Project Grant SMX30023GR4012

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will fund an initiative to teach 250-300 Mexican middle, high school, and college students an introduction to Arduino robotics and technical English. The $142,705.00 award, made on September 23, 2024, will be implemented by the non-profit organization Youth Technology Corps Nfp, Inc. and is expected to be completed by January 1,...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $140,731 Cooperative Agreement (Grant ID SMX53024CA0119) to the non-profit organization Teach 4 All Mexico AC to fund the participation of 25 Mexican high school students in a flagship leadership program. The project, part of the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), aims to promote mutual understanding and strengthen the U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship through educational and cultural...

The National Museum of Mexican Art will partner with four organizations that make up the Mexican Cultural Arts Alliance to deliver leadership development and arts programming to strengthen cultural identity in Mexican communities across four Midwestern cities. Funded by a $413,269 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program, the National Museum of Mexican Art and its partners will grow the capacity of local arts organizations in...

This $840,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Mission Support Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.009) will fund the "ARTEMIS IN 3D-STEM CHALLENGE AND TRAINING PROGRAM". The primary awardee, the University of New Mexico (UNM), will use the funding to provide faculty expertise to develop 3D education curriculum, support programming for students in New Mexico to participate in a 3D challenge, and lead workshops using UNM's resources....

Explora Science Center and Children's Museum of Albuquerque will receive $347,120 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to conduct the "Roots: Supporting Black Scholars in STEAM" project from September 2021 through August 2023. The project aims to increase Explora's relationships with and relevance to Albuquerque's Black communities and provide more opportunities for Black students in Albuquerque to pursue STEAM fields....

This $299,988 National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering project grant will support an undergraduate interdisciplinary research collaboration in smart connected systems between institutions in the United States and Spain. Over three years, 18 undergraduate students from Manhattan College and the City University of New York's College of Staten Island will conduct mentored research at the University of Zaragosa in Spain. Students will participate in pre-travel...

This four-year, $2.27 million project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform STEM education for Latinx students at two-year Hispanic Serving Institutions. Led by Arizona State University, the grant will establish STEM planning teams as communities of practice at 16 institutions to conduct college-wide STEM assessments, develop multi-year STEM plans, and implement evidence-based solutions to close achievement gaps. Project...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $142,880 project grant to Jovenes Articulando Territorios AC under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program. The grant funds a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program in Chiapas, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. The program aims to encourage indigenous Tseltal and Tsotsil young people to stay in school, start businesses based on local resources and culture, and build local leadership skills. It promotes...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $349,994 to Arizona State University to implement a research project and professional development plan aimed at empowering children of migratory and seasonal farmworkers through culturally responsive gamification and engineering design instruction. Specifically, the investigator will conduct a qualitative study using critical agency framework to collect...

This $199,998 National Science Foundation award through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) funds a pilot project at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley to build math capacity and enhance undergraduate STEM education. The project develops and analyzes a summer bridge math experience for newly admitted students requiring math/statistics courses. The four-day program includes math workshops and campus life/career orientation field trips to assist students' math preparation and...