Project Grant P031A230079

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,...

This $595,227 National Science Foundation project grant supports the University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sacramento State Sponsored Research to implement the PROJECT-ACE program. PROJECT-ACE aims to enhance engineering students' identity, self-efficacy and sense of belonging through active learning pedagogy in six core electrical, electronic and computer engineering courses along critical paths. This supports the NSF STEM Education program's goal of improving STEM education effectiveness for all...

Federal Grant Award Summary Eastern Connecticut State University received a $619,093 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the project titled "Modeling Student Success - Supporting Our Students and Strengthening Our Institution." The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, is designed to strengthen the institution's capacity to serve...

EMPOWER Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $15.3 million Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program (CFDA 84.411) Project Grant to Texas A&M Research Foundation for the ENABLE MIDDLE-GRADERS WITH POWERFUL READING COMPREHENSION (EMPOWER) initiative. The five-year grant, awarded January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030, supports the development, implementation, and scaling of evidence-based educational...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $1,000,000 to Clemson University will fund the EMPOWERS (Evaluating Mentoring Practices for Optimal Work-Life Balance in Education and Research in STEM Graduate Studies) program. This 4-year project aims to enhance the mentoring environment for faculty and graduate students in STEM fields. The goals are to: 1) Promote holistic mentorship through training, mental health/wellness, inclusion, and...

This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will support EDP University of Puerto Rico, Inc., a private, non-profit Hispanic Serving Institution, in virtualizing academic programs and developing online support services to improve Hispanic student success. The funding will enable the university to expand educational opportunities, enhance academic offerings, and build...

Federal Grant Award Summary Elizabeth City State University received a $977,570 Project Grant award dated October 1, 2025, through the Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The award supports activities through September 30, 2026, and is designed to strengthen the institution's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality. As a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), ECSU will utilize these funds to support...

This National Science Foundation award of $298,779 from the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports efforts by California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) to examine student attitudes, identities, and motivations toward engineering, and develop contextualized entrepreneurial design learning modules to foster these qualities. The project, conducted by CSUF's Auxiliary Services Corporation Division of Sponsored Programs, aims to create learning experiences that value the diverse...

This five-year, $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will fund the development of the Experiments as a Service Infrastructure (EASI). EASI aims to lower barriers for conducting randomized experiments comparing alternative digital learning experiences and analyzing resulting data to improve future student outcomes. Specifically, the University of Alabama will develop an infrastructure supporting...

This $471,422 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to develop and evaluate an empowerment program for LGBTQ+ students in school (GSAs). The project, titled "BUILDING EPIC-HEALTH: AN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS IN SCHOOL GSAS", will be implemented and evaluated by a collaborative team from Boston College, San Diego State...