Cooperative Agreement 22CA11132650119

The South Carolina State University was awarded a $1,010,526 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the SC STATE 1890 RESEARCH & EXTENSION AGRICULTURE INNOVATION SCHOLARS program. The goal of this funding is to provide multiple scholarships for students at South Carolina State University, one of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, through the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA #10.524)....

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program, supports a collaborative research initiative titled "The HBCU UJIMA Collective: Building Research Capacity at HBCUs through a Grow Your Own Research Corps Model." The $208,972 award, effective September 15, 2024, aims to develop an adaptable model for training and building a corps of research administrators and scientists to enhance research capacity...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities CFDA program to Southern University and A&M College (SUBR), the National Sponsored Programs Administrators Alliance (NSPAA) of HBCUs, Inc., and partnering institutions. The grant will fund a conference and two virtual workshops to address the need for greater historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) participation in federally funded...

This $357,170 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to enhance the research capacity, visibility, and collaboration of faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The grant will facilitate the development and deployment of an expertise directory across six participating HBCUs, including Alabama A&M University, Fisk University, North Carolina Central University, the University of the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a 4-year $505,263.16 Project Grant to Southern University Agricultural & Mechanical College, doing business as Southern University Agricultural Research And Extension Center, under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524). The grant aims to leverage USDA/NIFA 1890 Scholarship funds with other sources of financial support to positively impact recruitment,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to Harris-Stowe State University for the "HBCU Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE)" initiative. This collaborative project, which also includes Coppin State University, Florida Memorial University, and Kentucky State University, aims to enhance research capacity and infrastructure at...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $458,411 to fund a conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) titled "Growing Research Through Innovative Collaborations for Historically Black Colleges and Universities." The primary goal of this one-year project is to address systemic barriers to research funding for HBCUs by facilitating the development of new and expanded...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $14,723,660 five-year Formula Grant (CFDA 10.512 - Extension Services at 1890 Colleges) to Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black land-grant institution, for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. This funding supports the university's Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) to deliver research-based educational, technical, and outreach services to underserved communities and...

This $1,100,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.523 - Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions) will establish the Center for Student Success and Workforce Development at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The center will serve as a platform for 1890 land-grant universities to develop and share educational resources, programming, and data collection to enhance the recruitment,...

This $234,004 National Science Foundation project grant supports research and development activities aimed at improving STEM education outcomes for underrepresented groups. Specifically, the grant funds a collaborative project between four North Carolina universities to investigate strategies for increasing the success, confidence, and sense of belonging of 1,900 African American men in entry-level mathematics courses. The project will evaluate the impact of improved placement procedures...