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Send The Windgate Foundation has awarded a two-year, $469,420 grant to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to support teacher preparation programs for students through its Educator Preparation Program.  The program aims to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting evidence-based practices that prepare, develop and strengthen the skills of UAPB students through its competency-based curriculum.  "This opportunity will serve to address many of ...

The project is expected to be completed in 2023.

DBusiness Magazine DBusiness Daily Update: EMU Awarded $2.2M Grant for 3D Arts Complex, Community Foundation Unveils $19.5M Small Business Fund, and More Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message. Courtesy of Bridge Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as ann...

Fort Smith Times Record For students like Carlee Davis, University of Arkansas-Fort Smiths most recent multimillion-dollar grant is far more personal than just an accomplishment for the school. Davis, 28, has worked two or three jobs at a time while taking classes at the university. That could change with the grant, $120,000 of which will be used to fund students internships that are either unpaid or qualify for assistance. "Having internships means I can cut down on outside jobs that aren’...

Send The Windgate Foundation awards a $6.4 million grant to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro for arts education and scholarships. Want the Full Article? Readers must pay to access articles older than 15 days. Articles newer than 15 days are not included in this offer. Purchase Now

Send The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith receives a nearly $8 million gift from the Windgate Foundation for students and art programs. Want the Full Article? Readers must pay to access articles older than 15 days. Articles newer than 15 days are not included in this offer. Purchase Now

The Mabee Foundation has awarded a $2 million challenge grant to Hendrix College in Conway. The college must raise $1.7 million by April 15, 2022, to receive the grant that will support the launch of a $9.2 million residence hall renewal project. Plans include the renovation of the historic Martin and Veasey halls on campus. The project is set to begin in late May and is part of "A Time to Lead," Hendrix’s $150 million fundraising campaign. Last fall, the college announced that it had surpass...

Share this article NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frist Art Museum presents Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style, an immersive exhibition that showcases Charles Rennie Mackintosh—the greatest exponent of the Glasgow Style—as an architect, designer, and artist, and contextualizes his production within a larger circle of designers and craftspeople in Scotlands largest city. Co-organized by Glasgow Museums and the American Federation of Arts...

Print NEWTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania community College has received a $100,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation, an Arkansas-based private grant-making institution.   Bucks County Community College will use the two-year grant to fund its Windgate Fine Woodworking Legacy Residency.    “There is a long tradition of fine woodworking in Bucks County and southeastern Pennsylvania,” says Associate Professor Chriss Todd, who is in her fourth year teaching under the Windgate Legacy Residency. �...

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