Project Grant 2000573

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to promote awareness and hands-on experience in biotechnology and biomanufacturing career pathways for diverse, underrepresented community college and high school students. The $649,986 award to MiraCosta Community College District will fund the BIOSCOPE (Bioscience Supply Chain Operations Projects for Education) model, which provides students with project-based activities to learn...

The Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $254,452 to the Hudsonalpha Institute for Biotechnology. The project, titled "BEGINNINGS: Experiential Learning for Emerging Biotechnology Careers," aims to grow and diversify the biotechnology workforce by engaging community college students in immersive, industry-aligned training and internship opportunities. The project establishes a partnership...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,686,589 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to engage youth and families from underserved communities in Baltimore, Maryland and West Texas in culturally responsive synthetic biology activities. The project aims to develop hands-on "biomaker" activities, such as agar art, mycelium building, and algae biostrings, that introduce these communities to synthetic...

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Southern Connecticut State University's Preparing Computational Biologists for the New England Workforce project. Over a six-year period, the university will recruit and provide four-year scholarships to two cohorts totaling 23 academically talented low-income students with demonstrated financial need and an interest in computational biology. The project aims to address...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $349k Project Grant to Santa Monica Community College District under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop a credentialed biotechnology program focusing on cell science and immunological testing. The three-year award will recruit and train 30 students from diverse and traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, including those impacted by the justice system, providing 30 industry internships and up to 60 stackable certificates in a career...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) grant award of $499,968 to the Community College of Philadelphia aims to transform the institution's biotechnology education program. The key products and services to be delivered include: Implementing a paid, faculty-mentored laboratory research experience program for students to gain hands-on training. Developing multiple entry pathways into biotechnology courses by using co-requisites to reduce barriers to entry....

This $470,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the "BIORETS: Creating Communities of Practice to Translate Microbial Evolution in Action Research to the Classroom" program at the University of Pittsburgh. Over 3 years, this integrated research-education program will engage 18 high school and middle school science teachers in authentic microbiology research to understand how bacteria adaptively evolve in...

This $598,017 National Science Foundation project grant funds the Houston Genetics BioRETS program delivered by the University of Houston. The program aims to improve genetics instruction in high school biology classes for at-risk and underrepresented students through teacher professional development. Specifically, it will provide summer research experiences in genetics and genomics for local high school biology teachers. Participating teachers will improve their content knowledge through...

This Project Grant award of $270,000 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) aims to create a sustainable model for culturally relevant STEM learning environments that engage students' interests and prepare them for careers in medicine, science, engineering, and technology. The key products and services to be delivered under this five-year project include: 1) providing longitudinal mentorship to...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, totaling $750,000, supports the development of educational outreach tools and experiences to introduce youth to careers in agricultural biotechnology through 2025. The University of Connecticut leads efforts to provide transformative STEM experiences for high school students in Connecticut and the surrounding...