Project Grant P031S230361

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 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 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 University of New Mexico's Valencia Branch (UNM-Valencia) was awarded a $2,218,830 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 funding will support the "UNM-V ENROLL PROGRAM," which aims to implement institutional reforms and expand educational opportunities for the university's predominantly Hispanic student population. The project period runs from...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) provides $499,791 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to improve teaching practices and increase retention of undergraduate Latinx students in computer science. The project aims to: 1) Update and expand computer science teaching practices by providing faculty development to improve instructors' ability to academically, socially, and...

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 $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...

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 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...

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...