Project Grant P031S200249

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $199,370 Project Grant to Sam Houston State University under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The grant will fund a 4-year project to develop strategic linkages with the Houston Hispanic community, bolster Hispanic student recruitment in the School of Agricultural Sciences, and deliver transformative learning experiences to enhance agricultural literacy...

This $992,455 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CFDA 10.223 - Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program) supports the "HSI FANH Academy" - a seamless academic transition program for students between Houston Community College and Sam Houston State University. The program aims to increase enrollment and success of minority students, particularly Hispanic students, in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) higher...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will support Valencia Osceola Campus, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, in advancing upward mobility for adult Latino learners. The funding will be used to develop and implement activities such as curriculum development, faculty training, and student support services to expand educational opportunities and improve academic...

The Colorado State University-Pueblo was awarded a $268,955 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223) to bolster retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students in food and agricultural science disciplines. Specifically, the Professional Development in Agricultural Literacy program will provide high school students guidance toward research experiences,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) provides $599,262.00 to Colorado State University-Pueblo (CSU-Pueblo) for their "CSU PUEBLO TITLE V - LA PROMESA: STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ACCESS, RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND CAREER PLACEMENT" project. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support CSU-Pueblo, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, in strengthening its management, fiscal...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $1,200,000 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grant to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to implement the LISTOS project. LISTOS aims to increase the pipeline of skilled graduates prepared for natural resource management (NRM) professions in northern New Mexico. The project, which runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2028, will provide hands-on experiential education, leadership...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) to Florida International University (FIU). The goal of this 4-year grant is to build institutional capacity at FIU by promoting high quality education through innovative teaching, academic development, and career attainment of underrepresented groups. Key objectives include improving...

This Project Grant award, valued at $299,659, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070). The award supports a collaborative research project led by Florida State University (FSU), an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (EHSI), to investigate strategies for authentically serving the needs of Latino students in STEM and computing pathways. The project, titled "BPC-DP: HSI...

This federal Project Grant award for $1,197,687, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) through the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223), will enhance experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at Texas Tech University. The key components of the project include: providing need-based scholarships, integrating graduate and undergraduate student activities...