Project Grant 80NSSC22K1785

This two-year, $299,984 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to strengthen data science education and workforce development opportunities in Chicago. Loyola University of Chicago's Institute for Racial Justice will partner with Arrupe College and the Chicago Youth Learning Organization to design a data science pathway for underrepresented scholars. Undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty will...

This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $105,435, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The award will fund a collaborative research project between Central Michigan University and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) titled "GP-UP: Short-Term Immersive Experience for Atmospheric Science Undergraduates for Retention and Community-Building." The primary goal of the project is to address the critical...

This $320,091 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research effort between Central Michigan University and the University of Northern Colorado. The project aims to develop and evaluate a short-term, immersive field experience called the Student Training for Observational Research in Meteorology (STORM) program. This one-week experience is designed to engage undergraduate students at risk of attrition from...

This $234,639 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS) will support the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to develop the USA Sky Partners program. The program aims to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, LCO will partner with Occidental College and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio...

This three-year, $407,212 National Science Foundation project grant will support the "Airborne Connections" Research Experience for Undergraduates site at Colorado State University. The site will recruit and train 30 diverse undergraduate students to study airborne contaminants through measurement, modeling, and analysis of their emission sources, atmospheric transport, spatial variation, health and climate impacts. Students will gain technical skills in measurement and modeling...

This $166,874 project grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences' Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support a partnership between Northern Arizona University and Coconino Community College in Flagstaff, Arizona to increase participation by underrepresented minority students in astronomy and astrophysics research and education. The funding will create a pathway for CCC students to participate in NAU's astronomy research labs...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,000,000 Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) grant to the University of Illinois to foster collaborative efforts among academic institutions, local communities, and the private sector to deepen the collective understanding of local air quality in environmental justice communities in Chicago. The key project activities include: 1) Forming an environmental justice community-based air monitoring network through...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $1,189,505 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This collaborative initiative establishes a comprehensive ecosystem of data science education pathways on Chicago's South Side in partnership with Olive-Harvey Community College, Middle College High School at Gary Comer Educational Campus, Chicago State University, and Xchange...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities, under the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $299,000 to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) to build equitable university-community research collaborations on Chicago's South Side. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2.5-year grant include: Formalizing a partnership between UIC's Earth and Environmental Sciences Department and the Urban Growers...

This $564,686 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Loyola University of Chicago in providing pre-service secondary science and mathematics teachers authentic STEM research experiences in biodiversity studies through a summer program. Over five years, the university aims to mentor 40 prospective teachers pursuing biology, ecology, or environmental science degrees through hands-on research and professional development opportunities...