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BY CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS WITH FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS, THE PROJECT AIMS TO UNCOVER THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS CONTINUATION IN THE MAJOR. THE DATA COLLECTED WILL INFORM THE DESIGN OF INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT IMPROVING EARLY MATHEMATICS SUCCESS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED ENGINEERING AND STEM STUDENTS, COMPLEMENTING EXISTING ACADEMIC SUPPORT INITIATIVES. THIS RESEARCH NOT ONLY BENEFITS UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS AT SDSU BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO BROADER EFFORTS IN STEM EDUCATION NATIONWIDE AND ALIGNS WITH THE NSF BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN ENGINEERING GOALS TO FOSTER A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENGINEERING WORKFORCE ESSENTIAL FOR INNOVATION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. THE PROJECT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY STUDENTS FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING BLACK, HISPANIC, FEMALE AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE ENGINEERING WORKFORCE, FOCUSING ON FOUNDATIONAL MATHEMATICS COURSES, PARTICULARLY COLLEGE ALGEBRA, AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU). RESEARCH QUESTIONS WILL PROBE INTO THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS INCLUDING BLACK, HISPANIC, FEMALE AND PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS IN ENGINEERING MAJORS, EMPHASIZING ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND SOCIAL STRATEGIES TO BOLSTER THEIR PERFORMANCE. UTILIZING QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS SUCH AS SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS, THE PROJECT WILL DELVE INTO THE EXPERIENCES AND ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS TOWARDS COLLEGE ALGEBRA, THEREBY INFORMING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS GEARED TOWARDS IMPROVING RETENTION RATES. LONGITUDINAL DATA ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIVE MODELING WILL DEEPEN INSIGHTS AND FACILITATE THE CUSTOMIZATION OF INTERVENTIONS FOR DIVERSE STUDENT COHORTS. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SDSU, THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) SYSTEM, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NSF INCLUDES COORDINATION HUB, THE PROJECT AIMS TO DISSEMINATE FINDINGS, FOSTER COLLABORATION, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENGINEERING WORKFORCE BY ENHANCING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING AND STEM DISCIPLINES. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM, COMPRISING FACULTY FROM MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, SOCIOLOGY, AND STUDENT SUCCESS DOMAINS, WILL COLLABORATE TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND ASSESS THESE INTERVENTIONS. THE OUTCOMES WILL RESULT IN TAILORED PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, ULTIMATELY AIMING TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CULTIVATE A MORE REPRESENTATIVE ENGINEERING WORKFORCE. FURTHERMORE, THE RESEARCH FINDINGS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ENRICH BROADER CONVERSATIONS AND INITIATIVES IN STEM EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY EFFORTS NATIONALLY, ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING AND OTHER STEM FIELDS. 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.","subaward_count":0,"total_subaward_amount":null,"total_subsidy_cost":0.0,"total_loan_value":0.0,"total_obligation":99985.0,"date_signed":"2024-06-17","base_and_all_options":null,"base_exercised_options":null,"non_federal_funding":null,"total_funding":99985.0,"total_account_outlay":96116.39,"total_account_obligation":96116.39,"account_outlays_by_defc":[{"code":"Q","amount":96116.39}],"account_obligations_by_defc":[{"code":"Q","amount":96116.39}],"record_type":2,"cfda_info":[{"applicant_eligibility":"Except where a program solicitation establishes more restrictive eligibility criteria, organizations in the following categories may submit proposals: Institutions of Higher Education; Non-profit, non-academic organizations; For-profit organizations and State and local governments. See the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter I.E., for a full description of eligibility requirements: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg","beneficiary_eligibility":"Federal, Profit organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization, Scientist/Researchers, State, Local, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Other public institution/organization Beneficiary eligibility is the same as applicant eligibility.","cfda_federal_agency":"NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","cfda_number":"47.041","cfda_objectives":"\"The NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) seeks to improve the quality of life and the economic strength of the Nation by fostering innovation, creativity, and excellence in engineering research and education . Specifically, ENG enables the Nation's long-term capacity to perform by: (1) investing in the creation of new engineering knowledge and the development of human capital within disciplines and at their interfaces; (2) making critical investments to enable an intelligent, agile and adaptable physical infrastructure for engineering research and education; (3) improving the quality and effectiveness of engineering research and education through the integration of and systemic reform of these processes; and (4) enabling knowledge transfer connections among diverse constituencies and communities.  Areas of research include: chemical and biochemical systems; environmental engineering and sustainability; bioengineering and engineering healthcare; fundamental transport, thermal and fluid phenomena; the future of manufacturing; the design of innovative materials and building technologies; infrastructure resilience and sustainability; tools and systems for decision-making, robotics and controls; electronic, magnetic, photonic and quantum devices and component technologies; energy and power; computation, networking, communications, and cyber technologies to support the integration and networking of intelligent systems;; the and cross-cutting activities and special studies and analyses. ENG supports programs for Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI); Engineering Research Centers (ERC); Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC); and research instrumentation and research infrastructure, including the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) and the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI). Support is also provided for undergraduate student research, graduate research fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, broadening participation in engineering, engineering education research, and workforce development. ENG also provides support for NSF-wide programs, including the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program and the Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science).","cfda_obligations":"(Project Grants) FY 22$774,533,022.00; FY 23 est $808,799,999.00; FY 24 est $970,000,000.00; FY 21$1,037,204,725.00; FY 20$1,026,130,000.00; FY 19$991,150,000.00; FY 18$977,900,000.00; FY 17$930,920,000.00; FY 16$923,530,000.00; - 1) FY 2022 TOTAL Obligations are the FY 2022 NSF Appropriations Actual\n2) FY 2023 TOTAL Obligation estimates are the FY 2023 NSF Current Plan\n3) FY 2024 TOTAL Obligation estimates are the FY 2024 NSF Congressional Request","cfda_popular_name":"(ENG)","cfda_title":"Engineering","cfda_website":"http://nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=eng","federal_action_obligation_amount":99985.0,"non_federal_funding_amount":0.0,"sam_website":"https://sam.gov/fal/d64d7d7672884e7b9e9d2306c434658f/view","total_funding_amount":99985.0}],"transaction_obligated_amount":96116.39,"funding_agency":null,"awarding_agency":{"id":655,"has_agency_page":true,"toptier_agency":{"name":"National Science Foundation","code":"049","abbreviation":"NSF","slug":"national-science-foundation"},"subtier_agency":{"name":"National Science Foundation","code":"4900","abbreviation":"NSF"},"office_agency_name":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION"},"period_of_performance":{"start_date":"2024-05-15","end_date":"2025-04-25","last_modified_date":"2025-05-19"},"recipient":{"recipient_hash":"1ac8cba5-b951-7f72-969a-e08917e12ea8-C","recipient_name":"SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION","recipient_uei":"H59JKGFZKHL7","recipient_unique_id":null,"parent_recipient_hash":"1ac8cba5-b951-7f72-969a-e08917e12ea8-P","parent_recipient_name":"SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION","parent_recipient_uei":"H59JKGFZKHL7","parent_recipient_unique_id":null,"business_categories":["Higher Education","Higher Education (Public)"],"location":{"location_country_code":"USA","country_name":"UNITED STATES","state_code":"CA","state_name":"CALIFORNIA","city_name":"SAN DIEGO","county_code":"073","county_name":"SAN DIEGO","address_line1":"5250 CAMPANILE DR","address_line2":null,"address_line3":null,"congressional_code":"51","zip4":"1901","zip5":"92182","foreign_postal_code":null,"foreign_province":null}},"executive_details":{"officers":[{"name":null,"amount":null},{"name":null,"amount":null},{"name":null,"amount":null},{"name":null,"amount":null},{"name":null,"amount":null}]},"place_of_performance":{"location_country_code":"USA","country_name":"UNITED STATES","county_code":"073","county_name":"SAN DIEGO","city_name":"SAN DIEGO","state_code":"CA","state_name":"CALIFORNIA","congressional_code":"51","zip4":"1901","zip5":"92182","address_line1":null,"address_line2":null,"address_line3":null,"foreign_province":null,"foreign_postal_code":null},"total_outlay":96116.39,"funding_opportunity":{"number":"22-514","goals":"THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, \"BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN ENGINEERING\", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF22514"}}