Project Grant S215K220189

This Project Grant award, valued at $682,186 and effective August 15, 2024, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The goal of the "Culturally Responsive Education and Teaching Empowerment in Mathematics in Hawaii (CREATE-MATH-HI)" project is to recruit and retain highly effective, culturally responsive mathematics teachers to serve Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) multilingual students in Hawaii. The project...

This $1,808,065 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) to the University of Houston System aims to develop STEM teacher leaders in the areas of culturally responsive classroom management, engineering design, and induction. Key goals include: Recruiting and providing 5-year, $20,000 annual salary supplements to 15 Master Teacher Fellows (MTFs) to receive intensive training in culturally responsive classroom management (CRCM) and engineering design....

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $723,081 Project Grant to North Central College under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The "Commitment to Recruit, Educate, and Assist Teachers in Equity (CREATE)" project aims to address the shortage of STEM teachers, particularly from underrepresented minority groups, in high-need school districts. The project will recruit and provide scholarships to 20 diverse STEM teacher candidates, educate them in culturally...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded East Central University a $679,506 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The grant supports the university's "Increased Diversity through Resources, Education, Allies, and Mentorship (I-DREAM) Center of Excellence in Educator Preparation" project, which aims to strengthen teacher preparation pipelines in underserved...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) will provide $2,000,000 in funding to Roosevelt University, a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, to support the "Cohorts, Research Experiences, Academics, Teams, and Exploration to Support STEM Scholars" (CREATE) program. Over the 6-year project period from February 2025 to January 2031, the CREATE program will award 37 scholarships to high-achieving, low-income students pursuing bachelor's...

This Project Grant award of $341,691, titled "Project STRIDE: Sustaining Teachers through Responsiveness, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity," was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The project, awarded to Seattle University, aims to strengthen teacher preparation pipelines in underserved educational environments by developing,...

This $760,367 Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the CFDA 84.305 Education Research, Development and Dissemination program supports the "CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: ADVANCING EQUITY IN OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES" project at the University of Chicago. This one-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will fund research activities designed to improve educational outcomes and reduce achievement gaps in Chicago public schools. The...

This federal Project Grant award of $706,666 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) supports the University of Colorado-Denver's initiative "BREAKING BARRIERS: ADVANCING DIVERSITY, ACCESS & EQUITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION". The project aims to strengthen teacher preparation pipelines in underserved educational environments by developing,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $100,000 to WestEd to establish an equity-focused, inclusive research-practice partnership between Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), and WestEd. The goal is to develop a strategy for implementing dual enrollment mathematics courses in MPS high schools that addresses disparities in math achievement, graduation rates, and college...

This $564,686 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Loyola University of Chicago in providing pre-service secondary science and mathematics teachers authentic STEM research experiences in biodiversity studies through a summer program. Over five years, the university aims to mentor 40 prospective teachers pursuing biology, ecology, or environmental science degrees through hands-on research and professional development opportunities...