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VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - IHES

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - IHES

THE INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF THE 2020 CARES ACT FUNDING.

CARES ACT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION AND COMMODITIES PROJECT OF $1,195,836.00

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT HOMELESS VETERANS AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION OF CALIFORNIA BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE REINTEGRATION SERVICES. EMMANUELS HOUSE AIMS TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT STABILITY THROUGH TARGETED TRAINING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. OUR APPROACH ADDRESSES COMPLEX EMPLOYMENT-RELATED NEEDS WHILE ENSURING ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED VETERANS, INCLUDING WOMEN, VETERANS WITH FAMILIES, AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS.ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY GRANT: THE GRANT WILL FUND A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. ACTIVITIES WILL INVOLVE DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED VETERANS, MOBILE OUTREACH TO ENCAMPMENTS AND RURAL AREAS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SHELTERS, HALFWAY HOUSES, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. WE WILL OFFER A RANGE OF JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING SERVICES, INCLUDING VOCATIONAL AND SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT), AND CAREER COUNSELING. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL DELIVER HOLISTIC SUPPORT SERVICES, SUCH AS HOUSING ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT: THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WITHIN SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION. THIS INCLUDES NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND LATINX VETERANS, WOMEN VETERANS, VETERANS WITH FAMILIES, AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING BARRIERS.OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT: THE PROJECT AIMS TO ENROLL 375 VETERANS OVER THREE YEARS, WITH AN EXPECTED PLACEMENT RATE OF 65% AND A 60% EMPLOYMENT RETENTION RATE BY THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT. BY LEVERAGING LOCAL AND FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS AND INTEGRATING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS, THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY JOBS, ENHANCE LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT STABILITY, AND REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS.KEY PARTNERSHIPS: KEY PARTNERSHIPS WILL INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA), HUD-VASH, HUD COCS, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSVF), COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY (CAPSBC), INLAND EMPIRE HEALTH PLAN (IEHP), MOLINA HEALTHCARE, AMERICAN JOB CENTERS (AJCS), WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES, WORKER CENTERS, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THESE COLLABORATIONS WILL ENHANCE ACCESS TO TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, HOUSING SUPPORT, AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO MEET VETERANS NEEDS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N ARECIPIENT OF OTHER FUNDING: N A

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS. PROJECTS MUST ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PROGRAMS STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS. THROUGH THIS NEW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, LILY OF THE VALLEY EMMANUEL CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: PURPOSE AREA 2- INCREASING COMMUNITIES CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING CRIMES AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND PURPOSE AREA 5 - WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ISSUES AND RESOURCES REGARDING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING FOR BLACKS/AFRICAN AMERICANS IN KINGS COUNTY AND TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 2: STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND END SEXUAL ASSAULT. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) A HOTLINE WITH MULTI-LINGUAL ACCESS; 2) TRANSPORTATION; 3) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; 4) CULTURALLY RELEVANT TRAINING; 4) PREVENTION PROGRAMMING; AND 5) REFERRALS.

EMMANUEL HOUSE PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM

BRC-BIO: ANALYZING THE ROLE OF DROSOPHILA VARIANT POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEXES IN DEVELOPMENTAL GENE TRANSCRIPTION -MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS ARE COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS THAT FUNCTION DISTINCTLY, DUE TO THE REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION DURING DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENTAL GENE REGULATION IS LARGELY MADE POSSIBLE BY MANY PROTEIN COMPLEXES THAT TURN GENES ON OR OFF AT APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTAL WINDOWS. AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE IS THE POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX, WHICH TURNS OFF A SPECIFIC SET OF DEVELOPMENTAL GENES. HOW THIS COMPLEX SELECTS THE CORRECT GENES TO SILENCE DURING EARLY DEVELOPMENT IS STILL UNKNOWN. THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE THE FRUIT FLY AS MODEL ORGANISM TO STUDY THE ROLE OF THIS SILENCING COMPLEX IN ORCHESTRATING DEVELOPMENTAL GENE EXPRESSION. DISCOVERING THE MECHANISM BY WHICH POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEXES SILENCE GENES IN THE FRUIT FLY WILL INFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENT IN MAMMALS. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS TRADITIONALLY EXCLUDED BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNICITY OR RACE (PEERS) IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT EMMANUEL COLLEGE. STUDENT RESEARCHERS WILL USE GENETIC, MOLECULAR, AND BIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS THE AIMS OF THIS PROJECT. COLLABORATIONS WITH RESEARCHERS FROM HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY WILL FACILITATE ENGAGEMENT OF PEER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. THE GOAL IS TO INSPIRE LARGER NUMBERS OF PEER STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM. MULTICELLULAR DEVELOPMENT IS GOVERNED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROGRAMMING, IN WHICH A SINGLE GENOME IS UTILIZED DISTINCTLY OVER TIME AND SPACE AS CELLS MULTIPLY AND SPECIALIZE. THIS PHENOMENON IS ACHIEVED BY THE PRECISE COORDINATION OF GENE EXPRESSION THAT INITIATES THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE DIFFERENT CELL TYPES OF AN ORGANISM. CHROMATIN REGULATORY FACTORS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE ESSENTIAL FOR REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROGRAMMING HOWEVER THE MECHANISM BEHIND HOW THESE FACTORS COORDINATE GENE EXPRESSION DURING EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT REMAINS UNCLEAR. ONE HIGHLY CONSERVED CHROMATIN REGULATORY SYSTEM THAT PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNING AND CELL DIFFERENTIATION INCLUDES THE POLYCOMB GROUP (PCG) PROTEINS. THESE PROTEINS ARE TYPICALLY FOUND IN TWO DISTINCT TYPES OF POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEXES (PRCS): PRC1 AND PRC2. THE PI'S LAB RECENTLY IDENTIFIED VARIANT PRC1 (VPRC1) COMPLEXES IN DROSOPHILA THAT HAVE STRONG MODULAR CONSERVATION WITH MAMMALIAN COMPLEXES, SUGGESTING AN ANCIENT FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF VPRC1 COMPLEXES IN COORDINATING THE CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTION CRITICAL FOR NORMAL DEVELOPMENT. IN THIS PROJECT, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SCIENTISTS WILL FUNCTIONALLY CHARACTERIZE ONE OF THE VPRC1 COMPLEXES USING A VARIETY OF METHODS, INCLUDING CROSSLINKING, TANDEM AFFINITY PURIFICATION, AND INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN PARTNERS AND DNA BINDING SITES, IN PARALLEL WITH FUNCTIONAL GENETIC APPROACHES TO DISSECT THE CHANGES IN PROTEIN COMPLEXES DURING NORMAL DEVELOPMENT IN DROSOPHILA. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE MECHANISTIC DETAILS FOR FUNCTION OF A VARIANT PRC1 COMPLEX IN DEVELOPMENTAL GENE REGULATION. RESULTING INSIGHTS WILL PROVE USEFUL FOR FUTURE ANALYSES IN MAMMALIAN CELLS. 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.

RUI: CHARACTERIZING DNA TARGET SEARCH USING SINGLE MOLECULE METHODS

RUI: EARLY ENDINGS - CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF HRP1 IN RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION ATTENUATION -LIFE DEPENDS ON INFORMATION STORED IN DNA, WHICH IS EXPRESSED INTO RNA AND PROTEINS THAT PERFORM CELLULAR FUNCTIONS. AN INITIAL STEP OF GENE EXPRESSION IS TRANSCRIPTION, WHERE A MOLECULAR MACHINE CALLED RNA POLYMERASE READS DNA TO SYNTHESIZE RNA. AS RNA POLYMERASE MOVES ALONG DNA, IT CAN BE INTERRUPTED BY REGULATORY STOP SIGNALS THAT TERMINATE TRANSCRIPTION PREMATURELY. DOWNREGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY EARLY TRANSCRIPTION STOPPAGE OCCURS WIDELY IN CELLS RANGING FROM BACTERIA TO HUMAN, BUT THE UNDERLYING MECHANISM AND SELECTIVITY REMAINS UNCLEAR. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE PREMATURE TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION IN THE YEAST S. CEREVISIAE, A TRACTABLE MODEL FOR STUDYING MANY CONSERVED BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS WILL BE TRAINED TO USE CLASSICAL GENETICS AND MODERN BIOINFORMATIC TOOLS TO DISSECT TRANSCRIPTION STOP SIGNALS AND DISCOVER MUTANTS THAT ALTER RECOGNITION. NEW GENE TARGETS WILL BE IDENTIFIED, WITH A BROADER GOAL OF IDENTIFYING SHARED REGULATORY FEATURES. STUDENT TRAINEES WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR WORK AT NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES AND COAUTHOR PUBLICATIONS. THIS RESEARCH WILL ALSO BE INCORPORATED INTO A CORE UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSE, MOBILIZING 50 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS TO VALIDATE GENE TARGETS. COURSE RESOURCES WILL BE SHARED BROADLY SO ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITIES MAY CONTRIBUTE AND BENEFIT. PREMATURE TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION (ATTENUATION) OF EUKARYOTIC RNA POLYMERASE II (POL II) IS MORE PREVALENT THAN ONCE APPRECIATED BUT REMAINS ILL-DEFINED. THE INVESTIGATORS HYPOTHESIZE THAT A HYBRID TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION PATHWAY INVOLVING THE HRP1 RNA-BINDING PROTEIN AND SEN1 HELICASE CONTRIBUTES BROADLY TO YEAST POL II ATTENUATION. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WILL GENERATE A COMPREHENSIVE GENETIC PROFILE OF TEN NEWLY IDENTIFIED ATTENUATORS AND IDENTIFY THE LARGER REPERTOIRE OF HRP1-DEPENDENT ATTENUATORS ACROSS THE YEAST GENOME. IN AIM 1, A GENETIC SELECTION WILL IDENTIFY CIS-ACTING MUTATIONS THAT DISRUPT ATTENUATOR FUNCTION IN PLASMID-BASED REPORTER GENES, FOLLOWED BY CONFIRMATION IN CRISPR-EDITED GENOMIC DNA. A GENETIC SCREEN WILL PROBE THE EFFECT OF TRANS-ACTING MUTATIONS THAT ALTER TERMINATION FACTOR RECRUITMENT, POL II CTD MODIFICATION, AND POL II PAUSING. A DIRECT MECHANISM WILL BE ASSAYED USING HRP1 MUTANTS DEFECTIVE FOR BINDING RNA OR AFFILIATED PROTEINS. IN AIM 2, AN AUXIN-INDUCIBLE DEGRON SYSTEM WILL DEPLETE HRP1, FOLLOWED BY PRECISION NUCLEAR RUN-ON SEQUENCING (PRO-SEQ) TO MONITOR GENOME-WIDE POL II READ-THROUGH DEFECTS. THIS WORK WILL INFORM ANALYSIS OF THE HRP1 ORTHOLOG HNRNPDL, A HUMAN PROTEIN THAT LIKEWISE BINDS AU-RICH RNA AND REGULATES TRANSCRIPTION. IN ADDITION, ENGINEERED ATTENUATORS MAY BE HARNESSED FOR DYNAMIC GENE CONTROL IN BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING YEAST EXPRESSION OF INDUSTRIAL ENZYMES. 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.

FUNCTION OF HEMATOPOIETICALLY-DERIVED MYELOID PRECURSORS TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS S

RUI: DISCOVERING AND CHARACTERIZING THE BINDING DETERMINANTS FOR RNA POLYMERASE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS IN E. COLI

RUI: DNA AND NANOPARTICLE ASSEMBLIES AS BIOMIMETIC TEMPLATES FOR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION

RUI: ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISMS OF SITE SPECIFIC DNA CLEAVAGE USING SINGLE MOLECULE METHODS

TITLE V COMPETITIVE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION: IGNITE YOUTH

TITLE V COMPETITIVE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION

IGNITE YOUTH ? TITLE V COMPETITIVE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION - IGNITE YOUTH – TITLE V COMPETITIVE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION

EARMARKS

RUI: THE RATE OF EVOLUTION IN STRUCTURED POPULATIONS

EMMANUEL COLLEGE CENTER FOR SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP

IOS PROPOSAL: EFFECTS OF VISION LOSS ON ASTROCYTE MATURATION AND OLIGODENDROCYTE MYELINATION VIA BDNF-ASSOCIATED MECHANISMS IN THE VISUAL CORTEX

EMMANUEL HOUSE PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM

DIRECTED GRANTS

RUI: SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF BIOMIMETIC TEMPLATES FOR MINERALIZATION

RUI: DEVELOPING MODELS OF FACILITATED DIFFUSION FOR DNA BINDING PROTEINS

CARES ACT HEERF- STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS ALLOCATION

SAFE PATHWAYS: SURVIVOR SAFETY, STABILITY & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM - THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH SAFETY, HEALING, EMOTIONAL WELLBEING, AND ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES.  THE PROGRAM ALSO HELPS PROTECT LIFE, STRENGTHEN FAMILY STABILITY, AND SUPPORT NON-ABUSIVE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN PROMOTING SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN.  OBJECTIVES INCLUDE PROVIDING SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS; SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION IN RESPONDING TO THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS ON SURVIVORS; AND INCREASING ACCESS TO AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-INFORMED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE VIOLENCE.

EARMARKS

THE KITCHEN TABLE HEALING COLLECTIVE

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

LEAPS-MPS: UNVEILING THE ORIGIN OF CARBON DOT FLUORESCENCE USING DENSITY FUNCTIONAL TIGHT BINDING -IN THIS PROJECT, MANAGED BY THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY AT THE NSF, PROFESSOR DUCHIMAZA HEREDIA AND STUDENTS AT EMMANUEL COLLEGE WILL USE COMPUTER SIMULATIONS TO UNDERSTAND WHY CARBON DOTS FLUORESCE. CARBON DOTS ARE FORMED BY A POLYMERIZATION REACTION OF SMALL MOLECULES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN OBSERVED TO GLOW IN VARIOUS COLORS. THE MULTICOLOR FLUORESCENCE OF CARBON DOTS MAKES THEM USEFUL IN APPLICATIONS INCLUDING DRUG DELIVERY, BIOSENSING, AND IMAGING. COMPUTATIONAL METHODS WILL BE EMPLOYED TO INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR FLUORESCENCE, OVERCOMING EXPERIMENTAL CHALLENGES IN DETERMINING THE STRUCTURE OF THE CARBON DOTS. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE RESEARCH POSITIONS THAT SUPPORT TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTS AROUND THE BOSTON AREA TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO A GRADUATE-LEVEL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT. THE CHEMISTRY EDUCATION PATHWAY WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY INVOLVING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THIS INVESTIGATION AND USING ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT TO TEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOW COMPUTERS ARE USED IN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. PROFESSOR DUCHIMAZA HEREDIA AND HIS COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH GROUP WILL INVESTIGATE THE ELECTRONIC NATURE OF MULTICOLOR FLUORESCENCE IN POLYMERIC OR AMORPHOUS CARBON DOTS. EXISTING HYPOTHESES INCLUDE SIZE-DEPENDENT EMISSIONS, SURFACE-STATE DERIVED EMISSION, AND FLUORESCENCE DUE TO MOLECULAR FLUOROPHORES. WHILE FLUORESCENCE ACROSS THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM IS POSSIBLE, EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS SUPPORTS ONLY BLUE FLUORESCENCE. THE PROJECT WILL USE ENHANCED SAMPLING METHODS TO PREDICT THE STRUCTURE OF AMORPHOUS CARBON DOTS. IT WILL ALSO LEVERAGE THE CHEMICAL ACCURACY OF DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY (DFT) AND THE SPEED OF DENSITY FUNCTIONAL-BASED TIGHT-BINDING (DFTB). THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DETERMINE WHETHER FLUORESCENCE IS POSSIBLE SOLELY DUE TO THE CARBON DOT STRUCTURE, IDENTIFY HOW THE ENVIRONMENT OF A FLUOROPHORE INFLUENCES ITS EMISSION PROPERTIES, AND PERFORM EXTENSIVE BENCHMARKING TO COMPARE THE RESULTS OF DFT AND DFTB FOR ACCURATE AND FAST PREDICTION OF CARBON DOT AND FLUOROPHORE SYSTEMS. 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.

THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITH THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS MOST IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

VA IS PROVIDING CAPITAL GRANT FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE RENOVATION COSTS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM - THE PROPOSED NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM (NFLP) PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED NURSE EDUCATORS PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE GROWING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SHORTAGE OF NURSING FACULTY. THE SHORTAGE OF NURSING FACULTY LIMITS THE CAPACITY OF SCHOOLS TO ENROLL AND GRADUATE WITH SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF STUDENTS TO MEET INCREASING HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEMANDS. FINANCIAL BARRIERS REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLE PREVENTING REGISTERED NURSES FROM PURSUING GRADUATE EDUCATION AND TRANSITIONING INTO NURSING FACULTY ROLES. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SIX MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN) STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARING FOR CAREERS AS NURSE EDUCATORS. IN ADDITION TO LOAN SUPPORT, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE RECRUITMENT, ACADEMIC ADVISING, FACULTY MENTORING, CAREER COUNSELING, AND INDIVIDUALIZED STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROMOTE RETENTION, TIMELY GRADUATION, AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO FACULTY POSITIONS. THE CCNE-ACCREDITED MSN NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM IS DELIVERED IN A FULLY ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS FORMAT DESIGNED FOR WORKING REGISTERED NURSES. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP COMPETENCIES IN CURRICULUM DESIGN, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, LEARNER ASSESSMENT, EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, FACULTY ROLE DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPERVISED TEACHING PRACTICUM EXPERIENCES THAT PREPARE GRADUATES FOR ACADEMIC NURSING CAREERS. RECRUITMENT EFFORTS WILL LEVERAGE ESTABLISHED ACADEMIC-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO RECRUIT REGISTERED NURSES, RN-TO-BSN STUDENTS, UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN EARLY-ENTRY GRADUATE PATHWAY, AND ALUMNI INTERESTED IN NURSE EDUCATOR CAREERS. THE PRIMARY POPULATION SERVED INCLUDES REGISTERED NURSES PURSUING GRADUATE EDUCATION AND PREPARATION FOR FULL-TIME. INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRELICENSURE NURSING STUDENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM INCREASED ACCESS TO QUALIFIED FACULTY, SCHOOLS OF NURSING SEEKING TO EXPAND ENROLLMENT CAPACITY, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRING A WELL-PREPARED NURSING WORKFORCE, AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY FUTURE NURSING GRADUATES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE ENROLLMENT OF 6 STUDENTS IN THE MSN IN NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM, 100% STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATION, AND EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES IN NURSE FACULTY POSITIONS WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF PROGRAM COMPLETION. BY REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT, THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN THE NURSE FACULTY PIPELINE, EXPAND THE CAPACITY TO EDUCATE FUTURE NURSES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A SUSTAINABLE NURSING WORKFORCE THAT MEETS CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTHCARE NEEDS.

HURRICANES HIM WATER GRANT

TO SUPPORT PRESENTATIONS OF THE WORKS OF COMPOSERS JOSEPH HAYDN AND ARNOLD SCHOENBERG WITH RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THE PRESENT PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIFUNCTIONAL WATER HOLE EQUIPPED WITH A SOLAR SUBMERSIBLE ELECTRIC PUMP, WITH PIPING TO A MINI IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE DRINKING WATER FOR THE STUDENT AND THE SURROUNDING POPULATION.

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