Project Grant 2539863
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (doing business as RFCUNY - Brooklyn College) $339,688 on October 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and disseminate accessibility curriculum and instructional resources for undergraduate computing education. The project will create empirically informed instructional materials, including updated accessibility games emphasizing...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct the project "ENHANCING EQUITY AND ACCESS VIA DIGITALLY-MEDIATED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES" from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the University of Illinois $422,457 on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and evaluate purpose-first programming as an instructional approach for teaching conversational programming skills to non-computer science majors. The project will establish best practices for creating purpose-first programming lessons in collaboration with instructors, then build AI-supported tooling to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded a $167,623 Project Grant to the Rochester Institute of Technology to support its efforts in helping computer science students learn how to build accessible computing technologies. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), this three-year award running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 will allow RIT to develop curriculum and educational resources focused on teaching students how to design and...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, is funding the development and testing of software and hardware tools to enable blind or low-vision faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students in chemistry, mathematics, computer science, and information sciences to generate, identify, and manipulate digital data patterns and trends. The $459,000 award to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $300,000 project grant 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 three-year project aims to help improve and scale introductory programming courses through automated code-reading exercises. As part of its work under the grant, the University will develop automated assessment tools to provide students with feedback on...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $526,006 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems. The grant supports the collaborative research project "Advancing STEM Online Learning by Augmenting Accessibility with Explanatory Captions and AI" under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The three-year project aims to develop and evaluate the use of explanatory captions and artificial...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Illinois $414,556 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to co-design, implement, and research artificial intelligence learning experiences with high school computing teachers. The project will conduct two iterative two-year qualitative studies to understand AI literacy development across teacher professional development sessions, co-design...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program is funding the development and testing of software and hardware tools to enable faculty, staff, postdoctoral research fellows, and graduate students who are blind or have low vision to generate, identify, and manipulate digital data patterns and trends in the fields of chemistry, math, computer and information sciences. The $741,159 award to Newhaptics Corp and the...
- This $113,905 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the development and dissemination of "Accessible Learning Labs" - experiential computing education modules focused on inclusive software development practices. The 5-year project, led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, aims to expand the body of knowledge on effective implementation of experiential, inclusivity-focused computing education. Key objectives...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the University of Illinois $357,108 on October 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and disseminate innovative accessibility curriculum and teaching resources for undergraduate computing education. The project will create empirically informed instructional resources, including updated accessibility games emphasizing universal design, lecture notes, and interactive assignments, alongside evidence-based guidance for teaching accessibility in computing. The award funds research into how experiential learning opportunities affect student motivation, accessibility awareness, and intentions to design accessible software, as well as investigation into challenges facing both instructors and students in accessibility education. Deliverables include a community of practice providing professional development, networking, guest speakers, and resource sharing for faculty teaching accessibility, plus open educational materials for broader adoption. Performance occurs in Urbana, Illinois through September 30, 2029. This is a Level 2 Engaged Student Learning project within NSF's IUSE program, supporting research and development to improve undergraduate STEM education effectiveness and innovation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $357.1k | 8/9/26 |