Awarded Grants

This grant supports the Regents of the University of California in refining and packaging a research guide and data-collection instruments for postsecondary education in prison program evaluation and improvement. This resource will contribute to the field by outlining a participatory research model and data
collection instruments and materials.

This grant supports the University of Baltimore in refining and packaging its Reentry Support Services Roadmap to support incarcerated students’ preparation for reentry and successful degree or certificate completion after release. This reentry roadmap and peer-navigator model will contribute to the field by sharing a statewide approach to providing students with in-prison
peer support, guides to support reentry, and formalized postrelease peer supports.

This grant supports the University of Northern Alabama in refining and packaging a community-building toolkit to support postsecondary education in prison program implementation.

This grant supports the University of St. Mary in refining and packaging a survey instrument to support student preparation and program implementation. This survey will contribute to the field by providing a tool with which individual programs and the field more broadly can gain insights into the specific challenges that incarcerated learners experience related to their physical
needs, safety, sense of belonging, esteem, and self-actualization, which, if addressed, could improve enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

This grant supports Unlocked Labs in refining and packaging a toolkit for implementing education technology in prisons to support program implementation and address digital equity issues for learners who are incarcerated.

This grant supports the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University in producing research and an interactive data tool that postsecondary providers can use to align their credentials with local well-paying jobs. It also supports initial planning for research on short-term workforce training programs.

This grant supports Indij Public Media in expanding national reporting on postsecondary education and workforce training for Native learners and communities.

This grant supports The Chronicle of Higher Education in developing multimedia and interactive content for the Different Voices of Student Success Resource Center, which highlights insights about improving learner outcomes, social mobility, and the reskilling of workers.

This grant supports the Institute for Nonprofit News’ Rural News Network in collaborating with ten rural newsrooms to develop greater coverage of postsecondary education and workforce training issues in rural communities and highlight the experiences of rural learners.

This grant supports All-In Milwaukee in growing its college completion program to serve more Milwaukee area learners from low-income backgrounds. It also features a comprehensive assessment of program effectiveness to inform similar programs across the country and potential in-state expansion.