Tougaloo College

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

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HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

DELTA HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTHY START INIATIVE-ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

DELTA HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTHY START INIATIVE-ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL

TOUGALOO COLLEGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH & TRAINING CENTER - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER (TCBRTC) 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. FOUNDED IN 1869, TOUGALOO COLLEGE (TC) IS A PRIVATE, COEDUCATIONAL, HISTORICALLY BLACK FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION. IT SITS ON 500 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON WEST COUNTY LINE ROAD ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. TOUGALOO COLLEGE HAS BEEN ACCREDITED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS SINCE 1953. THROUGH ITS DIVERSE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, TOUGALOO COLLEGE GRANTS UNDERGRADUATE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS RELATED TO BIOMEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. IN 2021, 81% OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT TOUGALOO COLLEGE RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID IN THE FORM OF GRANTS OR LOANS. THIS REPRESENTS A DECLINE OF 14.7% WITH RESPECT TO 2020, WHEN 95% OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID. IN 2021, 142 DEGREES WERE AWARDED ACROSS ALL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS, 74.6 AWARDED TO WOMEN AND 25.4 TO MEN. ALL THE GRADUATES WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN. AS OF FALL 2022, TOUGALOO COLLEGE HAS 657 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, WITH 39% MALE AND 61% FEMALE. IN ADDITION TO RANKING AMONG THE TOP 25 U.S. INSTITUTIONS WHOSE GRADUATES EARN PH.D. DEGREES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES, TC ALSO RANKS AMONG THE TOP 15 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FOR GRADUATING FEMALE STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES. OVER 60% OF TC GRADUATES ATTEND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATION. WHILE TC IS A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED LIMITED RESOURCE INSTITUTION (LRI), IT IS DEVOTED TO FOSTERING DIVERSITY IN EARLY CAREER STEM SCHOLARS. TOUGALOO COLLEGE QUALIFIES AS AN INSTITUTION OF EMERGING EXCELLENCE (IEE) BASED ON ALL THE CRITERIA IN 42 USC 283K(C)(2). TOUGALOO HAS A RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE JACKSON HEART STUDY, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND OTHER HEALTH DISPARITIES. THE LEADING CAUSE OF MORTALITY IN MISSISSIPPI IS HEART DISEASE. THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE CAMPUS HAS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER ON CAMPUS, AND MISSISSIPPI IS ALSO AN IDEA AND EPSCOR STATE. THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE CHRONIC DISEASE RESEARCH AND TRAINING SHARED FACILITY WILL ENABLE TOUGALOO FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND COLLABORATORS TO DEVELOP RESEARCH EXPERTISE IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES THAT PRODUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN AFRICAN AMERICANS.

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FOR HBCUS - TOUGALOO COLLEGE

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

TOUGALOO COLLEGE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

TOUGALOO COLLEGE: EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IN MINORITY INSTITUTIONS (RIMI) AT TOUGALOO COLLEGE

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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.

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ENABLING TOMORROW'S RESEARCH SCIENTISTS--THE NEXT LEVEL

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IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: STRENGTHENING THE STEM PATHWAY THROUGH A HOLISTIC MULTI-LAYER APPROACH -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 TOUGALOO COLLEGE SEEKS TO INTEGRATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), EXPAND THE STEM WORKFORCE, AND EQUIP STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR FUTURE CAREERS THROUGH EARLY ENGAGEMENT, MENTORSHIP, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. 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) STREAMLINE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS THROUGH TEACHER-FACULTY COLLABORATION IN THE SUMMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM; 2) ENHANCE THE INTERDISCIPLINARY FRESHMEN SEMINAR COURSE TO STRENGTHEN MATH AND SCIENTIFIC LITERACY; 3) ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER PIPELINE WITH PARTNER INSTITUTIONS; AND 4) DEPLOY AI-ASSISTED LEARNING TOOLS (E.G., CIVITAS LEARNING, CHATGPT) TO ENHANCE PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM STEM EDUCATION AT TOUGALOO COLLEGE RESULTING IN IMPROVED STUDENT SUCCESS OUTCOMES FOR STEM STUDENTS AND INCREASED SCHOLARLY OUTPUT FOR THE UNIVERSITY?S STEM FACULTY.? 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.

EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH

DISCRETIONARY

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TOUGALOO COLLEGE - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

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MATERNAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK (MH-RN) FOR MSIS--RESEARCH AWARDS

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

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IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: INCREASING THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

TOUGALOO COLLEGE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

REUBEN V. ANDERSON INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

TOUGALOO COLLEGE - FOSTERING UNDERGRADUATE TALENT BY UNLOCKING RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION (FUTURE) ACT

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

RENEW-HEP: U.S. CMS SPRINT - A SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH INTERNSHIP

HBCU STEM ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE

SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND MENTORING IN THE STEM FIELDS (SLMS)

TRIO - TALENT SEARCH - TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

WOODWORTH CHAPEL 1901 , BODDIE MANSION 1848 , GALLOWAY HALL 1930 , AND HOLMES HALL 1926 , ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES TO THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE HISTORIC DISTRICT THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS INITIATIVE ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR ASSET PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND LIFE SAFETY FOR ALL FOUR BUILDINGS ON THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE CAMPUS THE PROJECT WILL USE DRONE IMAGERY AND HIGH RESOLUTION LASER SCANNING TO DEVELOP BUILDING INFORMATION MODELS FOR EACH BUILDING, ESTABLISHING BASELINE DOCUMENTATION, AND APPLY LIFE MAP SOFTWARE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE

2020 HPF HBCU - TOUGALOO COLLEGE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION INITIATIVE: BALLARD HALL, POPE COTTAGE, AND JAMERSON HALL

SCHOOL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE (PROJECT SERV)

TARGETED INFUSION PROJECT: INFUSION OF POGIL, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INTO THE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM TO INCREASE STUDENTS' SUCCESS

TARGETED INFUSION PROJECT:PROMOTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND SUCCESS IN STEM THROUGH A COMBINED APPROACH -THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP) THROUGH TARGETED INFUSION PROJECTS SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND STUDY OF EVIDENCE-BASED, INNOVATIVE MODELS AND APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING THE PREPARATION AND SUCCESS OF HBCU UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SO THAT THEY MAY PURSUE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND/OR CAREERS. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE PERSISTENCE AND RETENTION IN GATEWAY SCIENCE COURSES AND INCREASE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRESHMAN STUDENTS AT TOUGALOO COLLEGE. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE REALIZED BY COMBINING TWO PEDAGOGIES, ADAPTIVE LEARNING AND POGIL (PROCESS ORIENTED GUIDED INQUIRY LEARNING), THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING STUDENTS? LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES. THE PROJECT DESIGN AIDS STUDENTS OF VARIOUS BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE LEVELS TO REACH THE SAME COMPETENCY IN MASTERING CONCEPTS IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY COURSES. TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF UNPREPARED STUDENTS, A NEW COURSE WHICH INCORPORATES MATH COMPONENTS WITH CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THIS COURSE WILL HELP STUDENTS BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND MATH SKILLS WHICH IS BENEFICIAL FOR THEIR LEARNING IN ADVANCED COURSES. THIS PROJECT ALSO EQUIPS AND ENGAGES FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN RESEARCH THROUGH INDEPENDENT AND COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STUDENTS? STRENGTH IN PURSUING A STEM MAJOR AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HBCUS. THE APPROACHES DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROJECT WILL PRESENT AN EFFECTIVE MODEL FOR COLLEGES FACING THE CHALLENGE OF FIRST-YEAR STEM STUDENT ATTRITION. 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.

PROJECT STOP NOW: STUDENTS TAKING OPPORTUNITY FOR PREVENTION BY NOTICING ON CAMPUS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

RUI: PETOBACTIN MEDIATED IRON-ACQUISITION IN BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP MICROBES

TOUGALOO COLLEGE - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

PLANNING PROJECT FOR: PREPARING UNDERGRADUATES IN STEM HOLISTICALLY (PUSH)

TOUGALOO COLLEGE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CAMPUS PROGRAM

RESEARCH INITIATION AWARD: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS FOR DCLK1 TUMORIGENESIS REVEALED BY PATHWAY ANALYSIS USING RNA SEQUENCING DATA

RESEARCH INITIATION AWARD: UNCOVERING AND EXTRACTING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION FROM NANOPORE LONG-READ SEQUENCING DATA WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES -HBCU-UP?S RESEARCH INITIATION AWARDS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STEM FACULTY TO PURSUE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER THEIR RESEARCH CAPABILITIES AND EFFECTIVENESS AND HELP ENHANCE RESEARCH AND TEACHING AT HBCUS. THIS AWARD TO TOUGALOO COLLEGE SEEKS TO UNCOVER CRUCIAL INSIGHTS INTO GENE EXPRESSION AND CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION. IT WILL ADVANCE THE FIELD OF GENOMICS BY UTILIZING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS. THROUGH THE USE OF LONG-READ SEQUENCING, THE PROJECT AIMS TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS IN UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION IN GENERAL, WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATION UNDERSTANDING DISEASES. ADDITIONALLY, IT PROMOTES EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY BY PROVIDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, THROUGH VALUABLE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. BY INTEGRATING THIS RESEARCH INTO THE CURRICULUM, TOUGALOO COLLEGE AIMS TO TRANSFORM STEM PEDAGOGIES AND ENRICH THE LEARNING OF STUDENTS IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT ARE WIDE-REACHING. IT WILL NOT ONLY ENHANCE THE RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF FACULTY MEMBERS, BUT ALSO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE STEM PROFESSIONALS. BY ENGAGING STUDENTS IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH, IT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR RETENTION IN STEM FIELDS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UTILIZE HIGH-THROUGHPUT GENOMIC AND TRANSCRIPTOME DATA SETS, PRIMARILY BASED ON NANOPORE LONG-READ SEQUENCING, TO INVESTIGATE THE INFLUENCE OF DNA METHYLATION ON RNA VELOCITY TRAJECTORIES IN DIVERSE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND DISEASES. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP INNOVATIVE COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS TO ACCURATELY ESTIMATE RNA VELOCITY AND DETECT DNA METHYLATION PATTERNS, INCLUDING RARE OR NOVEL MODIFICATIONS. LEVERAGING THE UNIQUE ADVANTAGES OF NANOPORE LONG-READ SEQUENCING, SUCH AS RICH SIGNAL-LEVEL INFORMATION, THE PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE FIELD BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN DNA METHYLATION AND RNA VELOCITY. THIS RESEARCH'S TECHNICAL APPROACH INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTATIONAL TOOLBOX FOR RNA VELOCITY ESTIMATION AND A TRANSFORMER-BASED MACHINE LEARNING TOOL FOR DIRECT DNA METHYLATION DETECTION. THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF RNA VELOCITY AND DNA METHYLATION DATA, THE PROJECT WILL SHED LIGHT ON THE REGULATORY MECHANISMS UNDERLYING GENE EXPRESSION AND CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT VARIOUS SECTORS, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, BY ENABLING MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSTICS, PERSONALIZED THERAPIES, AND TRANSFORMATIVE ADVANCEMENTS IN GENOMIC MEDICINE. 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.

RESEARCH INITIATION AWARD: DETERMINING THE ROLE OF CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS IN THE FIBRILLATION OF AMYLOID-BETA PEPTIDES IN THE PRESENCE OF TRYPTAMINES AND FLAVONES

ZERO TOLERANCE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

2018 HPF HBCU - TOUGALOO COLLEGE

EARMARKS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-RISE RII: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI NANO-BIO AND IMMUNOENGINEERING CONSORTIUM -THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN SEVEN INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHES THE MISSISSIPPI NANO-BIO AND IMMUNOENGINEERING CONSORTIUM (NIEC) TO ENHANCE BIOMATERIALS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN MISSISSIPPI. PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY, JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, TOUGALOO COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. NIEC WILL DEVELOP NEW MATERIALS, TEST THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, AND EVALUATE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN TREATING DISEASES, WITH A FOCUS ON ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND THE REGION, ENSURING LONG-TERM BENEFITS TO THE STATE, REGION, AND COUNTRY. THE PROJECT'S GOALS INCLUDE SYNTHESIZING AND CHARACTERIZING NOVEL BIOMATERIALS APPROPRIATE FOR SAFE CLINICAL USE, EDUCATING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE GROUP OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN MISSISSIPPI, AND SECURING SUSTAINED FUNDING TO ADVANCE THIS WORK. BY BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH NETWORK, PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BIOTECH STARTUPS, NIEC SEEKS TO IMPACT SCIENCE, HEALTHCARE, AND THE STATE'S ECONOMY, CREATING HIGH-TECH, WELL-PAYING JOBS IN MISSISSIPPI AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE A ROBUST PIPELINE OF NEXT-GENERATION MATERIALS BY FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAM CENTERED AROUND THREE RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS (RFAS): (I) DEVELOPING BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS TO MODULATE NANO-IMMUNO INTERACTIONS VIA PROTEIN CORONA ENGINEERING, (II) DESIGNING POLYMER NANOCARRIERS FOR EFFICIENT NUCLEIC ACID COMPLEXATION AND RELEASE, AND (III) DEVELOPING PATHOGEN RESILIENT BIOINSPIRED POLYMERIC SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE REGENERATION. LEVERAGING NIEC'S EXPERTISE IN NANOMATERIALS SYNTHESIS, PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION, AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING, THESE RFAS WILL FORM AN INTEGRATED DESIGN LOOP THAT WILL ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND NANOMATERIALS, ESTABLISHING GENERALIZABLE STRUCTURE-PROPERTY-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS THAT SUPPORT THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TRANSLATION OF INNOVATIVE BIOMATERIALS INTO CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE THREE BIOMATERIALS RFAS, AN EVALUATION OF STATE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS INFLUENCING THE GROWTH OF THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY IN MISSISSIPPI WILL BE CONDUCTED. THIS PROJECT WILL MEASURABLY IMPACT THE PREPARATION OF A DIVERSE RESEARCH-READY WORKFORCE THAT CAN FOSTER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MS THROUGH (I) LEVERAGING EXISTING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, POSTDOCTORAL, AND EARLIER CAREER FACULTY TRAINING; (II) STRATEGICALLY HIRING FACULTY, PROVIDING SEED GRANTS, AND OFFERING MENTORING FOR JUNIOR FACULTY AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS; AND (III) PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ITS COMMERCIALIZATION. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE NSF EPSCOR RESEARCH INCUBATORS FOR STEM EXCELLENCE (E-RISE) RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE E-RISE RII PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE BROAD NETWORKS OF INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) RESEARCH CAPACITY AND COMPETITIVENESS IN A JURISDICTION WITHIN A FIELD OF RESEARCH ALIGNED WITH THE JURISDICTION'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES. 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.

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

TOUGALOO COLLEGE WILL BUILD HBCU RESEARCH CAPACITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS.

ISLAMIC WEST AFRICA'S LEGACY OF LITERACY AND MUSIC TO AMERICA AND THE WORLD

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

ENSURING THE PRESERVATION OF THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTIONS

TOUGALOO COLLEGE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

TOUGALOO COLLEGE OUTREACH

TOUGALOO COLLEGE OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

RESEARCH INITIATION AWARD: RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES ON THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURES AND LONG-RANGE ELECTRON TRANSFER OF DI-HEME

TOUGALOO COLLEGE OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

2501 FARM AID PROGRAM

DIRECTED GRANTS

HBCU-UP DCL OPEN: TOUGALOO COLLEGE CYBER LAB EQUIPMENT -THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP) SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HBCUS, AS MEANS TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE NATION'S STEM WORKFORCE. THIS HBCU-UP EQUIPMENT AWARD PROVIDES TOUGALOO COLLEGE WITH FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF A PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATION CONTROLLER AND SIGNAL AND SPECTRUM ANALYZER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE CYBERSECURITY LAB. THE EQUIPMENT ENHANCES LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO COMPLEMENT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH IN IMPORTANT CYBERSECURITY ISSUES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY. 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 COLLEGE MAINTAINS ITS OWN WATER WELL SYSTEM HOWEVER THE SYSTEM IS OLD AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT

CATALYST PROJECT-LIFE STEM: ENHANCING THE UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY CURRICULUM TO INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

CONG. SETASIDES, MUSEUMS

COLLABORATIVE URM PROGRAM: EMPOWERING HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS

TOUGALOO COLLEGE WILL IMPROVE THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF ITS ART COLLECTIONS BY IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM. THE COLLEGE WILL PURCHASE AND INSTALL A CUSTOM-BUILT LATERAL ART RACK SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE STORAGE OF OVER-SIZED FINE ART WORKS IN THE BENNIE G. THOMPSON ACADEMIC AND CIVIL RIGHTS RESEARCH CENTER. STAFF MEMBERS AND CONTRACTORS WILL WORK WITH STUDENT INTERNS TO MOVE AND TEMPORARILY STORE THE ART WORKS IN A TEMPORARY SECURE SPACE WHILE THE NEW SYSTEM IS BEING INSTALLED. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF OBJECTS AND RESEARCH AND UPDATE CATALOGING INFORMATION IN THE COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT DATABASE. THE TRANSFER TO A NEW STORAGE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE ABILITY OF STAFF TO ACCESS WORKS SAFELY, PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE LARGE WORKS, AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH OF THE COLLECTIONS.

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE GEORGE A. AND RUTH B. OWENS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER (OHWC) IS THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER FOR TOUGALOO COLLEGE (TC). THE MISSION OF THE GEORGE A. AND RUTH B. OWENS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER (OHWC) IS TO FOSTER A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AT THE INSTITUTION AND IN THE COMMUNITY.THE AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECT AT (TC) WILL BE CALLED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CORPS AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECT. OHWC IS REQUESTING THE FIVE (5) AMERICORPS VISTA VOLUNTEERS FROM AMERICORPS VISTA OFFICE TO CONTINUE OUR PROJECT. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CORPS AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECT GOALS, OF WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE CNCS FOCUS AREAS EDUCATION/HEALTHY FUTURES ARE TO (1) STRENGTHEN AND/OR EXPAND PRIMARY, MENTAL CARE AND DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS(2) ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH INTERVENTIONS AND DEVELOP A DATABASE TO TRACK ALL HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS, (3) REACH AND SERVE LOW-INCOME YOUTH WHO ARE AT RISK OF FALLING BEHIND IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, AND (4) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM TAILORED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS AGES 50 AND OLDER.

HEALTH FAMILIES EXPANSION PROGRAM