CC* Regional: LEARN Extending & Accelerating Participation in Science (Texas LEAPS)

该奖项全部或部分由2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。各级高等教育机构依靠网络基础设施（CI）提供教学和学习环境。对于较小的机构，有机会获得先进的CI可以丰富教学和学习的机会，同时为依赖外部信息和服务资源的计划提供新的机会。与此相对的是，复杂的技术和管理该技术的专业知识是小型学院的挑战;然而，这些挑战部分可以由专门从事这些技术的州、地区和国家组织来应对，这些组织可以帮助小型学院获得最先进的技术和专业知识。 Lonestar教育和研究网络（LEARN）正在进一步开发和扩展其模型计划（LEARN小型机构CI计划），用于德克萨斯州小型校园的区域网络连接。 一套三个校区-特克萨卡纳学院，Trinity谷社区学院和得克萨斯州路德大学-正在参加这个项目，以接收： ·先进的网络服务和千兆位连接， 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 award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).Higher education institutions at all levels rely on Cyberinfrastructure (CI) to provide environments for teaching and learning. For smaller institutions, having access to advanced CI can enrich the opportunities for teaching and learning, while presenting new opportunities for programs that rely on external information and service resources. The counterpoint is that sophisticated technology and the expertise to manage that technology are challenges for small colleges; however, these challenges in part can be met by state, regional and national organizations specializing in these technologies that can assist small colleges to access state-of-the-art technology and expertise. Lonestar Education and Research Network (LEARN) is further developing and expanding its model program (LEARN Smaller Institution CI Program) for regional network connectivity for small campuses in Texas. A set of three campuses – Texarkana College, Trinity Valley Community College, and Texas Lutheran University - are taking part in this project to receive: • Advanced network services and gigabit connectivity, • Expertise to manage these technologies, • Training and assistance to effectively adopt and use the technologies, and • A community of similarly engaged scholars and administrators.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.