Conference: Identifying Strategies for Building Capacity among MSIs and HBCUs for Advancing Research and Research Impacts on Society

为了促进科学进步，必须解决系统性不平等问题。例如，少数族裔服务机构（msi）和第一研究机构（R1）的不同研究支持基础设施为赢得资助创造了一个不平衡的竞争环境。通过额外的资金和基础设施建设，msi可以建立研究能力，这将增加msi在STEM资助中的代表性。该项目旨在扩大来自少数族裔服务机构（msi）的调查人员的参与，这些机构在校外资助中代表性不足。为了实现这些目标，将在斯佩尔曼学院举行一次会议，以促进研究开发（RD）和更广泛影响（BI）工作方面的专家与西班牙裔服务机构（hsi）、历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）以及部落学院和大学（tcu）的领导层之间的协同和战略合作。会议讨论和活动将确定msi在研发支持方面的需求，建立协作团队，并为msi的研发基础设施的未来研究确定优先事项。2022年，在101所HBCU中，没有一所HBCU被评为R1级；此外，只有11个hbcu被R2分类。msi需要更强大的研究支持基础设施来发展研究思路，并与赞助商建立关系，这对于保持联邦资助优先级的最新状态至关重要。改善这一基础设施将有助于提升msi的STEM人才，并带来许多有影响力的科学进步。会议将(a)组织和促进一个研讨会，以审查目前的研发基础设施，并制定切实可行的计划，以协同增长；(b)在科研院所之间以及科研院所与研究机构（促进社会研究影响中心、国家研究发展专业人员组织）和研究密集型大学的领导人之间建立关系，以加强研发基础设施；(c)建立一个由机构和个人组成的网络，这些机构和个人将积极致力于解决报告中确定的最大需求。斯佩尔曼学院、国家研究发展专业人员组织和促进研究对社会影响中心将主办本次会议。这次会议将对当前的最佳实践和加强msi研究事业的未来需求产生深思熟虑的见解。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

To promote the progress of science, systemic inequities must be addressed. For example, the disparate research-support infrastructures of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and Research I (R1) institutions create an imbalanced playing field for winning grants. Through additional funding and infrastructure building, MSIs can build research capacity, which will increase the representation of MSIs in STEM funding. This project seeks to broaden the participation of investigators from minority-serving institutions (MSIs) who are underrepresented in extramural funding. To achieve these goals, a conference will be held at Spelman College to promote synergistic and strategic collaborations between experts in research development (RD) and broader impacts (BI) work with leadership at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). Conference discussion and activities will identify needs of MSIs in RD support, build collaborative teams, and establish priorities for future research on RD infrastructure at MSIs. In 2022, out of 101 HBCUs, no HBCU was ranked with an R1 classification; further, only 11 HBCUs were R2 classified. MSIs need stronger research support infrastructure to develop research ideas and relationships with sponsors, which can be critical to staying up to date on federal funding priorities. Improving this infrastructure would help advance STEM talent at MSIs and lead to numerous impactful scientific advances. The conference will (a) organize and facilitate a workshop to examine current RD infrastructure at MSIs and develop tangible plans to synergize growth, (b) establish relationships both among MSIs and between MSIs and research organizations (Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society, National Organization of Research Development Professionals), and leaders at research intensive universities for the purpose of strengthening RD infrastructure, and (c) create a network of institutions and individuals who will actively work to address the greatest need(s) identified in the report. Spelman College, the National Organization of Research Development Professionals and the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society will host this conference. This convening is well positioned to produce thoughtful insight on the current best practices and future needs for strengthening the research enterprise at MSIs.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.