Cooperative Agreement 2020TAAXK028

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $144,584 to Southern Methodist University (SMU) will be used to develop the WECAN SMART Toolkit. The WECAN toolkit will couple crowd-sourced data, machine learning, network analysis, and agent-based modeling to support community-driven decision making and address inequities in neighborhood infrastructure. Specifically, the planning process will involve focus groups, interviews, and software requirements...

This $347,370 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of active assessment strategies aligned with active learning methods in collegiate mathematics. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the grant aims to build capacity for high-quality STEM education research and practice. Specifically, the awardee, California State University, East Bay Foundation, will integrate student and instructor perspectives on active assessment through communities of...

This $595,227 National Science Foundation project grant supports the University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sacramento State Sponsored Research to implement the PROJECT-ACE program. PROJECT-ACE aims to enhance engineering students' identity, self-efficacy and sense of belonging through active learning pedagogy in six core electrical, electronic and computer engineering courses along critical paths. This supports the NSF STEM Education program's goal of improving STEM education effectiveness for all...

This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program will fund planning activities for a future research infrastructure improvement proposal focused on engineering polymeric nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Over a one-year period, Mississippi State University will focus on critically reviewing Mississippi's existing research infrastructure necessary for establishing a regional biotechnology hub. They will also identify future research,...

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of online learning modules to improve retention of STEM students at the City University of New York. Led by the Research Foundation of the City University of New York in partnership with the university system, the three-year project aims to design, implement, and refine eight modules focused on building students' sense of belonging and self-regulated learning skills. The modules will be piloted in two required civil...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $126,157 to Hampton University, a historically Black college and university (HBCU), to develop innovative tools and approaches to enhance research capacity at HBCUs. The key goals are to: (1) create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their institution's research strengths and weaknesses and integrate research capacity building into strategic planning, and (2)...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $211,261 to the University of Colorado Boulder to convene a four-part workshop exploring change processes and strategies for STEM units at two-year colleges. The workshop aims to serve the national interest by developing and disseminating knowledge about innovative and effective change models. Over the course of a year, the workshop will bring together teams from at least 15 two-year...

This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) supports a project led by Bryn Mawr College to develop recommendations for enhancing research development support at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The project will convene a series of regional workshops involving approximately 16 PUI representatives per workshop to examine the unique challenges and strengths of research development functions at PUIs....

This $500,000 Project Grant award under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, supports the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - City College in creating culturally specific strategies and a coordinated community response to address gender-based violence on their Hispanic-Serving campus. The funding will...

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support the "CONNECT FOUR" initiative led by Canisius University of Buffalo, New York. The project aims to build regional innovation partnerships to enhance STEM workforce development across four institutions - Albion College, Canisius University, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and Roanoke College. The key objectives are...