Project Grant P120A190082

This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Circle of Champions" initiative at Gavilan Joint Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution in California. The project aims to close the academic completion gap for Latina/o STEM students by leveraging their social capital and community cultural wealth. Key activities include implementing the Circle of Champions framework to organize...

This four-year, $2.27 million project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform STEM education for Latinx students at two-year Hispanic Serving Institutions. Led by Arizona State University, the grant will establish STEM planning teams as communities of practice at 16 institutions to conduct college-wide STEM assessments, develop multi-year STEM plans, and implement evidence-based solutions to close achievement gaps. Project...

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 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 Santa Clara County Office of Education was awarded a $924,479 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. The grant will support the "Culturally-Responsive Teaching for Supporting Positive Computer Science Identities among Latinx Girls" project from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Under this award, the Santa Clara County Office of Education will implement culturally responsive teaching methods to support...

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program awarded a $199,998 project grant to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to enhance the learning and experiences of STEM undergraduates. The 3-year project, starting April 1, 2024, aims to recruit, prepare, and retain 30 first-time freshman and transfer students at TAMIU, which serves a student population that is over 89% Hispanic. The project will provide...

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $306,146 to the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras campus to conduct community-focused research examining how school curriculum and instruction may limit Afro-Puerto Rican students' learning experiences in math and science classrooms. The project aims to advance foundational knowledge on how racism and colorism intersect to impact STEM education in Puerto Rico, with the goal of...

The Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Recinto De Cupey received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields federal grant program. The grant period is from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Under this award, the Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Recinto De Cupey will implement the Puerto Rico WAMS STEM-AG Education and Career Pathways Program to...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to address the academic gender gap in STEM fields and align the state's workforce needs. The three-year grant, awarded on June 1, 2023, will support UNR's efforts to increase women's participation and success in STEM disciplines. Key activities may include targeted outreach, mentoring,...