Project Grant P217A170325

The U.S. Department of Education, through its TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (CFDA 84.217), has awarded Texas A&M University-Kingsville a $301,580 project grant to prepare underrepresented undergraduate students for doctoral studies. The grant funding will support the university's Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, which provides these students with research experiences, academic counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and assistance in applying to graduate school. As a...

The University of Massachusetts Boston received a $333,119 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (CFDA 84.217) to prepare first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented undergraduate students for advanced academic research and doctoral-level education. The grant will fund the university's McNair Scholars Program, which provides participants with research experiences, academic counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Montana State University a $272,364 Project Grant for the TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. This 1-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, supports the university's efforts to prepare participants from disadvantaged backgrounds for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. As a premier research institution and land-grant university,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $520,346 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to expand its quantitative master's programs. The grant, titled "EXPANDING QUANTITATIVE MASTER'S PROGRAMS AT THE ALVAREZ COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (XQUANT@ACOB)," has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant funding will support UTSA's...

This $449,957 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) is designed to support the University of Texas at Tyler's "REIMAGINING INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (RISE UP)" initiative. The award will fund activities to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of the university, with a focus on expanding educational...

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded a $205,472.00 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001) on February 2, 2024. The grant will fund a 3-year comprehensive study of transient compact binaries using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The research aims to expand scientific knowledge through new discoveries and aligns with NASA's strategic goal...

This Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) will provide $100,000.00 in funding to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The award will support research to juxtapose the properties of ground level enhancements (GLE) and extreme non-GLE solar energetic particle (SEP) events with their solar sources. UTSA, a Hispanic-serving institution, will leverage...

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) was awarded a $2,836,000.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA 84.334) on September 1, 2024. This grant is designed to improve outcomes for students in five K-12 districts by emphasizing academic support and counseling to prepare them for postsecondary success. The project is aligned with moderate and strong research. The funding will support...

This federal Project Grant award, with ID P334A240044, is provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA 84.334). The $4,614,400.00 award is designed to substantially improve academic outcomes and foster college readiness among 5,018 students in Austin, TX. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will be executed by the University of...

The University of Texas at Austin received a $125,465 Project Grant award from the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research (CFDA 12.300) program. The grant, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, supports research on "Empirical Aspects of Environment and Intent Specific Adaptive PHY via Deep Learning." This research aims to advance naval capabilities through innovative work in areas such as materials science, artificial intelligence, and...