Project Grant P031S200262

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $596,964 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation (CSU Fullerton ASC), a non-profit organization serving as the sponsored programs office for California State University, Fullerton, a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The "ELEVAR: EXCELENCIA FOR LATINX: ENGAGEMENT, VALIDATION, ACADEMICS, RESOURCES" grant project will...

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 federal Project Grant award in the amount of $587,650.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), supports Adams State University's "ASCENDER: ELEVATING HISPANIC AND LOW-INCOME STUDENT POSTSECONDARY ACCESS AND SUCCESS" initiative. This grant aims to strengthen the university's capacity to provide educational opportunities and support services for underrepresented student...

This $599,701 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 the "A TU LADO Initiative" at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant will enable UC Riverside, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to strengthen its capacity to serve minority and low-income students. Funding will support activities...

This $219,315 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a collaborative research effort between four Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Texas. The primary objectives are to: 1) conduct research on issues of inequality and opportunity, 2) establish physical and virtual research lab spaces to facilitate student and faculty collaboration, and 3) prepare students from HSIs to enter graduate...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program award in the amount of $499,969 supports the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in implementing and evaluating a comprehensive program called "Enhancing and Expanding Second-Year Experience (EESYE)" for engineering and computer science students. The project aims to reduce attrition and improve retention and graduation rates, particularly among Hispanic and...

This $355,252 federal 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 the "FIRST TO FLY: SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR FIRST TIME IN COLLEGE STUDENTS" initiative at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant will enable UHCL, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to strengthen its capacity to support first-time college...

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $500,000 to North Park University to implement an adapted Meyerhoff Scholars model to improve persistence and achievement in STEM for diverse first-year students, particularly Hispanic and low-income populations. The project aims to create a first-year STEM advising and success program, reduce equity gaps in gateway STEM courses, improve first- to second-year retention...

This $150,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Arizona, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and California State Polytechnic University Pomona in enhancing pathways for low-income, high-achieving students to earn PhDs in mathematical sciences fields. The three Hispanic-serving institutions will collaborate to develop deeper connections to tackle obstacles these students face in getting admitted to...