Coordinating and Strengthening Technical Assistance in the Field of PEP
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This grant supports the American Institutes for Research in fortifying a comprehensive foundation of technical assistance resources and providers for the field of postsecondary education in prison. This infrastructure will provide colleges the support they need in order to design, implement, and continuously improve postsecondary degree programs tailored to incarcerated students.
An Applied Research Agenda to Support Community College Reform and Learner Advancement
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This grant supports Community College Research Center in deepening the evidence base on a range of student success reform areas and partnering with community colleges to use research as a tool to strengthen their programs and services, increase efficiency, and improve student outcomes.
Leveraging Technical Assistance Across the PEP Student Continuum
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This grant supports Tennessee Higher Education Initiative in developing and disseminating, nationally, resources designed to help colleges better support incarcerated learners with college preparation, academic advising, and reentry supports.
Accelerating Impact: Advancing Evidence for Postsecondary Success and Economic Mobility
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This grant supports MDRC in conducting in depth research in partnership with postsecondary and workforce training practitioners and policymakers to identify best practices, effective program components, and overall strategies that improve economic mobility for learners from low-income backgrounds.
Aligning Services for Justice-Impacted Students within the University System of Maryland
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This grant supports the University System of Maryland in streamlining postsecondary education in prison programming across the state by launching a network of resource hubs across the system for learners with a history of incarceration. The resource hubs will serve both to coordinate high-impact degree programs across institutions, facilities and communities, and as a centralized entry point for high-quality reentry services.
Connecting Systems to Scale Public Sector Apprenticeships
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This grant supports the Council of State Governments in expanding public-sector apprenticeships in rural states, helping governments build sustainable talent pipelines and create new pathways to quality jobs.
Advancing Colorado's Work-Based Learning Experiences in Higher Education
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This grant supports the Colorado Department of Higher Education in launching and leading a statewide, work-based learning consortium. The consortium will support five public institutions and their faculty in embedding industry-aligned, work-based learning experiences into their courses.
Strategic Evidence Planning Cohort
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This grant supports Project Evident in engaging with six Ascendium-funded partners to develop roadmaps for generating the data and evidence needed for internal learning, program improvement, and communication of impact.
Formalizing the North Carolina Prison Education Consortium
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This grant supports North Carolina Prison Education Consortium in launching state-level communications, best-in-class program design, data-sharing practices, and codified processes for colleges utilizing Pell grants for students with a history of incarceration in North Carolina.
IAF Affiliate Benchmarking Project
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This grant supports Economic Mobility Corporation in partnering with five sectoral workforce training organizations in Texas to develop standardized performance metrics in order to assess fidelity of program implementation, improve service delivery, and share best practices.