Project Grant P047M220208

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $249,316 to Alabama State University to build capacity for supporting STEM educators in the Alabama Black Belt region. The university will strengthen partnerships with Trenholm State Community College and the Lowndes County Public School System to establish a pathway for STEM students to enter the regional teaching workforce. Curriculum and test...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Alabama A & M University received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216) on February 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2028. The Upward Alabama Phase II project creates two pathways for upward mobility through workforce education and entrepreneurship, extending access across all 67...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham received a $544,727 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Federal TRIO Program - Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award funds a specialized Student Support Services program with a focus on teacher preparation, delivering comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance retention and completion rates for disadvantaged college...

Alabama A & M University was awarded a $199,990 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development. The grant falls under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports the development of STEM education programs. The grant funds the Catalyst Project, which involves the development and implementation of an intelligent adaptive cyberlearning system for minority freshmen students. The system aims to provide personalized learning support to help...

The University of Alabama received a $1.75M Project Grant under the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. The Cultivating Elementary Mathematics Specialists (CEMS) project delivers sustained, evidence-based professional learning to elementary teachers in partnership with four school districts (Tuscaloosa City, Jefferson County, Montgomery County, and Tuscaloosa County) and two nonprofit organizations (the...

Federal Grant Award Summary Alabama A&M University received a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216), awarded January 1, 2026, with completion by December 31, 2027. The Skills, Opportunities, Innovation and Learning (S.O.I.L.) Initiative addresses workforce development challenges in Sumter County's Black Belt region through integrated training and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama received a $199,814 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This award supports research to develop accurate, efficient, and stable numerical methods for solving reversible-irreversible thermodynamically consistent partial differential equations (RITC-PDEs). The project will deliver a...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama received a $332,241 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative addresses limitations in current Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) theory for calculating electrostatic free energy in biomolecular systems. The primary deliverable is the...

Federal Grant Award Summary Alabama State University received a $613,027 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award supports the delivery of comprehensive student support services designed to enhance retention and graduation rates for disadvantaged college students, including low-income students, first-generation college students,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Bevill State Community College received a $544,727 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds supportive services specifically designed for STEM and Health Sciences students at the college's Hamilton campus location in Jasper, Alabama. Under this grant, the college will deliver...