WHAT IS NSF TCUP?
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is funded through the U.S. National Science Foundation. Their program supports Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions to promote Native Americans in STEM research, education, and careers.
Support is available to eligible institutions for transformative capacity building or community engagement projects and complete details can be found on the TCUP website. Among the available support, Kaua‘i CC received a five-year TCUP for Secondary and Elementary Teachers in STEM (TSETS) $1,736,378 award on March 30, 2023, with a start date of April 01, 2023 and end date of March 31, 2028.
NSF TCUP Projects at Kaua‘i Community College
E Kūkulu Ke Kahua a Pa‘a
Translation: Build the Foundation Until Firm
Project # 2243371
Project Dates: April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2028
Award Amount: $1,736,379
Collaborative Research: CHIPS-UHWO & Kaua‘i CC Partnership in Advancing Computational Thinking (PACT)
Project # 2413983
Project Dates: August 1, 2024 - July 31, 2029
Award Amount: $815,721
NSF TCUP Grant Reports
- E Kūkulu Ke Kahua a Pa‘a, Year One Annual Report, April 1, 2024 (to request a copy of this report click here)
- E Kūkulu Ke Kahua a Pa‘a, Project Year 1 External Evaluation Report