Project Grant R305A240285

Depaul University will receive $937,454 from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to increase access to and success in Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles courses for African American and Hispanic students in the Chicago Public Schools district. Working in collaboration with the Chicago Public Schools and The Learning Partnership, Depaul University will provide professional development support to...

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...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,061,469 Project Grant to the Learning Partnership LLC under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to increase access to and success in Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles (CSP) for African American and Hispanic students in the Chicago Public Schools district. The Learning Partnership will collaborate with DePaul University and Chicago Public Schools to ensure every high school offers...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program award in the amount of $499,969 supports the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in implementing and evaluating a comprehensive program called "Enhancing and Expanding Second-Year Experience (EESYE)" for engineering and computer science students. The project aims to reduce attrition and improve retention and graduation rates, particularly among Hispanic and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) provides $600,000.00 to the Houston Community College System District to establish a centralized student advocacy center. The funding will expand educational opportunities, improve academic performance, boost degree attainment, and provide advocacy support services for Latinx students. The project will run from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. As a Hispanic-Serving...

McHenry County College received a $825,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on September 1, 2022 to expand its dual credit program through August 31, 2025. The funding supports the college's work under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program, which aims to support innovative postsecondary instruction and expand higher education opportunities. Specifically, McHenry County College will use...

This $999,957 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative effort between the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and South Texas College (STC) to enhance student success and persistence in calculus courses at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The project aims to improve pass and persistence rates in Calculus I and II, shorten the time to complete the calculus sequence, and increase student...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education provides $275,000 under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to support rural outreach partnership programs. The Regents of the University of Colorado receives funding to implement a pre-college program in the San Luis Valley of Colorado for students in grades 10-12. A sub-award of $275,000 is provided to the San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center, Inc. to assign...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $610,855 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation (CSU Fullerton ASC), a non-profit organization that serves as the sponsored programs office for California State University, Fullerton. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support CSU Fullerton ASC's...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $355,252 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the University of Houston System's University of Houston-Clear Lake campus. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will support the "FIRST TO FLY: SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR FIRST TIME IN COLLEGE STUDENTS" initiative. This project aims to strengthen the university's capacity to serve first-time,...