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Collaborative Research

Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC)
HBCU Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Award #2332021
Award Period of Performance: Start Date: 10/01/2023 End Date: 09/30/2026

Lead HBCU Organization – Florida ¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·¸£Àû×ÊÔ´

Principal Investigator (PI) Jaynta K. Das
email: jayanta.das@fmuniv.edu

Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI)Ayivi G Huisso
email:
ahuisso@fmuniv.edu

Collaborative HBCU Organization

Coppin State University (PI) Mintesinot Jiru
Kentucky State University (PI) Richard Maiti
Harris-Stowe State University (PI) Freddie Wills

External NSF Grant Evaluator
Youngblood & Associates, LLC
Marta Collier-Youngblood

This project is the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) collaborative research alliance among the institutions, Coppin State University, Florida ¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·¸£Àû×ÊÔ´, Kentucky State University, and Harris-Stowe State University. Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE) initiative addresses the infrastructural needs for research and innovation within HBCUs. This project’s major goals are to improve the existing infrastructural obstructions of the office of sponsored research, faculty support and training, pre- and post-research award management systems, and develop a collaborative, efficient, and innovative research milieu in these HBCUs. Furthermore, such HBCU initiatives will be the model for other institutions in their journey to strong research and innovation infrastructures.

Year 2023 -2024 project activity

  • Monthly HBCUs Meeting from 10/01/2023.
  • HBCU-ASPIRE Annual Meeting 2024: April 11 – April 14 , 2024 at FMU.
  • STEM Research Publications: Dr. Das’  Stem cells, Epigenomic, Genomic, Toxicology, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, and Cancer Research (SEGTBACR) Laboratory
  • Submitted Grants by Faculty: 2 NSF, Awarded 1 NSF.
  • Hired new grant specialist, Ms. Rebeca Reichert and purchased Cyause grant administration software.

Year 2024-2025 project activity

  • Monthly HBCUs Meeting
  • HBCU-ASPIRE Annual Meeting 2025: April 16 – April 23 , 2025 at Coppin State University.
  • STEM Research Publications: Dr. Das’ SEGTBACR Laboratory
  • Submitted Grants by Faculty: 3 (1 NSF, 1 NASA, 1 foundation)
  • Institutional website integration of this award information and implemented activity by 01/15/2025.
  • Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) PI Meeting (Dec. 3-4, 2024 at Westin Alexandria Old Town, Alexandria, Va.)
  • FMU PI Dr. Das’ participation in 2025 at Esri Federal GIS Conference, Feb. 24-26, 2025, Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., invited by partner HBCU-ASPIRE cohort member PI, Dr. Freddie Wills, Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) to  implement Geospatial research capacity at FMU with collaboration of HSSU.

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