Deadline: 2/27/2020
Amount: $200,000–$300,000/year
Description:
The purpose of this program is to support institutions of higher education (IHEs) in order to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander students. Awards may be used to plan, develop, or implement activities that strengthen the awarded institution.
Support will be provided for:
- Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes
- Renovation and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities
- Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty
- Curriculum development and academic instruction
- Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials
- Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management
- Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries
- Academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services
- Establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary school and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education
- Establishing or improving an endowment fund
- Academic instruction in disciplines in which Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders are under-represented
- Conducting research and data collection for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander populations and subpopulations
- Establishing partnerships with community-based organizations serving Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders