Project Grant SAS20023GR0048

This $103,868 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve the implementation of an authentic inquiry-based laboratory curriculum, called AIM-BIO, at the University of Arizona, a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The key goals are to: 1) Develop a professional development program to train teaching assistants (TAs) on how to effectively mentor students in the AIM-BIO curriculum's open-ended scientific inquiry process, and 2)...

This Project Grant award of $2,787,217 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to strengthen the research capacity and community engagement of the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC), a marine research institution in Sitka, Alaska. The key objectives of the award are to: 1) Expand and deepen SSSC's relationships with tribal entities to increase engagement between Alaska Natives and the science center, enabling more co-produced research; and 2)...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482), provides $1,042,960.00 to Arizona State University (ASU) to collaborate with the Hawaii Department of Aquatic Resources on coral thermal tolerance experiments. The project will assess local adaptation of Pocillopora meandrina coral genotypes to past environmental stresses, investigate the effectiveness of coral stress...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WAMS) Fields program will support the "Explore and More: Diving Deeper into Tribal Students' Interests" initiative. The project aims to guide indigenous high school students in Oregon as they create original projects addressing community issues related to food, agriculture, and natural resource...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Arizona State University (ASU) a $277,490 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support U.S. researchers participating in a multinational Belmont Forum initiative on global environmental change. The project, titled "Coastal Tales, Telling Adaptations: Living Environmental Stories for Coastal Resilience," focuses on integrating local and traditional knowledge, social science, and natural science to determine how past...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $351,684 to the University of Texas at Austin to deliver the "Utilizing Professional Societies to Achieve a Reinforcing Transformative Culture (UPSTART Culture)" program. The goal is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences workforce by leveraging professional societies to create an iterative learning ecosystem and reinforce inclusive cultural norms. The...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant will fund the establishment of the ASPIRATIONAL (ALIGNING SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONALS WITH INTERVENTIONS, RESOURCES, AND ACCESSING TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR OPTIMIZING A NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $320,637 Project Grant to Texas Tech University System, doing business as Texas Tech University, under the Geosciences grant program (CFDA 47.050) to support a program introducing high school students from underrepresented groups to air quality monitoring, research, and atmospheric science careers. The "Air Across Texas" (AAT) program will provide research experiences, STEM interest and self-efficacy development, and college preparation...

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded a $745,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) under the Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program (CFDA 93.445). The five-year award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029, aims to enhance diversity in STEM recruitment, particularly for sanitation and engineering management positions, within American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)...

The Department of the Interior (DOI) awarded a $420,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Self Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium Inc. under the Aid To Tribal Governments program (CFDA 15.020). The four-year grant will support general tribal government operations, including maintaining up-to-date tribal enrollment, conducting tribal elections, and developing appropriate tribal policies, legislation, and regulations. The organization, a tribally owned, minority-owned...