Major Projects & Grants
From Pilot to Practice: Expanding What’s Possible for Indiana Schools
CIESC’s Major Projects & Grants (MPG) team provides the strategic framework to connect, support, and extend the impact of educational initiatives across the state.
The "Why" Behind Our Work
At CIESC, we believe that the most powerful educational shifts happen when visionary ideas are given the structure they need to thrive. Since October 2024, the MPG team has served as the catalyst for this evolution. We don’t just manage grants; we build the sustainable systems that schools, communities, and partners need to meet the growing demands of the emerging educational landscape.
Our goal is simple: to provide a robust framework that connects local school needs with statewide resources, ensuring that every initiative creates a ripple effect of success for Hoosier students.
The CIESC Impact Pillars
All MPG initiatives are designed to feed into and strengthen the core themes of our service center:
Academic Excellence
Driving high-quality instructional outcomes through targeted, statewide support.
Operational Efficiency
Utilizing PMP-certified project management to maximize resources and ensure every dollar serves a purpose.
Future Ready
Preparing students for the modern workforce through innovative programming and community alignment.Â
Transformative Innovation
Serving as an incubator for new services that evolve from experimental pilots into essential supports for our member schools.
A Multidisciplinary Powerhouse
We bring together the right minds for the mission.
While CIESC’s roots are in the classroom, our reach is far wider. The MPG team is a diverse collective of experts, including:
Project Management Professionals (PMP) who are precision-focused leaders who navigate complex timelines and budgets.
Workforce & higher ed specialists who bridge the gap between K-12 and the career paths that follow.
Communications experts who are award-winning media professionals who tell the story of an initiative’s success.
A vast network of expert SMEs. If the specific expertise isn’t in-house, we have the statewide connections to find it and bring it to the table.
The MPG Incubator: Turning Projects into Progress
We don’t just “finish” projects; we braid them into the fabric of Indiana education.Â
We believe the best initiatives shouldn’t have an expiration date. We serve as an incubator where successful models are refined and integrated into long-term support services:
TIE-IN: What began as a major project has now been braided into our Work-Based Learning support services through the Keep Indiana Learning (KINL) team.
Kindergarten Transition Model: This pilot program didn’t just end; it expanded our internal expertise, allowing our KINL early childhood specialists to provide custom, ongoing support to member schools.
Indiana Literacy Cadre & STEM Ecosystem: These large-format projects demonstrate our ability to coordinate federal, state, and local agencies to achieve massive, systemic change.
Partner With the Architects of Indiana Education
Let’s start the conversation.
Whether you are a state agency, a non-profit foundation, or a mission-driven organization, we offer the expertise and the heart to scale your vision.
Want to Work with Our Team?
Have a project that we could help support? Reach out to start a conversation.