Formula Grant S424F220045

Project Grant Summary: STEM Career Connections Scaling Initiative The National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded $1,005,076 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, in collaboration with the University of Colorado at Boulder and Utah State University, to scale and expand the STEM Career Connections model across three rural school districts. Initiated August 1, 2025, and...

This Project Grant, awarded on March 15, 2026, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $2.6 million in funding through February 29, 2032, to support low-income scholars pursuing degrees in computer science and engineering. CAL Poly Corporation, serving as the prime awardee, administers a collaborative initiative spanning Allan Hancock College and Cuesta College that delivers scholarships averaging $13,000...

The South Texas College was awarded a $2,850,148.35 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support improving broadband connectivity and digital learning infrastructure at the College's Mid-Valley and Starr County campuses in Texas. Key activities include upgrading fiber optic bandwidth between campuses and IT hubs, converting 15-38 classrooms per...

Summary Connections, a Texas-based nonprofit organization, received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623), effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2028. The grant supports the provision of emergency shelter and crisis intervention services to runaway and homeless youth under 18 years of age, including temporary shelter for up to 21 days, food, clothing,...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program provides $100,000 to Oregon State University for a collaborative planning project with Heritage University and Western Oregon University. The goal is to strengthen partnerships and develop programs and supports for a future proposal that would fund scholarships through the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program. Specifically, the award will support leveraging existing connections...

The University of South Carolina received a $800,949 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant will fund the organization, launch and operation of the South Carolina Rising pre-seed/seed investment fund. The investment fund will identify, qualify and provide equity investments to promising early-stage technology companies based in South Carolina. In addition, the grant will...

This $1.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Southern California Venture Pipeline (SVP) Capital Fund Development Project. The Alliance for Southern California Innovation will review startup applications, vet companies, and forward qualified deals to an evaluator panel. Roughly 75% of applicants will need mentorship to prepare for future funding rounds. Startups selected by the panel will pitch to a...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $649,927 to the Sbcc Foundation, a non-profit organization and Hispanic Serving Institution, to expand its partnership with the University of California, Santa Barbara to provide community college students with increased access and training in cleanroom facilities. This three-year project, running from August 2024 to July 2027, aims to: (1) enhance industry relationships and...

Central Connecticut State University received a $288,100 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop the Scaffolded Projects for the Social Good (SPSG) framework. The SPSG framework aims to help computing programs incorporate externally-sourced service learning projects supporting nonprofit organizations into existing software engineering and similar courses. It will provide a customizable set of curricular materials to...

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...