Project Grant P031S230099

This $297,118 National Science Foundation project grant under the Institutional and Community Transformation track of the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education program will support the Mathematics Equity through Teaching Actively (META) project. META aims to transform undergraduate mathematics instruction at California State University Fullerton to be more equity-minded and actively engaged through implementation of a robust professional development program for faculty. The program will train...

This two-year, $375,540 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Sonoma State University in developing a collaboration with Mendocino College and Santa Rosa Junior College. The collaboration aims to engage 20 community college students per year in a five-week residential undergraduate research experience at SSU prior to transfer. Participants will conduct research and take part in professional and social activities to build cohort...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $150,000 to Mount San Antonio College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to develop and evaluate a mastery-based assessment strategy in the general chemistry curriculum. The project aims to reduce equity gaps and improve retention of historically underrepresented students in this critical gateway course sequence. Key components include faculty training, phased implementation of the mastery...

This $199,704 National Science Foundation project grant supports the Kern Community College District in expanding its Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program at Bakersfield College. The MESA program aims to promote student persistence, learning, and understanding in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields through workshops, mentoring, research opportunities, and other experiential learning activities. Specifically, the grant will expand participation in the...

The Madera Community College TRIO Student Support Services English as a Second Language (ESL) Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, provides $272,364.00 in funding from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The grant supports comprehensive student support services to enhance the academic potential, financial literacy, and success of disadvantaged college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities...

This $6,061,890 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.300 - Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities) funds the construction of a Career Technical Educational Program Center in Willits, California. The facility will provide workforce training and technical educational programs in construction, energy technology, fire science, and emergency services, including disaster response, to help fill critical...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $676,950.00 Project Grant to the Marin County Office of Education (MCOE) under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) federal grant program. The "Equitable Pathways: Marin County School Mental Health Intern Training Program" will recruit and train mental health professionals to provide services in local schools within Marin County, California. The award period is from January 1,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Sonoma State University a $272,364 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) to operate the TRIO SSS Multilingual Achievers Program. This five-year grant, effective from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, will provide comprehensive support services to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at Sonoma...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "PROJECT FUERTE: ELEVATING SERVINGNESS IN A VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED BIOSCIENCES PATHWAY WHERE HISPANIC STUDENTS CAN START STRONG & STAY STRONG", will support Miracosta Community College District, a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in Oceanside, California, in...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Mendocino College $103,023 under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.162) to support the Northern California Native American History Speaker Series. The project grant aims to enhance faculty knowledge of local Native American history through collaboration with tribal entities via a speaker series running from February 2022 through November 2024. The Promotion of...