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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $238,500 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences to establish a National Needs Fellowship (NNF) program. The 5-year program aims to develop underrepresented minority students for leadership roles in animal production through targeted recruitment, training in core competencies like reproductive physiology and statistics, and providing...

This $261,600 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support Tuskegee University's leadership training program for college students. Over three years, the university will recruit a total of 180 Generation Z students in two cohorts each year to participate in the program. The program aims to strengthen participants' leadership skills through two training models and assess the impact on knowledge and skills acquisition, as well as...

The National Science Foundation's Project Grant titled "Cultivating Persistence and Leadership Development in Science Master Teachers" will establish a cohort of 20 experienced grade 6-12 science teachers from high-need urban and rural school districts in Kentucky and Ohio. The $1,399,244 award, provided through the NSF's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to build leadership capacity in these high-need environments by creating a community of practice and incorporating...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF) award of $160,000 provides funding for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship to study ways to motivate allyship behaviors to broaden participation in STEM fields. Under the sponsorship of Drs. Tiffany Ito and Evava Pietri at the University of Colorado Boulder, the research will examine tactics to encourage allyship behaviors and the mechanisms that underpin these tactics, as...

Grant Award Summary: American Indian School Leadership Program Northern Arizona University received a $441,009 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) for the performance period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The American Indian School Leadership Program supports the development and demonstration of innovative educational services...

This $260,495 one-year project grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service will fund planning activities for the Leadership Foundations' proposed full-cost AmeriCorps State and National program. AmeriCorps State and National grants under the 94.006 CFDA program support eligible organizations in developing programs where AmeriCorps members address unmet community needs through activities organized by the awardee. Here, Leadership Foundations will use the planning grant period...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,249,992 to Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey to develop a postdoctoral fellowship program called "TRAINING HOLISTIC RESEARCH INNOVATORS VIA EDUCATION POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN STEM (THRIVE-STEM)." The primary goal of the program is to train STEM education scholars with the skills, tools, and supports needed to thrive in academic careers,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant to Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a national fellowship program that will build research capacity across a consortium of 8 diverse higher education institutions. The 1-year planning project aims to design a framework for leveraging the complementary strengths and resources of the Equity in Architectural Education Consortium (EAEC) partners to increase participation of...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to Harris-Stowe State University for the "HBCU Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE)" initiative. This collaborative project, which also includes Coppin State University, Florida Memorial University, and Kentucky State University, aims to enhance research capacity and infrastructure at...

This $750,000 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support North Central College's Leadership Experience and Advancement Program in STEM. Over six years, the college will provide scholarships and tailored support services to 15 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing degrees in biology, computer science, environmental studies, mathematics, or neuroscience. Transfer students will receive two-year scholarships. Support...