
    **Waterford    Institute Inc.**
    Expanding School    Readiness Opportunities in the Rural South The Upstart Rural TASK Force:    Taking All to Success in Kindergarten
    Expansion
    $13,919,547UT
    **Cook Center for    Human Connection, L3C**
    Helping Helpers    Help: An Integrated Model for Empowering Educators and Parents as Partners in    Supporting Student Wellness and Learning
    Early-phase
    $3,999,999VA
    **American    Institutes for Research**
    Scaling and    Evaluating the Impact of The Third Quest (TTQ)
    Mid-phase
    $4,497,728VA
    **Rector and    Visitors of The University of Virginia**
    Project ENGAGE:    The Impact of CARE for Teachers on Students’ Success
    Mid-phase
    $7,999,651VA
    **American    Institutes for Research**
    Thinking Pro:    Accelerating Social, Emotional, and Academic Development in High School ELA    Classes
    Early-phase
    $3,935,583
Click here for more information about EIR and the Department’s  discretionary grant programs.
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