Collaborative Research: EPIIC: HBCU Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE)

这是一个合作项目，包括以下机构：科平州立大学、佛罗里达纪念大学、肯塔基州立大学和哈里斯-斯托州立大学。传统黑人学院和大学促进创新和研究战略伙伴关系联盟(HBCU-ASPIRE)倡议准备解决和克服阻碍传统黑人学院和大学(HBCU)研究和创新的现有基础设施障碍。认识到HBCU在培育STEM学科中代表性不足的专业人员成长方面的关键作用，这一努力旨在加强教师的研究能力和基础设施支持。尽管国家科学基金会(NSF)的数据显示，在非裔美国学生获得的STEM领域的所有学士学位中，HBCU的来源超过18%，但这些机构经常受到基础设施不足和资金不公平的限制。通过这一试点，HBCU-ASPIRE项目旨在大幅加强ASPIRE机构的研究和创新能力，从而促进一个更具包容性和活力的美国和全球经济。HBCU-ASPIRE倡议将对队列中每个HBCU内部阻碍研究和创新的主要挑战进行系统分析。该项目利用研究开发企业(RDE)经过验证的实践，旨在加强研究基础设施，促进牢固的伙伴关系。该倡议致力于加强赞助研究办公室、教师支持和培训、研究前和研究后奖励管理系统等各个方面，以促进合作、高效和创新的研究环境。该项目旨在争取国家一级的研究经费，包括将研究和创新方面的最佳做法制度化。此外，该倡议旨在产生有经验的见解，以指导其他机构寻求强大的研究和创新基础设施。HBCU-ASPIRE致力于扩大HBCU对STEM研究、培训和劳动力发展的影响，有可能促进更具包容性和创新性的全球经济。该项目由NSF HBCU-卓越研究计划共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This is a collaborative project including the following institutions: Coppin State University, Florida Memorial University, Kentucky State University, and Harris-Stowe State University. The Historically Black College & University Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE) initiative is poised to address and overcome existing infrastructural impediments that hinder research and innovation within Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Acknowledging the pivotal role of HBCUs in nurturing the growth of underrepresented professionals in STEM disciplines, this endeavor seeks to enhance faculty research capacity and infrastructural support. Despite the National Science Foundation (NSF) data showing HBCUs as the source of over 18% of all bachelor's degrees in STEM fields earned by African American students, these institutions often grapple with the constraints of infrastructural deficiencies and inequitable funding. Through this pilot, the HBCU-ASPIRE project aims to substantially fortify the research and innovation proficiencies of ASPIRE institutions, thereby fostering a more inclusive and dynamic U.S. and global economy.The HBCU-ASPIRE initiative will perform a methodical analysis of the prevailing challenges impeding research and innovation within each HBCU in the cohort. Utilizing proven practices from the Research Development Enterprise (RDE), the project is designed to bolster the research infrastructure, fostering robust partnerships. The initiative is committed to fortifying various dimensions such as the Office of Sponsored Research, faculty support and training, pre- and post-research award management systems, to foster a collaborative, efficient, and innovative research milieu. With an objective to compete for research funding at the national level, this project encompasses the institutionalization of best practices in research and innovation. Furthermore, the initiative is designed to generate empirically grounded insights to guide other institutions in their quest for robust research and innovation infrastructures. HBCU-ASPIRE's commitment to broadening the impact of HBCUs on STEM research, training and workforce development has the potential to foster a more inclusive and innovative global economy.This project is supported via co-funding from the NSF HBCU-Excellence in Research Program.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.