{"id":146205,"date":"2021-08-10T16:10:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T02:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=146205"},"modified":"2021-08-12T09:21:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T19:21:49","slug":"grants-programs-covid19-responses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/10\/grants-programs-covid19-responses\/","title":{"rendered":"From aerospace to agriculture, grants to <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> programs for COVID responses"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia.jpg\" alt=\"U H seal\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-137454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> projects were each awarded $100,000&#8211;$450,000 as part of <abbr title=\"Governor\">Gov<\/abbr>. David Ige\u2019s Emergency Education Relief (<abbr>GEER<\/abbr>) fund, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The projects encompass <abbr title=\"Science Technology Engineering Mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> education, project-based learning opportunities and leadership development programs, and are scheduled to run through June 30, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These projects demonstrate our faculty&#8217;s innovative spirit and commitment to improve learning across our islands,&rdquo; <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong> said. &ldquo;Our post-pandemic priorities recommitted us to help teachers and ensure that students at all levels can advance along their educational pathways to achieve success in their careers and communities. These projects help show the way forward in education, health and more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>UH<\/abbr> <abbr>GEER<\/abbr> fund recipients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsfl.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory<\/a> in the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/soestwp\/\">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> received $449,725 for its Project: &ldquo;CubeSat&rdquo; design challenge, an open-ended design challenge for students based on space exploration and science.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a> former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs <strong>Joni Onishi<\/strong> and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.hawaii.edu\/agriculture\">Agriculture Department<\/a> Professor <strong>Lew Nakamura<\/strong> partnered on a <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island project called <span aria-label=\"Kau\">Ka&#699;\u016b<\/span> Global Learning Lab, which leverages a community of global and local influencers in the private, civic and educational sector to build workforce development opportunities and reduce educational inequity in <span aria-label=\"Kau\">Ka&#699;\u016b<\/span>. $449,725 was awarded to project lead <span aria-label=\"Kau\">Ka&#699;\u016b<\/span> High and P\u0101hala Elementary.<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Education<\/a> received $419,600 for two projects: 1) building a community of special educators that can support the recruitment-to-retention pipeline to increase educational outcomes for students with disabilities and 2) creating a safe space for the Waipahu community, including Chuukese and Marshallese families, so they can accelerate learning through educational and cultural resources.<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> is part of a project to create a testing center for academic gaps due to COVID-19, that will provide evaluation and assessment of students and support to overcome learning differences and reduce drop-out rates. $378,000 was awarded to project lead Assets School.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a> and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/socialsciences.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Social Sciences<\/a> are supporting partners in a project called &ldquo;Education Program for Imprisoned Women,&rdquo; which trains incarcerated women to be <abbr>GED<\/abbr> (general education development) tutors for their peers, provides college correspondence courses for women in the Women\u2019s Community Correctional Center, and provides reentry and transition services for women wanting to continue their education post incarceration. A $250,000 grant was awarded to project lead <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Friends of Restorative Justice.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/\">Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a> is supporting a project that will infuse agriculture technology into the conventional system to address food insecurity of Wahiaw\u0101 students and families, while building knowledge and skills for evolving careers in agriculture and technology in Central <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. $234,000 was awarded to project lead Leilehua High School area complex.<\/li>\n<li>Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s Teacher Education Program received $210,000 to conduct a workforce needs assessment leading to an innovative design for &ldquo;teacher-in-training&rdquo; pathways to reduce turnover and attrition. Intended project partners include <a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a>, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, Waipahu High School and K\u016blia and Ka Lama Education Academy.<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a> is supporting Washington Middle School in its project, &ldquo;STEAM Entrepreneurship and Research Network,&rdquo; where students and teachers engage in interdisciplinary learning activities to re-connect students to science and connections to community in their world through immersion in culture, sustainable agriculture, community service and personal growth. This project received a $150,000 grant.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a> received a $149,000 <abbr>GEER<\/abbr> grant to provide opportunities for faculty and staff to build relationships with and contribute to their communities so they can thrive socially, emotionally and academically in a supportive environment. Partners include the County of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and <abbr>KTA<\/abbr> Super Stores.<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.hawaii.edu\/\">School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene<\/a> received $130,000 to create a telehealth training toolkit that is culturally appropriate, immersive and experiential for healthcare providers and students, so they can provide high quality team-based healthcare. Project partners include <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.hawaii.edu\/hipe\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Interprofessional Education<\/a> (<abbr>HIPE<\/abbr>), <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauai.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.hawaii.edu\/hawaii-keiki\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Keiki<\/a> school-based clinics. <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.hawaii.edu\/uh-manoa-nursing-receives-130k-geer-innovation-grant-for-telehealth-training-program\/\">Read more at the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> is working with elementary schools in Wai\u0101hole and <span aria-label=\"Kaaawa\">Ka&#699;a&#699;awa<\/span>, and other partners, to develop outdoor learning spaces where students can engage in place-based learning to address food security and develop healthy food chains. This project received a $100,000 <abbr>GEER<\/abbr> grant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><abbr>GEER<\/abbr> fund applicants were required to submit a proposal addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on school services, including measurable goals and indicators, evidence-based practices and\/or innovative strategies, enabling actions and estimated timelines, and personnel and budget and other resource information.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> previously received $5 million in <abbr>GEER<\/abbr> funds to create the Distance Learning Teacher Academy (<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Online Portal for Education). <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiip20.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P&#8211;20 Partnerships for Education<\/a> was also awarded $600,000 to develop the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiip20.org\/p-20-initiatives\/college-career-readiness\/nsf\/\">Next Steps to Your Future<\/a> initiative for public high school seniors whose college career plans were impacted by the pandemic in 2020&#8211;21.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The COVID-19 pandemic is changing <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, and every sector must reinvent itself for the post-COVID environment, including education. The <abbr>GEER<\/abbr> awardees represent a diverse array of programs that address unprecedented pandemic needs and support the dreams and aspirations of each student,&rdquo; Ige said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The projects encompass <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> education, project-based learning opportunities and leadership development programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[95,301,212,204,61,406,62,63,64,65,1363,189,167,92,146,1026,313,14,9,60,947,66],"class_list":["post-146205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-college-of-education","tag-college-of-social-sciences","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-education","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaii-space-flight-laboratory","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-manoa-research","tag-nursing","tag-school-of-nursing-and-dental-hygiene","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-shidler-college-of-business","tag-social-science","tag-stem","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146205"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146328,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146205\/revisions\/146328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}