Project Grant ARC25C22188

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $126,157 to Hampton University, a historically Black college and university (HBCU), to develop innovative tools and approaches to enhance research capacity at HBCUs. The key goals are to: (1) create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their institution's research strengths and weaknesses and integrate research capacity building into strategic planning, and (2)...

The Community Education Group, Inc. was awarded a $4,989,476 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for High-Impact HIV Prevention program (CFDA 93.834). The five-year grant, effective August 30, 2024, will enable CEG to provide technical assistance, training, and capacity building support to healthcare organizations, community-based organizations, and state/local health departments. The goal is to strengthen...

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) will receive $215,000 under a Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water on January 1, 2022 to develop an innovative credentialing program for drinking water administrative professionals. The program is funded through June 30, 2023 under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E). RCAP will follow the psychometric process to determine the knowledge, skills, and...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $16,000,000 Project Grant under the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program (CFDA 14.252) to Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. The grant aims to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities that benefit low-...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259) provides $2,450,000.00 to Capital Access Inc. to deliver technical assistance and capacity building services. The funding will support Capital Access Inc.'s work to help state/local governments, public housing authorities, tribes, and nonprofit organizations effectively implement HUD programs related to affordable...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $899,809 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) aims to strengthen the organizational and systems capacity of the non-profit, non-governmental public health sector in the United States. The award recipient, Medical Care Development Inc. (MCD), will provide capacity building assistance (CBA) through training, technical assistance, information sharing, and materials development. The...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The funding will be used to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this agreement include establishing leadership development,...

This $160,033 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) will develop a novel analytical framework and quantitative approach using causal-forest machine learning to evaluate and predict the extent to which engagement and capacity-building activities enhance coastal communities' ability to progress towards transformative climate adaptation. The project will analyze data from ~600 Northeast...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $116,439 to Tuskegee University to develop innovative tools and approaches for enhancing research capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The project aims to: (1) create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their institution's research strengths and weaknesses, and integrate research capacity building into strategic planning, and (2) engage HBCU...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $545,811 in funding to The Trustees of Princeton University to conduct research on "Increasing Choice Process Awareness to Align with Agentic Decision Makers." The goal of this 3-year project is to investigate how individuals can make choices that are more consistent with their personal values and goals. The research employs a novel...