Kansas City Kansas Community College Foundation

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D, STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

TITLE III - STUDENT SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM SUCCESS (SSPS) PROJECT

KCKCC TRIO UPWARD BOUND

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

BUILDING BIOLOGISTS USING ASSETS FOR SCHOLAR SUCCESS -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (KCKCC). OVER ITS FIVE-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 30 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING ASSOCIATE?S DEGREES IN BIOLOGY OR ASSOCIATE?S GENERAL DEGREES WITH A BIOLOGY EMPHASIS. FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO HAVE DECLARED THEIR INTENTION TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY WILL RECEIVE $7,500 ANNUALLY IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TWO YEARS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE PERSISTENCE TO GRADUATION AND THEN IN TRANSFERRING OR DIRECTLY ENTERING THE STEM WORKFORCE BY LINKING SCHOLARSHIPS WITH EFFECTIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ASSET-BASED MENTORING, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND PARTICIPATION IN PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS THAT SHOWCASE THE DEMANDS AND REWARDS OF A STEM PATH. BECAUSE KCKCC HAS A HIGH POPULATION OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN A STEM FIELD AND TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASSET-BASED MENTORING AND HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES WITHIN THE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THERE ARE THREE SPECIFIC AIMS: 1) ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL SCHOLAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS THREE COHORTS OF 10 STUDENTS USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, AND NEW SUPPORT PROGRAMS; 2) DEVELOP A ROBUST ASSET-BASED MENTORING AND ADVISING PROGRAM; AND 3) IMPLEMENT SCHOLAR ENGAGEMENT AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND CREATE A POSITIVE ACADEMIC CLIMATE FOR ALL STUDENTS. MANY RESEARCH STUDIES ON STEM STUDENT PERSISTENCE FOCUS ON WHAT MUST BE DONE TO ADDRESS STUDENTS' REAL OR PERCEIVED DEFICITS. EDUCATIONAL DISPARITY IS OFTEN FRAMED WITH STEREOTYPICAL TRAITS BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, DISABILITY, AND OTHER FACTORS. STUDENTS MAY BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE LESS RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORIES AS A RESULT OF THESE STEREOTYPES. ALTERNATIVELY, ASSET-BASED INTERVENTIONS ARE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR INCREASING STUDENT PERSISTENCE BY BUILDING UPON THE WEALTH OF A STUDENT'S CULTURE, MOTIVATIONS, AND DREAMS. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO INVESTIGATE HOW THE ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE-BASED, ASSET-BASED SUPPORT PRACTICES, THAT IS, ASSET-BASED MENTORING, IMPACTS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS OBTAINING AN ASSOCIATE?S DEGREE IN BIOLOGY AND ASSOCIATE?S GENERAL SCIENCE WITH A BIOLOGY EMPHASIS. SCHOLARS WILL DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL IDENTITIES AS SCIENTISTS AND OBTAIN A HIGH-QUALITY BIOLOGY EDUCATION TO PREPARE THEM TO EITHER ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR TRANSITION TO A FOUR-YEAR STEM PROGRAM. TWO FACETS COMPRISE THE PROJECT EVALUATION. AN ANNUAL EXTERNAL EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES LOCAL/REGIONAL LEADERSHIP IN PROGRAM EVALUATION, APPLIED RESEARCH, NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. INTERNAL EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED MORE FREQUENTLY BY KCKCC PROJECT MANAGEMENT. BOTH FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED. KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS PROJECT WILL BE DISSEMINATED LOCALLY ACROSS CAMPUS THROUGH FACULTY SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS. RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO THE GREATER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY BY PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS AND THROUGH PRESENTATIONS OF FINDINGS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION CONFERENCES. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS, AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. 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.

IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY ESTABLISHING A FACULTY NETWORK TO CENTER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS STEM DISCIPLINES AT A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE. SPECIFICALLY, THIS INITIATIVE SEEKS TO EXPAND ADAPTATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND KNOWLEDGE GENERATION EFFORTS THAT ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (CURES) IMPACT STUDENT SUCCESS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SETTING. IMPORTANTLY, ADOPTION OF THIS APPROACH IS A KEY STEP IN MOVING TOWARDS EQUITY IN STEM EDUCATION AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES COMMON BARRIERS TO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION BY CREATING A RESEARCH CULTURE AND ROBUST PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENT PLANS. USING ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES TO HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS, THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO BUILD THE NECESSARY FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT REQUIRED FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. ULTIMATELY, CULTURAL SHIFTS THAT FOSTER ENGAGEMENT OF BOTH STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORTS THE MISSION TO EFFECTIVELY EDUCATE AND TRAIN FUTURE SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS TO MEET REGIONAL INDUSTRY WORKFORCE DEMAND. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ACROSS A RANGE OF STEM DISCIPLINES, POTENTIALLY IMPACTING OVER 500 STUDENTS EACH SEMESTER. THE PROJECT'S SCOPE INCLUDES THREE SPECIFIC AIMS: 1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STEM COURSES USING COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, 2) IMPLEMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND 3) EXPAND ADOPTION OF THIS MODEL ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE. TEN FACULTY WILL BE RECRUITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A TEAM TO ENGAGE IN DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION OF THE NEW CURRICULUM WITHIN THE COURSE FRAMEWORK. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON GAINING EXPERTISE IN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT PRACTICES ALL AIMED AT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, INCLUSION AND SUCCESS. SURVEYS WILL BE UTILIZED TO COMPARE THE EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESS OF STUDENTS IN RESEARCH-FOCUSED COURSES VERSES THOSE IN TRADITIONAL COURSES. AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WILL EMPLOY A MIXED METHODS APPROACH FOR BOTH THE FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BOTH PROJECT IMPROVEMENT AND OVERALL SUCCESS. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL BE DISSEMINATED AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND SHARED LOCALLY THROUGH WEBINARS AND CAMPUS-BASED MEETINGS. THE NSF IUSE: INNOVATION IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGE STEM EDUCATION (ITYC) PROGRAM SEEKS TO ACCELERATE THE IMPACT OF AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EMERGING AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.