Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

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Eligibility

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Alliance Development Grants (ADG) Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two-and-four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Alliances:   STEM Pathways Implementation-Only (SPIO): Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two-and-four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. STEM Pathways Research Alliance (SPRA): Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two-and-four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B):  B2B Alliances are composed entirely of two-year IHEs. The lead institution must award associate-level degrees in a STEM or STEM-related field. Associate-level degree-granting institutions that award four-year degrees in workforce development areas may be eligible to serve as the lead institution of a B2B alliance. Four-year institutions that award STEM baccalaureate degrees are ineligible to serve as lead institutions for B2B alliances but may be included as partner institutions for articulation purposes as a transfer pathway to four-year STEM degree programs.  Funds are not budgeted for four-year institutions in B2B projects. Proposers should contact the LSAMP program staff for any questions on eligibility for B2B alliance support. Bridges to STEM Graduate Degrees in National Priorities (BD-Master's) Master's Comprehensive IHEs as defined by Carnegie Classification only.  Carnegie Classification website: https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/. Bridges to STEM Graduate Degrees in National Priorities (BD-Doctoral) Four-year IHEs accredited in and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. STEM Networking Incentives and Engagement (NETWORKS) Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two-and-four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories research laboratory professional societies and similar organizations located in the U. S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. For-profit organizations:  U.S.-based commercial organizations, including small businesses, with strong capabilities in scientific or engineering research or education and a passion for innovation. NETWORKS projects are limited to four collaborating organizations per proposal. *Who May Serve as PI: Alliance Development Grant (ADG) Proposals The PI for ADG proposals must be an upper-level administrator/cabinet-level official from the executive leadership (i.e., Provost, Dean, VP of Academic Affairs, etc.) of the institution.  A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification.  Faculty may be listed as Co-PIs. Alliances:  Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B), STEM Pathways Implementation-Only (SPIO) and STEM Pathways Research Alliance (SPRA) The PI for alliances (B2B, SPIO, and SPRA) should be a cabinet-level official from the executive leadership (i.e., Provost, Dean, VP of Academic Affairs, etc.) of the institution and a member of the alliance governing board.  The alliance governing board is a body of upper-level administrators from each partner institution that oversees the alliance.  A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification.  Individuals from partner institutions must be designated as co-PIs on the proposal. To ensure production of new STEM education research knowledge as a required element of the SPRA project, one or more of the Co-PIs on an

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