Grants
Dr. Jacob Ashby, University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
$20,000, University System of Maryland, Quasi Endowment grant, December 2023.
Jodi Broadwater, Small Business Development Center
$50,000, University of Maryland, College Park, Federal Small Business Administration funds in support of the Western Region Small Business Development Center for FY2024, February 2024. SBDC provides outreach, review and assistance in business plan and financing proposal preparation, marketing strategies, procurement-related certifications and strategic planning based on the client’s stage in the business life cycle.
$25,529, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Small Business Development Center – Lead Center for FY2024, February 2024.
$44,390, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Small Business Development Center – Lead Center, for the project, MD Economic Opportunity Center, January 2024.
$156,262, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Small Business Development Center – Lead Center for FY2024, November 2023.
$142,967, University of Maryland, College Park, Federal Small Business Administration funds in support of the Western Region SBDC for FY2023, June 2023.
Jennifer Browne, Department of English and Foreign Languages
$3,500, Allegany Arts Council, General Operating Grant in support of the Frostburg Center for Literary Arts (FY2024), December 2023.
Holly Clark, TRIO Student Support Services
$412,173, U.S. Department of Education, for the TRIO program, Student Support Services (FY2024), June 2023.
Lisa Clark, Student Affairs/Civic Engagement/AmeriCorps
$493,109, AmeriCorps Competitive Application serving through the Department of Service and Civic Innovation and the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism, FSU ASTAR AmeriCorps Grant, whose purpose is to engage partners across the state in building capacity within their agencies through using AmeriCorps members to increase efficiency, effectiveness and scope of programming, August 2023.
Dr. Matthew Crawford, Chemistry and Physics
$5,000, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, College Equipment Grant for the project, College Equipment Program, April 2024.
Dr. Holly Currie, Chemistry and Physics
$1,500, Transform Mid-Atlantic, Faculty Development Mini-Grant by for the 13th Annual Regional Conference on Teaching, Learning and Scholarship, December 2023.
Ashley Daniels, Student Life
$5,224, Maryland Food Bank, Food First Capacity Grant for the project, FSU Community Garden, June 2023.
Troy Dell, Athletics
$7,131, National Collegiate Athletic Association – Division II of Institutional Equal Distribution Funds, April 2024.
$13,500, National Collegiate Athletic Association – Division II in supplemental distribution funds, February 2024.
Andy Duncan, English and Foreign Languages
Consecutive $1,125 FSU Foundation Opportunity Grants from the Leonard Mindful Leadership Fund, for online study at the Rhine Education Center in Durham, N.C., one in FY23 and one in FY24.
Conference travel grants from the FSU Faculty Development Subcommittee and the FSU Department of English and Foreign Languages, March 2024.
Angela Forbeck, Regional Math/Science Center
$375,376, U.S. Department of Education, for the TRIO Program, Upward Bound Math/Science (FedFY2024). The program prepares high school students for postsecondary education programs that lead to careers in the fields of math and science, June 2023.
Maureen Hamilton, Educational Professions
$76,353, Maryland State Department of Education, for the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund for FY2024. The fund covers tuition, fees and required textbooks for students who are completing the required coursework in pursuit of a degree in early childhood education, elementary education, child development and special education, or other state-approved fields, August 2023.
Nicole Higgins, Engagement
$1,000, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, “NACDA U” Professional Development Grant for the 2024 Senior Administrators Mentoring Institute, February 2024.
Amy L. Hutcherson, Regional Development and Engagement Division
$750,000, National Aeronautics Space Administration, Shared Services Center, grant for the project, FSU Regional Science Center, January 2024.
Dr. Cody M. Kent, Biology
$124,816, The George Washington University, National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology funds for the project, Collaborative Research: How Different Forms of Competition Shape Trait Evolution and Coexistence: A Tale of Two Castes in the Turtle Ants, February 2024.
Sierra King, Nursing
$10,000, (FY24) New Nurse Faculty Fellowship, part of the Nurse Support Program II funded through the Health Services Cost Review Commission and administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, November 2023.
Dr. Hai Lan, Geography
$19,995, Garrett County Government for the project, Garrett County Utilities Mapping Project, March 2024.
Jason Litten, Western Maryland Regional GIS Center
$250,000, Appalachian Regional Commission, for the project, Using Remote Sensing Technology in Western Maryland to Assist in Land Reclamation, May 2024.
$19,900, City of Cumberland, for the project, Environmental Assessment of the Constitution Park Trails, January 2024.
$400,000, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, various cartographic and geographic information system (GIS) services, June 2023.
Dr. John Lombardi, Communication
$125,000, Appalachian Regional Commission, grant to create a regional community media center, May 2024.
Nicole Mattis, Theatre and Dance
$5,727, FSU Foundation Opportunity Grant to support the 2024 Mountain Maryland Theatre Festival.
$1,500, Allegany Arts Council, General Operating Grant in support of the Mountain Maryland Theatre Festival (FY2024), December 2023.
$500, Theatre Communications Group, Plays for the People: In the Stacks book credit with funding from the Mellon Foundation in support of expanding the drama book collection, December 2023.
Dr. Kristine McGee, Educational Professions
$20,000, FSU Foundation, Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Foundation, Inc., funds for the University PALS Program, March 2024.
Melanie Moore, Cultural Events Series
$3,775, Maryland State Arts Council, in a Presenting and Touring award in support of the project, Hot Club of Baltimore, January 2024.
$35,144, Maryland State Arts Council, Grant for Organization – Off-Year award in support of CES, July 2023.
$3,000, Community Trust Foundation funds by the FSU Foundation, CES presentation of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, July 2023.
$1,000, Western Arts Alliance Advancing Indigenous Performance Touring Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to support, in part, the project, “An Engagement With Martha Redbone,” July 2023.
$3,750, Mid Atlantic Tours Program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, for the performance, “An Engagement with Martha Redbone,” June 2023.
Dr. Benjamin Norris, Chemistry and Physics
$20,000, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the project, ARC – Master of Environmental Management in Sustainability, April 2024.
Dr. Jennifer Rankin, Department of Educational Professions
$49,964, University System of Maryland, Maryland Center for Computing Education, for the project, Integration of Emerging Technologies in Pre-service Programs at FSU, November 2023.
Eric Seifarth, Compliance
$1,000, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, Professional Development Grant for the 2024 NAAC Convention as part of the Professional Development Program for DII Compliance Administrators, February 2024.
Dr. Thomas L. Serfass, Biology
$32,780, West Virginia Department of Natural Resource, for lab costs associated with the assessment of toxic substances accumulated in the tissues of river otters, October 2023. The project is a collaborative effort involving Serfass’ colleagues at the Swedish National Museum, University of Georgia and University of California, Davis, 2023.
Dr. Kate Sheehan, Biology
$35,000, U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for the project, Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Parasite Communities of Avian Predators Depredating Inland Shrimp Aquaculture in the Southeastern U.S., August 2023.
John Short, University Advancement and FSU Foundation
$45,000, University System of Maryland, Quasi Endowment grant, December 2023.
Don E. Swogger, S.A.F.E. Office
$5,000, University of Maryland, for the project, Problem Gambling Prevention, Awareness, Research, June 2024.
$159,723, Maryland Department of Health, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Center, FY 2025, April 2024.
Dr. Rebekah Taylor, Biology
$61,415, Minnesota State University Moorhead subaward of National Science Foundation funds, for the project, RCN-UBE: ImmunoReach – An Interdisciplinary Community of Practice to Promote Immune Literacy, February 2024.
$10,000, by the University of California, Berkeley supported by funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, FieldScope Collaborative Co-design of Community and Citizen Science Resources, July 2023.
Dr. Traki L. Taylor, Office of the President
$19,000, University System of Maryland, Integrating Civic Learning Into the Curriculum award for the project, Integrating Civic Learning Into the Curriculum at FSU, December 2023.
Clara Thiel, Biology
$73,828, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Department of the Interior, National Park Service funds for the project, Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments of State-Listed Plant Species, September 2023.
Dr. Kara Rogers Thomas, Sociology
$8,000, East Tennessee State University, Appalachian Regional Commission funds for the Appalachian Collegiate Research Institute project, Wills Mountain State Park: History, Ecology and Opportunity in Western Maryland, August 2023.
$80,000, Maryland State Arts Council, Folklife Network Application – On-Year award in support of folklore and folklife programming at FSU, July 2023.
Dr. Jamelyn Tobery-Nystrom, Educational Professions
$75,000, Maryland Family Network, Strong Families: Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention grant 2024.
$46,283, Maryland State Department of Education Part B SIG Funds, U.S. Department of Education funds for the project, Elevate Grant: Equitable Family Engagement and Professional Learning Communities, January 2024.
$90,000, Maryland State Department of Education Part B SIG Funds, Elevate Grant: Equitable Family Engagement and Professional Learning Communities/Families as Informed Partners in Special Education, 2023.
$20,000, Washington County Public Schools, Early Intervention FSU HUB@USMH, Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Assessment Support, 2023.
Dr. Artie Lee Travis, Student Affairs
$8,900, University System of Maryland, Carnegie Classification, for Community Engagement grant program for the project, FSU Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, December 2023.
Jennifer Walsh, Regional Development and Engagement
$708,650, Appalachian Regional Commission for the project, FOREI – FSU Outdoor Recreation Economy Institute.
Dr. Stacy Wassell, SBDC
$75,000, Rural Maryland Council, Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Funds for the project, Summit Station at Innovation Park, November 2023.
Dr. Boyce Williams, Dean, College of Education, Health and Natural Sciences
$500,000, U.S. Department of Education, for the project, Maryland Accelerates Program, May 2024.