Projects and Grants

Adult Literacy Center

The goal of the Adult Literacy Center is to improve literacy, resulting in enhanced self-esteem, daily living, and life-long learning. For more information about the Adult Literacy Center, visit here.


Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs which serve children from birth to age five, pregnant women and their families. The programs are child-focused and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. For more information about Drake University Head Start, visit here.


National Rehabilitation Institute

The National Rehabilitation Institute at Drake University was founded in 1976. Through grants from the Federal Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration the Institute awards scholarships and stipends to students who are interested in pursuing degrees in Rehabilitation Administration and Rehabilitation Counseling. For more information about the National Rehabilitation Institute, visit here.


Resource Center for Issues in Education

The Iowa Behavioral Alliance, based at Drake University's Resource Center for Issues in Education, addresses the needs of students in public schools in Iowa through positive behavioral supports, dropout prevention programs, and access to mental health service. For more information about the Resource Center, visit here.


Teacher Quality Project

TQP is a federally funded partnership between Drake University, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and the Des Moines Public Schools with the goal to increase the number of high quality teachers of color and Native teachers in schools that enroll large numbers of low income students from ethnic minority groups. For more information about the TQP Program, visit here.