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，肯塔基州州立大学，哈里斯-斯托州立大学。 历史上的黑人学院大学创新和研究增强战略伙伴关系联盟（HBCU-ASPIRE）计划准备解决和克服阻碍历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCU）研究和创新的现有基础设施障碍。承认HBCUs在培养STEM学科中代表性不足的专业人员的增长方面发挥着关键作用，这一奋进旨在提高教师的研究能力和基础设施支持。尽管美国国家科学基金会（NSF）的数据显示，HBCUs是非洲裔美国学生获得的STEM领域所有学士学位的18%以上的来源，但这些机构往往面临基础设施不足和资金不公平的限制。HBCU-ASPIRE项目旨在通过这一试点项目，大力加强ASPIRE机构的研究和创新能力，从而促进更具包容性和活力的美国和全球经济。HBCU-ASPIRE计划将对阻碍每个HBCU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）的成熟实践，旨在加强研究基础设施，促进强有力的伙伴关系。该倡议致力于加强各个方面，如赞助研究办公室，教师支持和培训，研究前和研究后奖励管理系统，以促进协作，高效和创新的研究环境。该项目的目标是在国家一级争取研究资金，包括将研究和创新方面的最佳做法制度化。此外，该倡议旨在产生基于经验的见解，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HBCUs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-Excellence in Research Program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知识价值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.