The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded Delaware State University a $2,358,362 Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program grant. The project grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, supports activities to strengthen the university's academic quality, curriculum development, faculty training, and student support services. The grant is funded under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program...
This federal Project Grant award of $236,000.00 was provided by the Department of Defense (CFDA 12.630 - Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering) to Delaware State University. The purpose of the award is to acquire an ellipsometer spectroscopy system to support research and educational training of students on device characterization. The award period runs from September 16, 2024 to August 15, 2025. As a Historically Black College and University, Delaware State University...
Delaware State University was awarded a $749,798 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense through the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). The award period is from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2027 to support basic, applied, or advanced research in mathematical, physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences, and other fields with good, long-term potential for contributing to technology for Department of...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Delaware State University a $300,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award running from September 2022 to September 2025 will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities at the university located in Leipsic, DE. As outlined in the program description, the FIPSE grant funds will...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Delaware State University $603,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program to support the BLACK MALE INITIATIVE SUMMER EXPERIENCE project from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. FIPSE aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction, quality and expand opportunities. Under this award, Delaware State University will...
Under a $505,263.16 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture on July 15, 2023, Delaware State University is engaging students in STEM learning programs to strengthen and improve their career pathways in the food and agricultural sciences. The program, funded through the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524), provides opportunities to build the capacities and capabilities of at least 20 students over...
Delaware State University was awarded a $399,994 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds the Targeted Infusion Project: Undergraduate Neuroscience Education to Engage Diverse Students in STEM and Prepare Them for Graduate School and STEM Careers. This project will provide leadership and ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and...
Delaware State University was awarded a $505,263 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA 10.524). The grant will provide multiple scholarships for undergraduate students studying food and agriculture sciences and related fields at Delaware State University from July 2022 through July 2026. The Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $505,263.15 Project Grant to Delaware State University under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524). This four-year grant supports Delaware State University, a historically Black land-grant university, in engaging 40 students in STEAM learning programs to strengthen their career pathways in the food and agricultural sciences. The program aims to improve...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $500,239 to Delaware State University to develop and pilot innovative tools and approaches to enhance the research capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The key goals are to: Create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their institution's research strengths and weaknesses, and integrate research capacity building into...