This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) will provide $100,000 to Nova Southeastern University in Florida to host a series of conferences focused on supporting early-career faculty and enhancing research infrastructure at emerging research institutions and minority-serving institutions. The conferences will bring together research development professionals, university administrators, and early-career faculty to capture...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to convene a Forum on Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs). The forum will facilitate multi-stakeholder discussions to increase the research and development capacity and engagement of ERIs, which play an outsized role in STEM workforce development for underrepresented communities. Over 3 years, the forum will hold regular...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to host a conference on "Inclusive Collaboration Resources: Enhancing Research Support Infrastructure at Minority Serving Institutions." The goal is to develop best practices and resources to improve equitable research collaboration and retention of diverse STEM researchers. The conference will convene research enterprise...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program has awarded a $4,039,336 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to implement the Skilled Training in Administration and Institutional Research (STAIR) program. The STAIR program aims to address critical gaps in research administration capabilities across diverse academic institutions, particularly at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs)....
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $112,441 to Ithaka Harbors Inc. to develop a better understanding of how to facilitate the establishment of regional hubs for collaboration on issues related to the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and research administration at emerging research institutions. Specifically, Ithaka Harbors Inc., in collaboration with co-PIs at Montclair State University...
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 Project Grant award, titled "REIMAGINING INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (RISE UP)", was provided by the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The $449,957 grant was awarded to the University of Texas at Tyler to support activities that strengthen the institution's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus on expanding educational opportunities...
This $1,947,801 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to transform post-award activities at the Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) of Loyola Marymount University, Santa Clara University, and University of San Francisco. The Tri-Alliance Consortium, led by Santa Clara University, will focus on three core objectives: 1) building capacity for improved post-award service structures, functions, and data...
This Project Grant award of $599,262.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) was provided to Colorado State University-Pueblo, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to support their "La Promesa: Student Support Services for Access, Retention, Graduation, and Career Placement" program. The grant aims to strengthen the university's capacity to enhance academic quality and expand educational opportunities for underrepresented...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides $1,704,632.00 to Pomona College to conduct a comprehensive national survey on research development and administration (RD/RA) functions at four-year colleges and universities. The project aims to sharpen understanding of the unique challenges and support needs of research-intensive but less-established institutions, including emerging and primarily undergraduate...