This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $458,411 to fund a conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) titled "Growing Research Through Innovative Collaborations for Historically Black Colleges and Universities." The primary goal of this one-year project is to address systemic barriers to research funding for HBCUs by facilitating the development of new and expanded...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program, aims to enhance AI and machine learning (ML) expertise and engagement at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The $240,644 award to Morgan State University, a HBCU located in Baltimore, Maryland, will fund a series of targeted educational activities such as workshops, seminars, and hackathons. These...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities CFDA program to Southern University and A&M College (SUBR), the National Sponsored Programs Administrators Alliance (NSPAA) of HBCUs, Inc., and partnering institutions. The grant will fund a conference and two virtual workshops to address the need for greater historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) participation in federally funded...
This $148,453 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support a demonstration project at Morgan State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Baltimore, Maryland. The project aims to: 1) Construct culturally relevant materials for Hispanic or Latin?/X/A/O students that can be integrated into courses and programs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the...
This $499,795 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to support a professional development program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The project, titled "HBCU THRIVE," will provide comprehensive support to HBCU STEM faculty, including virtual workshops, an in-person writing retreat, and extensive writing...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $100,000 to the University of North Texas to conduct a series of four workshops from 2024-2026. The workshops aim to train aspiring Principal Investigators (PIs) from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the Southern and Southeastern U.S. states to enhance their proposal writing skills and facilitate research collaborations, in order to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under its NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to Coppin State University, a historically Black college/university (HBCU). The grant, titled "Collaborative Research: EPIIC: HBCU Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE)", aims to enhance research capacity and infrastructure at HBCUs. The 3-year project, which runs from October 1,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) provides $208,972 to Morgan State University to develop and implement a "Grow Your Own" model for training students, faculty, and staff at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in research administration and scientific research. The goal is to enhance research capacity across HBCUs by increasing the number of highly qualified research administrators and scientists. The 3-year...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to Harris-Stowe State University for the "HBCU Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE)" initiative. This collaborative project, which also includes Coppin State University, Florida Memorial University, and Kentucky State University, aims to enhance research capacity and infrastructure at...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $120,589 provides funding for a collaborative research effort across five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to develop and pilot innovative tools and approaches for enhancing the research capacity of these institutions. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: (1) create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their research strengths and weaknesses and...