This federal Project Grant award of $361,922.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program, supports Savannah State University in delivering comprehensive support services to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for disadvantaged college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The university will implement specialized programs over the...
This federal Project Grant award of $275,651.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (CFDA 84.120) will support the "Toolkit for Empowering and Engaging Students in Chemistry (TEES-CHEM)" initiative at the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus. The project aims to enhance science and engineering education for underrepresented minority students, particularly minority women, and increase their participation in scientific...
The Savannah State University was awarded a $1,047,009 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support Savannah State University's project "CREATING ACCESS TO MODELING AND SIMULATION EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN" from December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The project aims to provide educational opportunities in modeling...
This $616,000 Project Grant was awarded on June 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant was awarded to Savannah State University, a historically black college and university located in Savannah, Georgia, to improve access to cybersecurity education for underrepresented minority students. Through this funding, Savannah State University will develop new curriculum,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (CFDA 84.120) provides $227,749.00 to Shaw University, a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, to support academic-business partnerships that diversify the state's biotechnology workforce. The one-year award, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund initiatives to enhance STEM education quality and increase participation...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $265,220 Project Grant under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (CFDA 84.120) to Fort Valley State University (FVSU) to support the "Retention of Minority Education in Biotechnology (STEM) at the Fort Valley State University (RMEB at FVSU)" project. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to enhance science and engineering education at the historically Black,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides Lincoln University (PA), a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), with $736,119 to purchase a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. This equipment will be integrated into the university's undergraduate instruction in forensic toxicology and drug chemistry. The goal is to enable students to gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art instrumentation used in...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Rust College a $296,375 Project Grant under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (CFDA 84.120) to enhance STEM capacity at the institution. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support initiatives to increase participation of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, in scientific and technological careers. Planned project activities include...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $400,000 to Albany State University to enhance the educational framework of the biology and forensic science programs by infusing data science competencies. The key activities include: Training faculty in data science techniques to enable them to implement data science modules in existing courses and develop new upper-level courses. Engaging students in course-based and mentored...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will support Albany State University's "It Takes a Village: Communities Leveraged to Advance Scholars' Success" program. Funded at $1,499,993 under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to increase degree completion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields among low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students...