Project Grant 1917313

This $1.1 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support efforts to strengthen pathways for Native youth in Wisconsin to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields related to agriculture and natural resource management. Funded under the New Beginnings for Tribal Students program, key partners Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College, College of Menominee Nation, and University of...

This $1,075,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program will allow Montana State University to establish a Bridge to Doctorate activity that supports 12 underrepresented minority students, particularly American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students, in pursuing STEM doctoral degrees. The project will implement evidence-based recruitment and retention practices, provide mentorship and professional development...

The U.S. Department of Education, through its Indian Education - Special Programs for Indian Children grant program (CFDA 84.299), awarded the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) a $139,452 Project Grant for the "SOAR: STEM Opportunities Advancing Readiness for the Public Schools of Robeson County" initiative. This grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, aims to improve educational opportunities and achievement for Native American students by developing and demonstrating...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $999,976 Project Grant to the University of South Dakota under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027. The grant will support the development and implementation of culturally relevant STEM education programs focused on Indigenous knowledges, food systems, and sustainability. Key activities include enhancing Native American representation among STEM faculty, implementing a multiple mentor model to...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program will fund Auburn University at Montgomery to implement and assess a multi-tiered mentoring model within introductory undergraduate biology courses from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The $598,786 award will support the development of instructional supports and incentives for faculty to redesign courses incorporating multi-tiered mentoring involving upper division student leaders and paid alumni mentors....

Arizona State University was awarded a $1.3 million project grant from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and test culturally situated immersive virtual and hands-on learning environments for middle school students in the Navajo Nation. The goal is to engage Diné youth in place-based virtual scientific investigations, physical experiments, and engineering design projects related to energy and water resources. Arizona State University...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $300,000.00 supports the broadening of participation in high-quality computer science (CS) education for traditionally underserved American Indian/Alaska Native middle-school students. Led by a researcher-practitioner partnership between One Generation (ONE GEN) and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the project will: 1) Culturally adapt existing CS content to create a one-semester foundational CS...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support a study on the long-term impact of a secondary school summer mathematics program. The $329,768 award, granted to the Regents of the University of Michigan, will examine how the mathematics-focused summer program influenced the mathematics identities, STEM career participation, and economic outcomes of adult participants over 25 years old. The investigation aims to...

This federal Project Grant award of $441,009.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children (CFDA 84.299) program supports the American Indian School Leadership Program at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, AZ. The award period is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The grant will enable NAU, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and Native American-serving nontribal...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $100,055 to Trustees of Indiana University (doing business as Indiana University) to investigate the impact of parent-child interactions on spatial skills and STEM motivation among 1st and 2nd grade students. The research aims to 1) identify specific aspects of parent-child interactions that predict children's spatial skills and STEM learning/motivation, 2) establish causal relationships...