Grants Archives - University of St. Francis University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:29:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://stfrancis.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/USF-square-logo-150x150.png Grants Archives - University of St. Francis 32 32 USF Small Business Accelerator Boosts Will County Business Development https://stfrancis.edu/usf-small-business-accelerator-boosts-will-county-business-development/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:38:08 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2841174 [photo caption – U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-Ill.), center, formally presented USF College of Business & Health Administration Dean Dr. Shannon Brown, left, and USF President Dr. Arvid C. Johnson, right, a $500,000 U.S. Small Business Administration FY23 Congressional Community Project Grant in July 2023.] [photo caption – JBJBusinessGroup, Inc. President Dr. Jerry Bell, Jr. […]

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]]> IDHS Grant Leads to Two New CRSS Success Program Cohorts https://stfrancis.edu/idhs-grant-leads-to-two-new-crss-success-program-cohorts/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:27:19 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2838214 Joliet, Ill. – Thanks to another grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), the Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Success program at the University of St. Francis (USF) will continue to provide full tuition and wrap-around supports for students who complete its high-quality, recovery support training and supervised practical experience.   USF’s CRSS […]

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]]> Alamo-Costello Earns Grant to Fund Photography Project https://stfrancis.edu/alamo-costello-earns-grant-to-fund-photography-project/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:20:38 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2837865 Joliet, Ill. – Michael “Chester” Alamo-Costello, MFA, professor of art and design at the University of St. Francis (USF), has received a $6,000 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs to photograph in Southwest China over the next year. The grant will cover travel and project costs while Alamo-Costello is in China. […]

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]]> USF Small Business Accelerator to Host Free Screening of Show Her The Money on March 18 https://stfrancis.edu/usf-small-business-accelerator-to-host-free-screening-of-show-her-the-money-on-march-18/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:24:57 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2832865 Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) College of Business and Health Administration’s Small Business Accelerator will host a free screening of the film Show Her The Money on Monday, March 18, 2024. The screening will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will take place in the USF Moser Performing Arts Center (500 Wilcox […]

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]]> USF Earns Hispanic-Serving Institution Designation and Grant Worth Close to $3M https://stfrancis.edu/usf-earns-hispanic-serving-institution-designation-and-grant-worth-close-to-3m/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:05:20 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2829833 Joliet, Ill. – Earlier this year, the University of St. Francis (USF) earned the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation by the U.S. Department of Education for having an undergraduate full-time equivalent student population that is comprised of at least 25 percent Hispanic students. With that designation, USF was able to apply for and has since been […]

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]]> Leach College of Nursing Receives Grant Funding, Including $1.35M through ANEW https://stfrancis.edu/leach-college-of-nursing-receives-grant-funding-including-1-35m-through-anew/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:47:08 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2826708 Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) Leach College of Nursing (LCON) was recently notified it was approved for another Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The grant will award the university approximately $1.35M over four years to help increase access to quality health and behavioral […]

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]]> USF to Create New Small Business Accelerator through $500,000 Federal Grant https://stfrancis.edu/usf-to-create-new-small-business-accelerator-through-500000-federal-grant/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:10:57 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2826181 Joliet, Ill. – For over eight years, the University of St. Francis (USF) Business Incubator has supported the economic development of the Will County region by fostering new business development. Now through a $500,000 U.S. Small Business Administration FY23 Congressional Community Project Grant supported by U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-Ill.), Joliet’s university will create a […]

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]]> USF Awarded ComEd Green Region Grant to Support Prairie Restoration https://stfrancis.edu/usf-awarded-comed-green-region-grant-to-support-prairie-restoration/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:20:12 +0000 https://test.stfrancis.edu/?p=2815466 Joliet, Ill. – Once covering over 21 million acres, less than 0.1% of Illinois’ native tallgrass prairie remains. A $10,000 matching grant awarded to the University of St. Francis (USF) and its ‘Reestablishing Illinois Prairie Land: Ongoing Tallgrass Prairie Restoration at Charlotte Codo Prairie in Frankfort, IL’ project through the ComEd Green Region Grant program […]

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