Project Grant 1355800

The Foundation For Santa Barbara City College received a $299,974 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support the California Central-Coast Partnership for Industry-Focused Micro/Nanotechnology Education project from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The project aims to provide leadership and ensure the vitality of the...

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Saddleback College in cultivating talent for STEM fields through scholarships and academic support services. Over the six-year period from October 2022 to September 2028, the college will provide $75 unique students pursuing associate's or transfer degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, natural sciences, and physics with two-to-three-year...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $750,000 to Merced Community College District (Merced College) to promote student success and degree completion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields through May 2028. The grant will fund scholarships, mentoring, and cohort-building activities for 32 academically talented low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM disciplines at Merced College, 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...

This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Circle of Champions" initiative at Gavilan Joint Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution in California. The project aims to close the academic completion gap for Latina/o STEM students by leveraging their social capital and community cultural wealth. Key activities include implementing the Circle of Champions framework to organize...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education awarded San Luis Obispo County Community College District (operating as Cuesta College) a $1.2 million Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) effective March 15, 2026, through February 29, 2032. This collaborative research initiative provides scholarships averaging $13,000 annually for up to five years to high-achieving, low-income students pursuing associate degrees at Allan...

This $500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase summer undergraduate research and internship opportunities for students attending a Hispanic-Serving two-year college. The project combines research experiences, academic coaching, STEM learning communities, and professional skill development to promote student success, retention in STEM majors, degree completion, and transfer to a four-year university. Key...

The Santa Clarita Community College District, doing business as College Of The Canyons, was awarded a $1,493,379 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund efforts to improve educational outcomes at College Of The Canyons through mentorship, support services, and equitable classroom practices. Specifically, the college will implement mentoring programs and support services to help...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Allan Hancock Joint Community College District received a $1.2 million Project Grant award effective March 15, 2026, through the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support retention and degree completion among low-income, high-achieving students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The project will provide scholarships averaging $13,000 annually for up to five years to scholars pursuing...

The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) received a $1,248,757 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (STEM Ed) program. The award will support a 3-year effort to recruit and train 3 postdoctoral fellows to conduct qualitative and quantitative research on the use of field-based undergraduate courses as pedagogical tools to improve persistence and equity among biology majors, particularly marginalized students, at UCSC, a Hispanic-serving research...