Tennessee State University was awarded a $363,788 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to implement the Targeted Infusion Project: Increasing Mathematics Achievement Gains by Engaging Students of STEM. The grant aims to engage students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through hands-on learning activities designed to increase mathematics achievement at the University. As part of the STEM Education program's focus on...
This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524) provides $505,263.16 in funding to Tennessee State University over a four-year period from July 2024 to July 2028. The project aims to increase enrollment, retention, and completion of baccalaureate degrees in food, agricultural, and natural resource sciences for academically talented,...
This $9,666,616 Project Grant award to Texas Southern University (TSU) is funded under the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The award is intended to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of TSU, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Houston, Texas. The funding will support activities such as curriculum development, faculty training, endowment building, and student support services....
The federal Project Grant award of $1,380,051 was made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to Tennessee State University. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, will support Tennessee State University's delivery of comprehensive early childhood education services, including educational, health, nutritional, and social services, to low-income pregnant women,...
This $10,754,216 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University program (CFDA 10.205) supports agricultural research, extension, and educational activities at Tennessee State University, a historically Black land-grant institution. The funding enables the university's Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research to conduct research addressing critical...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $2,459,693 to Tennessee Technological University over a 6-year period starting January 1, 2024. The project aims to support the retention and graduation of 45 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees at the university. Key activities include providing scholarships, early academic support through redesigned first-year math courses, multi-layered mentoring,...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop and pilot innovative tools and approaches for enhancing the research capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The $136,575 award to Tennessee State University, a HBCU located in Nashville, Tennessee, will be used to: Create a "playbook" to enable HBCU leaders to assess their institution's research strengths and...
This $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524) will support Tennessee State University in delivering academic scholarships and career development services to students studying food, agricultural, and natural resource sciences over four years. Specifically, Tennessee State University will recruit and retain high-achieving students...
This $229,837 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a research project at Tennessee State University (TSU) to study STEM faculty career management skills, knowledge, abilities, and attitudes, and their ability to support African American STEM students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The goal is to develop a validated measure of STEM faculty attitudes toward career advising and clarify the...
The federal Project Grant award, with ID 20243842743460, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.523). The $1,920,000.00 grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, supports the establishment of the Center of Excellence in Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (COE-NREE) at Tennessee State University, a historically Black land-grant institution. The...