Financial grants awarded to universities on behalf of their faculty members are a main source of innovation across campuses worldwide. California State University, Northridge is proud of its faculty, who earned more than $25 million in grant funds from a varied group of interests over the past eight months.

This is a look back at the grants, those responsible for bringing them to CSUN and a detailed outline of how the funds will be used. The links open posts written for CSUN Today on each grant.

NIH Awards CSUN $22 Million to Enhance Diversity in Biomedical Workforce
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded CSUN nearly $22 million over the next five years to make a nationwide impact on enhancing the diversity of the country’s biomedical workforce.

The $21.8 million grant — the largest single grant the university has ever received — will fund BUILD@CSUN, an ambitious attempt to change the way traditionally underrepresented minority students are mentored and trained as they set off on a career path as biomedical researchers. The program, which builds on already existing projects at CSUN, draws on a social justice model to inspire students and impact health disparities in the community. http://ow.ly/FHmQb

CSUN Receives $2 Million to Increase Diversity in Health Care Careers
CSUN has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to address the educational gap of Latinos and other underrepresented groups in health care-related graduate programs.

The grant will fund a new program in CSUN’s College of Health and Human Development, CAMINO, which in Spanish translates to “pathway.” The ultimate goal of the initiative is to increase the number of Latinos and other underrepresented students completing their graduate education and going on to careers in health care. http://ow.ly/FHniT

CSUN Deaf Ed Program Awarded $1.25 Million for Teacher Preparation
The federal government has awarded CSUN $1.25 million over the course of five years to train teachers who are uniquely equipped to work collaboratively with parents and others to ensure deaf students get the best education possible.

The grant, from the Office of Special Education Programs in the U.S. Department of Education, is for CSUN’s new Interdisciplinary Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Program (IDEP). The program will develop a team that will include members of the Deaf community, parents, interpreters, paraeducators and related service professionals to help prepare teachers to more effectively impact their deaf students. http://ow.ly/FHn7S

CSUN Gets Grant to Encourage Students to Become Science and Math Teachers
The National Science Foundation has awarded CSUN a $797,000 grant to encourage talented science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors to become science and math teachers.

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program will provide financial support of up to $12,000 per year for a maximum of two years to students preparing to be middle or high school science and math teachers. In return, the students must commit to teach in a high-need school for at least two years after earning their credential. http://ow.ly/FHmxg

CSUN Awarded Grant to Preserve L.A. History and Train Future Librarians
The Delmar T. Oviatt Library at CSUN is part of a team of libraries across the Los Angeles area that have been awarded a grant to preserve the region’s history and to train future librarians. The $440,000 grant supports six residents over a period of three years.

As part of the grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and the staff in the Oviatt Library will mentor two students as they work with representatives from community-based archives to document the history and culture of Los Angeles. The IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program provides funds for training early-career librarians to manage emerging challenges in libraries and librarianship. http://ow.ly/FHm2p

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