RAPID: STEM faculty support to address impacts from COVID-19 on Tribal Colleges and Universities Program institutions
- Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Total publications:0 publications
Grant number: 2140172; 2209025; 2213457; 2214320; 2216877; 2216879; 2218084
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20222023Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$1,092,969Funder
National Science Foundation (NSF)Principal Investigator
Kathy Adair, Lisa Azure, Lisa Azure, Paula Roth, Mandy Schram, Mandy Schram, Brenda Conway…Research Location
United States of AmericaLead Research Institution
Bay Mills Community College; United Tribes Technical College; United Tribes Technical College; Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College; Red Lake Nation College; Red Lake Nation College; Little Priest Tribal CollegeResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures
Research Subcategory
Social impacts
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Adults (18 and older)
Vulnerable Population
Minority communities unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education, and sustainability of capacity gains is significantly enhanced by retaining the talent of credentialed STEM faculty. This project aligns directly with that goal.
The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 caused major disruptions to institutions of higher education. However, for tribal colleges and universities, whose core operating funds are directly aligned with student enrollment, drops in enrollment equate to loss of funding. To mitigate against detrimental effects on STEM instructional capacity, this award will support the position of one full-time STEM faculty member, as well as other resources to maintain Little Priest Tribal College's STEM program as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 caused major disruptions to institutions of higher education. However, for tribal colleges and universities, whose core operating funds are directly aligned with student enrollment, drops in enrollment equate to loss of funding. To mitigate against detrimental effects on STEM instructional capacity, this award will support the position of one full-time STEM faculty member, as well as other resources to maintain Little Priest Tribal College's STEM program as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.