Project Grant P031S200164

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $139,999 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to implement and study the effectiveness of a "Circle of Champions" framework in supporting the academic success of Latina/o STEM students at Gavilan College. The project aims to leverage students' social capital and community wealth to enhance their academic outcomes, with a focus on: 1) advancing the...

This four-year, $2.27 million project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform STEM education for Latinx students at two-year Hispanic Serving Institutions. Led by Arizona State University, the grant will establish STEM planning teams as communities of practice at 16 institutions to conduct college-wide STEM assessments, develop multi-year STEM plans, and implement evidence-based solutions to close achievement gaps. Project...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the Alamo Community College District's Northeast Lakeview College. The grant, entitled "ALAMOSUCCESS DATA ANALYSIS PROJECT (STRENGTHENING UNDERSTANDING, CAPACITY, COMPETENCE, AND EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT SUCCESS)", will fund a one-year project from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The project aims to strengthen the...

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 $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Circle of Champions" initiative at Gavilan Joint Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution in California. The 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 implementing the Circle of Champions framework to organize...

The Cabrillo Community College District has been awarded a $163,539.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, which runs from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2026, will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand opportunities for disadvantaged students. Key initiatives to be funded...

This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District was awarded a $599,693 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to implement guided pathways as a catalyst for institutional transformation. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to strengthen the college district's management, fiscal operations, and academic quality, with a focus on expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $748,566 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Palo Alto College, a Hispanic-serving educational institution within the Alamo Community College District. The grant, titled the "PALO ALTO COLLEGE NECESIDADES PROGRAM," is intended to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction, quality,...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Los Angeles Community College District a $986,832 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS project providing direct funding for activities from December 2021 through December 2024. As the parent awardee, Los Angeles Community College District will implement institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve...