Project Grant P031A200121

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program award in the amount of $499,969 supports the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in implementing and evaluating a comprehensive program called "Enhancing and Expanding Second-Year Experience (EESYE)" for engineering and computer science students. The project aims to reduce attrition and improve retention and graduation rates, particularly among Hispanic and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) provides $499,791 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to improve teaching practices and increase retention of undergraduate Latinx students in computer science. The project aims to: 1) Update and expand computer science teaching practices by providing faculty development to improve instructors' ability to academically, socially, and...

The Project Grant award of $700,000.00 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, will support the Hispanic Federation's CREAR FUTUROS IL Mentorship Initiative. This initiative aims to enhance college readiness, achievement, and retention of Latinx and other students attending the University of Illinois system. The award will run from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, providing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $299,659 to Florida State University (FSU), an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (EHSI), to develop strategies and tools to improve how Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) serve Latino students in STEM and computing fields. The project aims to: 1) document effective HSI policies, processes, and practices to enhance EHSI servingness to Latino...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Gavilan Joint Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution, to implement the "Circle of Champions" framework. This project aims to close the academic completion gap for Latina/o STEM students by leveraging their social capital and community cultural wealth. Key activities include supporting the Circle of Champions model for all STEM students at...

This $399,481 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve the success and persistence of undergraduate students taking pre-calculus courses at a Hispanic Serving Institution. The project will implement an intervention program that includes exposure to campus resources, attribution retraining, and use of a pedagogical tool called an "exam wrapper" to promote self-reflection. The goal is to increase student...

The United Community Center Inc. was awarded a $273,750 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support the organization's ABRIENDO PUERTAS project, which provides services to help low-income Latino students enroll in and complete higher education programs. The FIPSE program aims to support innovative strategies to improve postsecondary...

The federal Project Grant award of $600,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, awarded to Howard Payne University, a private non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution in Brownwood, Texas, aims to enhance the university's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a specific emphasis on expanding educational opportunities and improving outcomes for...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education aims to develop and evaluate an empirically-defensible model for increasing STEM persistence and graduation rates among underrepresented students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the $500,000 award made to Our Lady of the Lake University on January 1, 2023 will support redesigning the institution's College Algebra course into three...

This $499,736 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve student performance and retention in gateway STEM courses at Houston Christian University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The key activities funded under this 4-year award include: Establishing a peer-led team learning (PLTL) program in General Chemistry I, General Biology I, and Calculus I courses to decrease drop/fail/withdraw...