The University of Missouri System received a $8,881,969.00 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. The grant, titled "PROSOCIAL AND ACTIVE LEARNING (PAL) CLASSROOMS 2.0", supports the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of evidence-based educational innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. The award period runs from January 1, 2024 to...
This Project Grant award, valued at $987,319.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination (CFDA 84.305) program. The funding will support the University of Missouri System's evaluation of a virtual classroom management training program for rural middle school teachers. The project aims to assess the effectiveness of this innovative training in improving teacher practices and student outcomes...
The University of Missouri System received a $4.4 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) on December 15, 2021. The grant will support the Talk to Read program, a culturally responsive approach to literacy recovery, through December 15, 2026. The University will implement the Talk to Read program in collaboration with three sub-awardees. Potosi R-3 School...
The University of Missouri System was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) federal grant program. The three-year award beginning September 1, 2022 will support the "Reservoir Observer Student Scientists: Participatory Science Education Model" project. This project aims to promote and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $330,094 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System through its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to advance geoscience education using water-based field experiences from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The University of Missouri System, operating through its Missouri University of Science and Technology campus, will provide hands-on field experiences centered around water resources to strengthen K-12 students' and educators'...
The University of Missouri System was awarded a $791,850 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program. The grant will fund a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of family engagement interventions on student outcomes in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The university will analyze research published since 2001...
The University of Missouri System, doing business as the Curators of the University of Missouri, received a $139,629 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, aims to improve preservice elementary teachers' responsive teaching skills in mathematics through the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots. Over the 3-year project period, the researchers will develop, enact, evaluate, and refine...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, provides $3,000,000.00 to the University of Missouri System (Curators of the University of Missouri) to acquire equipment and supplies to support STEM degree programs at its campuses. The award period is from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The University of Missouri System is a land grant institution that delivers...
This federal Project Grant award of $297,503.46 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) was made on March 21, 2024 under the Research in Special Education (CFDA 84.324) program. The award supports scientifically rigorous research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. The University of Missouri System, doing business as Curators of the University...
This $265,206 federal Project Grant award is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The award will support research by the University of Missouri System to examine the supply, qualifications, and career paths of STEM teachers in the United States. The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year project include: Investigating the STEM teacher pipeline, from undergraduate/graduate...