Led by UConn, a higher education alliance focused on expanding diversity in STEM fields has received $3.5 million for its work from the National Science Foundation.The seven New England schools that make up the Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NELSAMP) will use the five-year grant to continue developing a pipeline to increase the […]
Led by UConn, a higher education alliance focused on expanding diversity in STEM fields has received $3.5 million for its work from the National Science Foundation.
The seven New England schools that make up the Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NELSAMP) will use the five-year grant to continue developing a pipeline to increase the number of underrepresented students in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, said Maria D. Martinez, UConn's assistant vice provost of the Institute for Student Success.
In addition to UConn, which assumed a leadership role in the alliance this fall, the group is comprised of Northeastern University; Tufts University; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Rhode Island; and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Founded in 2001, NELSAMP works to raise recruitment, retention and graduation rates for students from racial and ethnic minority groups who are pursuing STEM-related undergraduate degrees. Over time, enrollment in the alliance has increased from 1,000 to 3,800.
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Asnuntuck Community College received a three-year, $227,600 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to support employment and job-training programs for low-income students.
The grant will support a full-time Success Coach to work with SNAP Employment and Training Program students, provide student support funds, and develop and implement a computer literacy class.
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Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation has been awarded a $435,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide its elite German Shepherd Guide Dogs to service members or veterans.
This grant follows an initial grant award of $106,000 received in 2015.
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The Collection Digitization and Universal Access Project at the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) has received a $300,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
The award will allow the CHS to hire staff to help preserve photographs, maps, manuscripts, documents and other printed and recorded materials onto digital formats.
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The Governor's Prevention Partnership and Hartford Public Schools received a $140,000 grant from the Connecticut Commission on Community Service to address chronic absenteeism at Simpson-Waverly School in Hartford.
The funds will provide additional student supports, including mentoring, tutoring and parent engagement.
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SI Financial Foundation Inc. recently awarded $5,000 to Horizons Inc. in support of its Now More Than Ever Project.
The project allows Horizons to continue providing recreational opportunities for individuals who have developmental disabilities and equally valuable respite opportunities for their families.
