Stillman College

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

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STILLMAN COLLEGE CARES SECTION 18004(A)(2)

STILLMAN CHRONIC DISEASE RESEARCH AND TRAINING SHARED FACILITY - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT THE STILLMAN CHRONIC DISEASE RESEARCH AND TRAINING SHARED FACILITY WILL BE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND SERVE AS THE COLLEGE’S FIRST FACILITY DEDICATED ENTIRELY TO RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH FOCUS IN CHRONIC DISEASES LEADING TO HEALTH DISPARITIES IS ALIGNED WITH OUR FACULTY MEMBERS’ INTERESTS, OUR ESTABLISHED COLLABORATIONS, AND THE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE STATE, THE REGION, AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS FACILITY WILL ENHANCE INSTITUTION-WIDE RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND FACILITATE COLLABORATIONS WITH RESEARCH INTENSIVE PARTNERS TO TRANSFORM THE DEPARTMENT TO ONE THAT DEVELOPS RELEVANT RESEARCH PROGRAMS, BUILDING UPON EXISTING BIOMEDICAL PIPELINE INITIATIVES. STILLMAN COLLEGE IS A HISTORICALLY BLACK LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE (HBCU) THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1876 IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. LOCATED ON A 105-ACRE FORMER SLAVE PLANTATION, STILLMAN IS KNOWN FOR PRODUCING AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS WHO EXCEL IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RESEARCH. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STATISTICS, SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES, STILLMAN GRADUATES EARNED 35 PHDS BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020 AND RANKED 17TH OF BACCALAUREATE HBCUS PRODUCING PHDS. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE STUDENT POPULATION REPRESENTS MORE THAN 80% PELL RECIPIENTS AND 1ST GENERATION IN COLLEGE, AVERAGES 700 FULL-TIME STUDENTS AND 100 GRADUATES EACH YEAR. OUT OF THE 100 BIOLOGY MAJORS, STILLMAN PRODUCES 25 GRADUATES ANNUALLY AND MORE THAN 50% ENROLL IN BIOMEDICAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS. THE DEPARTMENT’S GOALS IN THE STILLMAN STRATEGIC PLAN (2017-2022) ARE TO: 1. INCREASE RETENTION, 2. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENTERING SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMS, 3. TO HAVE A 90 PERCENT FIRST TIME PASS RATE ON THE SENIOR EXIT EXAM AND SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH PAPER AND PRESENTATION, AND 4. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES ENTERING GRADUATE AND/OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. STILLMAN COLLEGE QUALIFIES AS AN INSTITUTION OF EMERGING EXCELLENCE (IEE) BASED ON ALL THE CRITERIA IN 42 USC 283K(C)(2): STILLMAN HAS A RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND OTHER HEALTH DISPARITIES. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN ALABAMA ARE STROKE (RANKS 2ND IN THE NATION), HEART DISEASE (4TH), AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE (5TH). ALABAMA IS IN THE STROKE BELT; 14 COUNTIES HAVE STROKE MORTALITY RATES GREATER THAN 50% OF THE NATION’S RATE AND MORTALITY IS 35% HIGHER IN AFRICAN AMERICANS (61.7) THAN CAUCASIANS (45.7). ALABAMA IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS AN EPSCOR STATE. STILLMAN IS IN THE POOREST CENSUS TRACT IN THE CITY, HAS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS (97%), AND IS DESIGNATED AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE. THE STILLMAN CHRONIC DISEASE RESEARCH AND TRAINING SHARED FACILITY WILL ENABLE STILLMAN FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND COLLABORATORS TO DEVELOP RESEARCH EXPERTISE IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES THAT PRODUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN AFRICAN AMERICANS.

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

STILLMAN CARES INSTITUTIONAL GRANT

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

STILLMAN COLLEGE UPWARD BOUND

STILLMAN COLLEGE EMERGENCY GRANT FUNDS

PROJECT PURPOSE:THROUGH THE CONNECTING MINORITIES COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM, STILLMAN COLLEGE SEEKS TO DIRECTLY EXPAND EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND REMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ITS FIBER FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM. STILLMAN COLLEGE SEEKS TO DIRECTLY EXPAND EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND REMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THREE DIRECT WAYS. FIRST, THROUGH REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF A MUCH FASTER AND MORE SECURE FIBER OPTIC NETWORK. SECOND, THROUGH A CAMPUS WIDE WI-FI EXPANSION AND UPGRADE, STILLMAN WILL GREATLY IMPROVE OUR BROADBAND CAPACITY AND WI-FI CONNECTIVITY ACROSS CAMPUS FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, BUILDING ON THE IMPROVEMENT TO OUR FIBER OPTIC NETWORK. THIRD, STILLMAN WILL ASSIST THOSE STUDENTS MOST IN NEED THROUGH REMOTE LEARNING THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN REMOTE LEARNING SITUATIONS.ACTIVITIES:THE STILLMAN COLLEGE FIBER FOR THE FUTURE PROJECT HAS THREE ACTIVITIES. STILLMAN WILL INSTALL A FIBER OPTIC BROADBAND NETWORK ON ITS CAMPUS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE BUILDING OUT A NEW FIBER AND SWITCH UPGRADE FOR THE COLLEGE. NEXT, STILLMAN WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CAMPUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY. IT WILL USE THE NEW FIBER NETWORK DESCRIBED ABOVE TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY AN ADVANCED AND IMPROVED WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE STILLMAN COLLEGE CAMPUS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. LASTLY, STILLMAN WILL PURCHASE ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN REMOTE LEARNING SITUATIONS FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT (EARLY COLLEGE) STUDENTS AT AREA HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE WEST ALABAMA BLACK BELT, TAKING CLASSES AT STILLMAN COLLEGE. OUTCOMES:WITH THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE CAMPUS FIBER OPTIC NETWORK, STILLMAN WILL INCREASE AND EXPAND ITS BROADBAND CAPACITY AND WI-FI CONNECTIVITY ACROSS CAMPUS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PURCHASE OF ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN REMOTE LEARNING SITUATIONS WILL VASTLY IMPROVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE SITUATIONS STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IN THAT IMPEDES LEARNING. THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER POST SECONDARY EDUCATION VIA REMOTELY CONNECTED LAPTOPS TO STRETCH STILLMAN COLLEGE'S MISSION WHICH IS EMPOWERING YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICANS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TODAY'S SOCIETY. BENEFICIARIES:STILLMAN COLLEGE AND ITS STUDENTS WILL BE THE DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT. THE IMPROVED BROADBAND CAPACITY AND WI-FI CONNECTIVITY ACROSS CAMPUS AND THE COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT BOTH STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF APPLICABLE):THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS STILLMAN COLLEGE WITH MAKING BUILDING RENOVATIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTER IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. THE PROJECT WILL HELP ESTABLISH A TECHNICAL TRAINING FACILITY THAT WILL WORK TO MEET LOCAL EMPLOYERS' EXISTING AND FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS. ONCE COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL HELP ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT NEEDED TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC, PROMOTE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, EXPAND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND PROMOTE GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

UPWARD BOUND

STILLMAN COLLEGE WILL HOST AN UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM SERVING THREE COUNTIES: GREENE, PICKENS, AND TUSCALOOSA. 130 LOW INCOME/POTENTIALLY FIRST GENERATION PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PROVIDED AN EDUCATIONAL OP

IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: IMPROVING MAJORS PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION THROUGH STEM AT STILLMAN COLLEGE (IMPACTS@SC-I) -IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS IN THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP) PROVIDE SUPPORT TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, STUDY, AND ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS RECEIVING UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN STEM AND BUILDING STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH CAPACITY.? THIS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT AT DILLARD UNIVERSITY AIMS TO IMPROVE MAJORS PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION THROUGH STEM AT DILLARD UNIVERSITY (IMPACTS@DU III), BY INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES, INCLUDING MICRO-CREDENTIALING, FACULTY-STUDENT RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT IS GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, SPECIFICALLY LEVERAGING STUDENT RESEARCH EXPERIENCES TO BOLSTER ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION IN STEM. THE PROJECT IS GUIDED AND INFORMED BY AN ONGOING EVALUATION, AS WELL AS BY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.? ? THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO 1) INCREASE THE RETENTION OF STEM MAJORS FROM SOPHOMORE TO SENIOR YEARS, (2) REDESIGN UPPER-LEVEL STEM CURRICULA TO INTEGRATE COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (CURES), AND (3) ENHANCE RESEARCH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE. BY LEVERAGING DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS, THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN STEM EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF DEGREE ATTAINMENT, TO INCLUDE STUDENT RETENTION AND PERSISTENCE, ENHANCE CAREER READINESS, AND ESTABLISH A SCALABLE MODEL FOR SUPPORTING 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

ASCEND COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2025-2030

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT ABSTRACT ADDRESS: 3601 STILLMAN BLVD. TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: MR. PHILLIP CUNNINGHAM CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: (205) 860-7845 EXT. 8923 VOICE EMAIL ADDRESS: PCUNNINGHAM@STILLMAN.EDU WEBSITE ADDRESS: STILLMAN.EDU GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THIS APPLICATION: $800,000 STILLMAN COLLEGE PROPOSES TO RENOVATE THE FIFTY-YEAR OLD, TWO-STORY, 22,000 SQ. FT. HAROLD N. STINSON SCIENCE BUILDING ON ITS 105-ACRE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT CAMPUS. THE PROJECT WILL MAKE INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS INCLUDING, EMERGENCY EXITS, STAIRS, RESTROOMS, CLASSROOM LAB FIXTURES, INOPERABLE EQUIPMENT REMOVAL, AND CEILING AND FLOORING REPLACEMENT. INTERIOR SPACES WILL BE RE-PAINTED AND THE LIGHTING WILL BE REPLACED TO PROVIDE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT ILLUMINATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY CONDUCIVE FOR SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY RESEARCH AND CLASSROOM LEARNING. IN ADDITION, NEW FACULTY OFFICE FURNISHINGS WILL BE PURCHASED. AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION ON THE CAMPUS, STINSON ALSO HOUSES FACULTY OFFICE SPACE, CLASSROOMS, LABORATORIES, AND A LECTURE HALL. PRIMARILY USED FOR TEACHING, THE CLASSROOMS THAT WERE CONVERTED INTO RESEARCH LABORATORIES ARE NO LONGER SUFFICIENT FOR MODERN ACADEMIC RESEARCH WHICH ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO BE COMPETITIVE. THE RENOVATIONS WILL SUPPORT IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) INCREASING RETENTION, 2) INCREASING STUDENT SUCCESS, AND 3) INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STEM MAJORS. THE SHORT-RANGE OUTCOME WILL BE STUDENTS WHO 1) ARE EQUIPPED WITH TOOLS COMMENSURATE WITH CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS AND 2) HAVE THE SAME ADVANTAGES OF THEIR PEERS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE LONG-RANGE OUTCOME WILL BE INCREASED NUMBERS OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN STEM ARE WHO ARE PREPARED FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND CAREERS THROUGH STILLMAN’S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES WHICH INCLUDES BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND MATHEMATICS. STILLMAN COLLEGE, IN TUSCALOOSA, AL, IS A FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS CO LLEGE OFFERING BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN THE HUMANITIES, THE NATURAL SCIENCES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND BUSINESS, WITH A CURRENT ENROLLMENT OF 722 STUDENTS. STILLMAN IS ONE OF ALABAMA’S HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH USA.

15.932 PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON THE CAMPUSES OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS). OPPORTUNITY P24AS00547 BENEFICIARIES ARE HBCUS. IN 1988, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ESTABLISHED THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT, PRESERVE, AND STABILIZE STRUCTURES ON HBCU CAMPUSES. THE HBCU GRANT PROGRAM EXISTS TO REPAIR HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON CAMPUSES OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR AS CONTRIBUTING TO A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT. PROJECTS MUST MEET MAJOR PROGRAM SELECTION CRITERIA AND ALL WORK MUST MEET THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORS STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO STILLMAN COLLEGE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WINSBOROUGH HALL.

HBCU PROGRAM

BOLSTERING A RELIABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR MINORITIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (BREEM STEM) PROGRAM

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEN

SPAD AT STILLMAN COLLEGE - PROJECT SUMMARY STILLMAN COLLEGE IS SUBMITTING THIS APPLICATION IN RESPONSE TO THE NIH SPONSORED PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT (SPAD) PROGRAM (UC2 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED). THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SPAD AT STILLMAN COLLEGE PROGRAM IS TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING. STILLMAN COLLEGE IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL, 4-YEAR, UNDERGRADUATE HISTORICALLY BLACK LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1876 IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. FOR MANY YEARS, STILLMAN WAS KNOWN FOR PRODUCING GRADUATES WHO ARE PRACTICING PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, PHARMACISTS, NURSES, AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS. FROM 1986 THROUGH 2008, STILLMAN BENEFITED FROM SEVERAL MULTI-YEAR NIH PROJECTS THAT TOTALED $5,983,755 IN FUNDING SUPPORT. THE MARC & MARC HONORS, MBRS & MBRS SCORE, MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SUPPLEMENTS, PROVIDED THE RESEARCH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT GARNERED STILLMAN A HIGHLY RANKED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE REPUTATION. THE FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS WHO DIRECTED THOSE AWARDED PROGRAMS FOR OVER 22 YEARS, HAVE RETIRED AND/OR LEFT STILLMAN, SO THAT NOW OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM NUMBERS AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED. WHILE BIOLOGY CONTINUES TO BE THE COLLEGE’S LARGEST MAJOR, AND MOST NATURAL SCIENCE STUDENTS ASPIRE TO BECOME CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS, THE DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MATRICULATES TO BIOMEDICAL GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS IS A CAUSE FOR ALARM. NEW LEADERSHIP WITH A VISION TO INCREASE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING IS DRIVING THE INCREASE IN GRANT APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS THAT EXCEEDS THE CURRENT GRANTS MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. SPAD AT STILLMAN COLLEGE WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENT PLACEMENTS INTO BIOMEDICAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS; INCREASE RESEARCH PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS TO FACILITATE ENHANCED RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS; AND INCREASE SUCCESS IN GRANT AWARDS. INFRASTRUCTURE, RECRUITMENT, AND TRAINING ARE NEEDED TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT STILLMAN COLLEGE.

STILLMAN COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

CARNEGIE HALL LIBRARY IS ONE OF ELEVEN NEOCLASSICAL REVIVAL BUILDINGS THAT SHOWCASE A NATIONAL TREND OF CAMPUS BUILDING DESIGN REBUILT IN 1906 AFTER BEING DESTROYED BY FIRE, IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST EXTANT BUILDING ON THE UNIVERSITY S CAMPUS, RETAINS A HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY, AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE ALABAMA AAND M UNIVERSITY HISTORIC DISTRICT THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT, REPLACING THE ROOF, AND RESTORING THE HISTORIC WOOD WINDOWS THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE A NON FEDERAL MATCH OF 182,108

WINSBOROUGH HALL IS NAMED FOR HALLIE PAXSON WINSBOROUGH, SECRETARY OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. AN ADVOCATE FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT STILLMAN INSTITUTE AND ACROSS THE NATION, HALLIE PAXSON WINSBOROUGH WAS A CRITICAL ORGANIZER OF THE FIRST COLORED WOMEN'S CONFERENCE AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WOMEN'S DORMITORY THAT BEARS HER NAME. THIS GRANT WILL REPAIR THE ROOF, WINDOWS, AND COLUMNS OF THE HISTORIC DORMITORY.

DISTANCE LEARNING GRANT

TO CULTIVATE LASTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES IN THE UNITED STATES AND WOMEN'S COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES IN PAKISTAN.

4200124448 PROJECT "MI FUTURO"

CATALYST PROJECT: INVESTIGATING ADAPTIVE HYBRID LEARNING IN COLLEGE ALGEBRA TO IMPROVE STEM ENGAGEMENT AND PERSISTENCE FOR HBCU STUDENTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CISE-MSI: DP: CPS: CYBER RESILIENT 5G ENABLED VIRTUAL POWER SYSTEM FOR GROWING POWER DEMAND -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2). THE DEMAND FOR CLEAN POWER IS ON THE RISE GLOBALLY. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS PROJECTED THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF CLEAN ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY SOLAR POWER WILL INCREASE TO 33% TO COMPETE WITH THE EVER-GROWING ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN THE UNITED STATES (US) BY THE YEAR 2050. TO MINIMIZE THE UPGRADATION OF THE EXISTING SUBSTATION AND SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE, IT IS FAVORABLE TO INTEGRATE A SOLAR ENERGY SOURCE AIDED WITH BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM AT THE DISTRIBUTION LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THESE ENERGY SOURCES CAN BE MANAGED EFFICIENTLY TO BEHAVE LIKE A SINGLE UTILITY-SCALE POWER STATION?. THIS IS THE CONCEPT OF VIRTUAL POWER PLANT (VPP). THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CYBER-SECURE POLE MOUNTED SOLAR AND BATTERY SYSTEMS EQUIPPED WITH SMART CONTROLLERS TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK TO REMOTELY CONTROL AND OPTIMIZE THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE GROWING POWER DEMANDS. FURTHERMORE, BY EMPLOYING AND MENTORING STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS IN STEM, THIS PROJECT WILL AIM AT BRIDGING THE GAP IN INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE US. IT WILL TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCHOLARS FROM MINORITY SERVING UNIVERSITIES AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELDS OF CYBERSECURITY, UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES, AND MACHINE LEARNING TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING PROBLEMS OF THIS AGE. THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF THE PROJECT AIMS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A 5G-ENABLED, CYBER RESILIENT SMART ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BASED MICROINVERTER FOR A POLE-MOUNTED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM WITH AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM CONNECTED TO THE LOW-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS TO OPERATE AS A VPP. THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE SMART MICROINVERTER WILL BE USED TO TRAIN A PREDICTIVE MODEL TO BETTER MANAGE THE SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE. A SECURE AND PRIVACY-PRESERVING 5G BASED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL WILL ALLOW UNINTERRUPTED AND SECURE DATA FLOW BETWEEN THE PHOTOVOLTAIC AND THE BATTERY SYSTEM, THE SMART MICROINVERTER, AND THE SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) SYSTEM. HENCE, A SECURITY FRAMEWORK BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING (ML) MODELS WILL BE DESIGNED AND IT WILL BE BASED ON PRIOR CYBER-ATTACK DATASETS AND WILL INCLUDE CONTINUOUS LEARNING USING THE DATA COLLECTED FROM SMART CONTROLLERS AND THE SCADA SYSTEM USED TO DETECT CYBER-ATTACKS AND EXPLORING MITIGATION SOLUTIONS FOR 5G-ENABLED SCADA-CONTROLLED VPP NETWORK SYSTEM. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES WILL BE DESIGNED TO HELP SECURE THE PHYSICAL SYSTEMS WHILE ENSURING PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION BY ALERTING ADMINISTRATORS REGARDING SECURITY COMPROMISES OF THE VPP NETWORK TO MITIGATE THE RISKS AND ATTACKS. 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.

DISCRETIONARY

NSF INCLUDES - PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION (PFI) PLANNING GRANT: HBCU BUSINESS AND STEM INNOVATION NETWORK

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS IN MOROCCO AND CHILE

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

2019 HPF AACR

ARRA - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT/ATTAINMENT

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

DDETFP LOCAL COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP

AWARD AS A RESULT OF FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0002265, UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STILLMAN COLLEGE IS A 4-YEAR CO-EDUCATIONAL, HISTORICALLY BLACK LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1876 IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. STILLMAN IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE POPULATIONS WITH DISPARATE LEVELS OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION. EDUCATION IS A MAJOR FUNCTION IN THE REDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF POVERTY, THUS STILLMAN'S MISSION ALIGNS WELL WITH AMERICORPS VISTA'S FOCUS ON ANTI-POVERTY AND CAPACITY BUILDING. THIS VISTA PROJECT FOCUSES ON EDUCATION. FOR OVER 141 YEARS, STILLMAN COLLEGE HAS BEEN THE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC ANCHOR IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, TUSCALOOSA'S WEST END. STILLMAN IS A MAJOR COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS 3-YEAR VISTA PROJECT, STILLMAN COLLEGE WILL INSTITUTIONALIZE THE DEVELOPED PROGRAMS INTO OUR RETENTION AND ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM OUTCOMES AS PART OF OUR CONTINUED COLLEGE OPERATIONS. THE STILLMAN COLLEGE VISTA PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND BUILD CAPACITY AT STILLMAN TO SUPPORT STUDENTS COMING FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ARE LOW-INCOME; 80 PERCENT RECEIVE THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT; AND 90% BORROW FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS. EVEN THOUGH STILLMAN IS A PRIVATE COLLEGE, ITS TUITION AND FEES ARE COMPETITIVE WITH STATE INSTITUTIONS. OUR STUDENTS' FAMILIES RESIDE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES; AND ARE UNABLE TO CONTRIBUTE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TOWARD THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION; THUS MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WORK TO MAKE ENDS MEET. THE PROGRAMS THAT THE VISTAS WILL DEVELOP AT STILLMAN COLLEGE WILL BE INSTITUTIONALIZED BY THE COLLEGE. OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF OUR STUDENTS. STILLMAN COLLEGE WANTS TO PARTNER WITH AMERICORPS VISTA TO IMPLEMENT THE STILLMAN "TIGER NAVIGATORS" PROJECT. WE PLAN TO USE FIVE (5) AMERICORPS VISTA VOLUNTEERS TO WORK FULL-TIME (40 HOURS PER WEEK). EACH OF THE 5 VISTAS WILL BE DELEGATED TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, FRESHMAN SUCCESS INITIATIVE & OUTREACH, MARKETING & PROMOTION, PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASE & DIVERSIFICATION OF RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE FIVE (5) "TIGER NAVIGATORS" WILL ASSIST STILLMAN COLLEGE DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENT POPULATION, WHO ARE LOW-INCOME FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. WE WILL MEASURE SUCCESS BY COMPARING THE RETENTION RATES BEFORE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION. STILLMAN COLLEGE IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE PARTNER BY SUPPORTING THE REQUIRED FEES FOR TWO OF THE FIVE VISTAS ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

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