MEMBER ADVISORY

February 13, 2023

HACU to host virtual briefing for Hispanic-Serving Institutions on HUD new funding opportunity, March 1

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is partnering with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to offer a virtual briefing on a new $5.5 million funding opportunity for Hispanic-Serving Institutions to establish research Centers of Excellence (COEs), Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 2-3 p.m. ET.

HACU member presidents/CEOs, chancellors, and grant administrators are invited to attend the briefing. To register click here.

HUD intends to make up to three awards to conduct research projects on multiple topics of strategic interest to HUD to assist in the establishment of Innovative Research Center(s) of Excellence (COE) at Hispanic Serving Institutions. Housing and economic development topics include but are not limited to home ownership, the production and availability of affordable housing, neighborhood distress including abandoned or low-quality housing issues, housing shortage including issues of overcrowding and/or homelessness, and related issues.

DEADLINE: The deadline for submissions is May 18, 2023. HUD strongly recommends you submit your applications at least 48 hours before the deadline and during regular business hours to allow enough time to correct errors or overcome other problems. Click here for additional information, including eligibility requirements, and to apply.

For questions about this virtual briefing, please contact Xiomara Santos at xiomara.santos@hacu.net.

Reminder: Free HACU-member webinar: Una Plática on the All of Us Research Program

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and the All of Us Research Program, an initiative by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to change the future of health through research, will be hosting a free webinar for HACU members on Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 2-3:30 p.m. CDT.

The webinar will highlight the program’s efforts to build a database to help transform the future of health research by equipping researchers nationwide with expansive health data from diverse populations, especially those underrepresented in biomedical research. HACU members will have an opportunity to learn ways their campus can access the dataset and utilize it to improve understanding of health and disease, reduce disparities, and enable more precise approaches to public health challenges.

In addition to engaging participants, the All of Us Research Program is committed to recruiting researchers from all educational and career stages. One such program is the All of Us Research Scholar Program, an eight-month program providing mentorship, training, and hands-on experience to support students in a health research project using the diverse All of Us data. These scholars and many other researchers present their projects at the free, virtual All of Us Researchers Convention from March 29-31. Learn more at https://2023.allofusresearchersconvention.org/. 

Register for the Plática HERE.

REMINDER: Free HACU-member webinar: Teaching Scholars Social Capital Creation

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and Career Launch, a social enterprise whose mission is to scale students’ ability to proactively create relationships with professionals, will be hosting a free webinar for HACU members on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 1-2 pm CDT.

The webinar will highlight the 8-step scaffolded framework and student-friendly modes of delivery, as well as post-programming data outcomes and HACU student testimonials of the students’ 4-week experience. Presenters will share how HACU-member institutions can integrate this curriculum in for-credit/non-credit courses or in a co-curricular structure to equip students with tools, resources, and self-confidence to strategically create social capital. 

Register HERE.

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