Project Grant P031A230017

The National Science Foundation awarded $299,984 under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of California, Los Angeles to develop the Change Leadership Development Program. The two-year project will equip graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with change leadership skills to advance inclusive, evidence-based teaching in STEM fields. Through online courses and institutes, participants will learn to influence colleagues,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (SSRD) program (CFDA 93.647) to LEAD Inc., a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant will be used to strengthen leadership and mentorship programs for middle- and high-school girls in Atlanta over the period of Aug 31, 2024 to Aug 30, 2025. The SSRD program supports innovative research,...

The Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) was awarded a $4,401,887 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411). IDRA will implement its Youth Leadership Now initiative in San Antonio, TX from December 2021 through December 2026. The Education Innovation and Research program supports the creation, development, and scaling of evidence-based innovations to improve...

This $261,600 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support Tuskegee University's leadership training program for college students. Over three years, the university will recruit a total of 180 Generation Z students in two cohorts each year to participate in the program. The program aims to strengthen participants' leadership skills through two training models and assess the impact on knowledge and skills acquisition, as well as...

This $397,192 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361) aims to offer innovative training to nurse scientists at the intersection of health equity, social determinants of health (SDOH), and nurse-led models of care. The key objectives of the 5-year "NURSE LEADS" program are to: 1) recruit and retain pre- and post-doctoral trainees (over 75% from underrepresented groups) for advanced research...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $509,199 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to Mcrel International, a private non-profit education research and consulting organization. The purpose of this 1-year grant, with a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, is to support a professional learning and coaching program for school leaders focused on "Balanced Leadership for...

The Desoto Independent School District was awarded a $1.3 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants program (CFDA 84.374) for the LEAD DESOTO project. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through November 29, 2021. The Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants program aims to help eligible entities develop, implement, improve, or expand human capital management systems...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award to Trustees of Tufts College (Tufts University) aims to develop and implement professional development for undergraduate learning assistants (LAs) to improve their facilitation of student learning in active learning STEM courses. The $344,869 award, spanning from October 2024 to September 2027, will fund the design and implementation of a new LA pedagogy course sequence based on recent research to support LAs...

This $205,534 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) supports the development and testing of the Equity Departmental Action Team (EDAT) model to promote racial equity in STEM departments at a minority-serving institution. The project aims to integrate existing change models and theories to create a new approach for shifting departmental cultures to better support individuals with historically marginalized racial and ethnic identities....

This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) extends the Diversifying Leadership in the Professoriate (LEAP) alliance led by the University of Chicago. The grant aims to increase the diversity of computing faculty at research universities as a way to drive broader diversity across the field. Key activities include: Continuing to refine strategies for increasing diversity in the...