Cooperative Agreement SNEAAC23CA0030

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields program (CFDA 10.318) seeks to increase the participation of women and minority students from rural areas in STEM disciplines relevant to agriculture and food sciences. The key objectives are to: (1) establish community college chapters of the Minorities in Agriculture,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $204,082 to Texas A&M University-San Antonio to establish a collaborative research alliance with three other Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Texas. The project aims to: Conduct research focused on creating opportunities across demographic and socio-economic groups, including studies on attitudes, experiences, and issues related to inequality and...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) through the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223), will enhance experiential learning opportunities and inclusivity training for undergraduate and graduate students at Texas Tech University System and its partners at George Mason University and the University of Puerto Rico. The $1,197,687 award will provide...

This $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WAMS) Fields program provides experiential learning, mentoring, and training opportunities for eight women, first-generation, and/or underserved minority scholars enrolled at Butte College, a rural community college in Northern California. The project partners with the...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to establish a comprehensive support ecosystem for talented low-income undergraduate students pursuing degrees in biology, chemistry, and psychology at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (UPRM), a Hispanic-serving institution. Over its 5-year, $2,499,413 duration, the project will provide scholarships to 36 full-time students and implement an integrated system of...

This $136,402 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program establishes a collaborative research alliance between four Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Texas. The goals of the project are to: 1) conduct research focused on creating opportunities across demographic and socio-economic groups; 2) establish physical and virtual lab spaces with advanced computing resources and analysis software; 3)...

This $740,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education-Institution Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217) will develop an experiential learning program called MODEXL to support underrepresented minority, first-generation, and limited-resource undergraduate students at Arizona State University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez. Key activities include: Providing...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women provides $496,267 to Southwestern University, a private Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) located in Georgetown, Texas. The funding is provided through the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525) to support the university's efforts to strengthen its institutional response to these issues on campus. The key products and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $2,459,693 to Tennessee Technological University over a 6-year period starting January 1, 2024. The project aims to support the retention and graduation of 45 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees at the university. Key activities include providing scholarships, early academic support through redesigned first-year math courses, multi-layered mentoring,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Texas Southern University (TSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Houston, Texas, under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). Through this award, TSU will develop culturally specific strategies tailored to Black students and other underserved populations to strengthen the...