Huston-Tillotson University

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-INSTITUTIONAL PORTION TO HELP DEFRAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INSTITUTIONAL LOSS DUE TO COVID-19.

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

COVID-19 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE RETENTION, PERSISTENCE, AND GRADUATION

HT CAMPUS-COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AGAINST DRUGS & HIV / AIDS PROJECT

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.

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 HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

NEXT GENERATION ROBOTS FOR STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY

HBCU-UP TARGETED INFUSION PROJECT HT-ASSERT - ATTAINING AND SUSTAINING STEM EXCELLENCE WITH RESEARCH TRAINING

EARMARKS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IDEAS LAB: PANORAMIC INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENTS: A PLAYBOOK FOR ADVANCING RESEARCH CAPACITY -THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ACROSS FIVE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS). THE PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP AND PILOT INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES TO ENHANCE THE RESEARCH CAPACITY OF THESE INSTITUTIONS AND OF HBCUS MORE BROADLY. THE EFFORT IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE BROAD INTEREST IN, AND TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY AT HBCUS. THESE INSTITUTIONS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, INCREASE DIVERSITY IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND EXPAND THE STEM WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT WILL BRING TOGETHER FACULTY, RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS TO DEVELOP A TOOL THAT WILL ENABLE HBCUS TO GROW THEIR RESEARCH CAPACITY AND PROMOTE A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. RESEARCH GROWTH AT HBCUS COMPLEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTS TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, CAN LEAD TO MORE EQUITY IN ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ISSUES IMPACTING COMMUNITIES, AND PROMOTES DIVERSITY IN THE STEM WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT GOALS ARE TO: (1) DEVELOP A PLAYBOOK FOR HBCU LEADERS TO HELP THEM ASSESS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN THE RESEARCH CAPACITY OF THEIR INSTITUTION AND INTEGRATE STRENGTHENING RESEARCH CAPACITY INTO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND (2) ENGAGE HBCU FACULTY WITH A FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AS RESEARCHERS AND CREATE ACTION PLANS TO SUPPORT THEIR RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THE TEAM OF HBCUS WILL CONDUCT A META-SYNTHESIS OF LITERATURE ON RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR A THRIVING RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK WITH RUBRICS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT A SELF-GUIDED ASSESSMENT OF THEIR RESEARCH CAPACITY TO INFORM PLANNING AND GROWTH STRATEGIES. FURTHER, THE TEAM WILL CREATE RUBRICS USING A PUBLISHED FRAMEWORK OF SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES FOR FACULTY INVESTIGATORS TO ASSESS THEIR SUCCESSFUL CAREER DEVELOPMENT. GAINS IN RESEARCH GROWTH AT HBCUS WILL COMPLEMENT THEIR STRONG COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEAD TO MORE EQUITY IN ADDRESSING HEALTH AND SOCIETAL DISPARITIES, PROMOTE A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, AND INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE STEM WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT IS CO-FUNDED BY THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP), WHICH PROVIDES AWARDS TO STRENGTHEN STEM UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HBCUS, AND BY THE GROWING RESEARCH ACCESS FOR NATIONALLY TRANSFORMATIVE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY (GRANTED), WHICH SUPPORTS NATIONALLY TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS AND SCALABLE MODELS TO STRENGTHEN THE NATION?S RESEARCH ENTERPRISE. 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.

RESEARCH INITIATION AWARD: POLYMERIZATION IN METALLOPORPHYRIN METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS

DIRECTED GRANTS

MINORITY SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT - MINORITY SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT

EARMARKS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ANALYSIS OF A RAPIDLY EVOLVING POTASSIUM CHANNEL IN AN ELECTRIC FISH

PLANNING: ENABLING A FUTURE IN CHEMISTRY AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY -NONTECHNICAL: HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY (HT) IS A SMALL HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY (HBCU) IN AUSTIN, TEXAS WITH 148 YEARS HISTORY. COMPARED TO OTHER TEXAS-BASED UNIVERSITIES, HT HAS CONSIDERABLE ROOM FOR GROWTH IN THEIR RESEARCH CAPACITY. DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH INITIATION AWARD (RIA), PRELIMINARY RESEARCH DATA HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY PI AND HER UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS. IN THE FUTURE, PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION MUST BE DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION, CONSIDERING THE LACK OF ADVANCED EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES AT A SMALL HBCU LIKE HT. THIS STEP IS ALSO OF IMPORTANCE TO COLLECT RESEARCH DATA FOR PI?S FUTURE APPLICATION FOR THE EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH (EIR) AWARD. THUS, VARIOUS ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PROPOSED SUCH AS TRAINING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS, CONDUCTING A SMALL WORKSHOP WITH COLLABORATORS, VISITING COLLABORATORS? LABS, PARTICIPATING IN PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND CONFERENCES. THESE EFFORTS WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR FINAL GOAL OF ENHANCING THE FUTURE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS AT HBCUS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS EIR-PLANNING AWARD WILL HELP OUR CHEMISTRY PROGRAM TO GROW. WITH THE HIRING AND RETENTION OF EXPERIENCED ADJUNCT FACULTY, BOTH THE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM QUALITY AND DIVERSITY WILL BE IMPROVED. A PROFESSIONAL CHEMISTRY WORKSHOP WILL BE SET UP AND THE RESULTING COLLABORATION WILL GROW IN VISIBILITY AND STATURE AS THE EVENT DEVELOPS. PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES IN CHEMISTRY WILL BE PUBLISHED WITH HT AS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION. MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEW STUDENTS WILL BE ATTRACTED TO THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE DETAILED TRAINING THAT WE PROVIDE WILL LEAD THEM TO EITHER A PROFESSIONAL JOB IN INDUSTRY OR A POSTSECONDARY DEGREE AFTER THEIR GRADUATION FROM HT. TECHNICAL: MOFS (METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS) AS POROUS CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS HAVE PROVEN ESPECIALLY USEFUL AS NANO PLATFORMS FOR CATALYTIC REACTIONS. METALLOPORPHYRIN-BASED (CYCLIC STRUCTURES CONSISTING OF FOUR PYRROLE RINGS JOINED TOGETHER BY FOUR METHINE GROUPS) CATALYSTS CAN BE INCORPORATED IN MOFS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF PETROCHEMICAL MONOMERS AS WELL AS NON-PETROCHEMICAL MONOMERS. THE CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A MOF NOT ONLY INITIATES THE POLYMERIZATION, BUT ALSO ENABLES THE TUNING THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE RESULTING POLYMER. AFTER THE MODIFICATION ON THE INORGANIC NODES AND ORGANIC LIGANDS, THE MOFS MAY BE USED AS A STEREO AND CHEMICAL SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REACTOR, CONVERTING A SPECIFIC MONOMER OUT OF A MIXTURE OF MONOMERS, AND INTO HIGHLY TACTIC POLYMER. OUR RESEARCH OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP AN INEXPENSIVE RECYCLABLE METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (MOFS) CATALYSTS WITH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER LABS. THIS WILL ALSO SUPPORT PI?S COMING EIR APPLICATION IN POLYMERIZATION BY PORPHYRIN MOFS CATALYSTS, IN WHICH EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON THE ADJUSTMENT OF GROUPS ON PORPHYRIN AS WELL AS KINETIC AND MECHANISM STUDIES. UTILIZING COLLABORATION WITH OTHER LABS IN THESE AREAS, PI WOULD BE ABLE TO CHARACTERIZE HER HETEROGENOUS MOFS CATALYSTS. PLANNING AND COLLABORATION ACTIVITIES WILL NOT ONLY HELP TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO MODERN EQUIPMENT IN CHEMISTRY, IT WILL ALSO FOMENT NEW PLANS IN RELATED RESEARCH AREAS. LASTLY, VARIOUS WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND TRAININGS WILL HELP BOTH FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO IMPROVE OUR ABILITIES TO FURTHER ADVANCE IN ACADEMIA. 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.

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ANALYSIS OF RAPIDLY EVOLVING POTASSIUM CHANNELS IN ELECTRIC FISH

2006 MINORITY HEALTH YOUTH EMPOWERMENT GRANT PROGRAM: OUR BROTHER'S KEEPERS