Project Grant P031S200172

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program Project Grant award of $151,547 to Florida International University (FIU) aims to develop culturally relevant materials and resources to enhance the career preparation of Hispanic or Latin@/x/a/o undergraduate students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the Southeastern U.S. The key objectives of this 2-year project are to: 1) Construct culturally relevant materials that can be...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $148,453 to Morgan State University to develop and disseminate resources that support the career preparation of Hispanic or Latin@/x/a/o undergraduate students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the Southeastern U.S. The key products and services to be delivered include: Constructing culturally relevant materials on computing...

This Project Grant award of $600,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will support Dominican University's "Pathways to Wellness: Empowering Hispanic and Low-Income Scholars to Build Successful Careers in Healthcare" initiative. The award will fund activities to expand educational opportunities, improve academic offerings, and enhance institutional capacity for underrepresented and low-income student populations at...

This Project Grant award of $304,993 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an adaptive, AI-driven career exploration platform. The platform aims to provide personalized career guidance for students in secondary and post-secondary education, addressing a gap in workforce development. The project integrates advanced learning theories and data-driven models to create a novel system that...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $395,706 CAREER grant (CFDA 47.041 Engineering) to Arizona State University to study how Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) support Latino engineering doctoral students. The project will use a multi-case study methodology to longitudinally examine the experiences of Latino engineering Ph.D. students at two different types of HSIs - the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and Arizona State University. The research aims to uncover the...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $1,499,717 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to La Sierra University, a private, non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution located in Riverside, California. The grant, titled "PATHWAY ADELANTE: A MODEL HSI CAREER PATHWAY IN HEALTH SCIENCES", aims to support the university's efforts to develop and implement a career pathway program in health sciences for...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award, with CFDA Number 47.070, provides $300,000 to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to generate and evaluate culturally relevant computing resources for Latino/Latina (Latine) students in undergraduate computer science programs. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Creating a culturally relevant textbook for introductory programming, and 2)...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Recinto De Cupey under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223). The grant will support Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Recinto De Cupey in developing and implementing the Agriculture Diverse Learning Program from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2025. The program aims to enhance the teaching, learning skills, knowledge and...

This $1,199,365 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) aims to develop culturally aware leaders and role models from underrepresented minority college students (UMCs) in dietetics. The project, titled "Becoming Culturally Aware Leaders (BCAL) Scholars Program," will provide scholarships, training, and...

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...