THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A DEAP INSTITUTE AND PARTNERSHIP IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND RESEA…

Assistance award details

Assistance award identifier

ASST_NON_80NSSC23M0053_080

FAIN

80NSSC23M0053

Recipient

BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY, INC.

Awarding agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Funding agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Assistance listing (CFDA)

43.008

Total obligated

$1,497,880

Period

Mar 6, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

Fiscal year

2023

Place of performance state

FL

Source file

FY2023_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip

Description

THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A DEAP INSTITUTE AND PARTNERSHIP IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND RESEARCH CAPACITY OF STEM STUDENTS AT HBCUS AND PREPARE A FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR DATA-INTENSIVE SPACE-BASED EARTH SCIENCES. THE DEAP INSTITUTE S RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON ML-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES TO CAPTURE CHANGING WATER LEVELS FROM AN EVENT (STORM FLOODING) TO MULTI-DECADAL (SEA LEVEL RISE) TIME SCALES IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE RESEARCH BACKGROUNDS OF THE CONSORTIUM S MEMBERS AND PARTNERS. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES INCLUDE (1) A DEAP CONSORTIUM OF THREE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING 2 HBCUS (2) A RESEARCH ACADEMY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS/FACULTY TEAMS WITH DATA-INTENSIVE PROJECTS (3) PAID SUMMER STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AT NASA CENTERS (4) LEVERAGE THROUGH AN EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA-CENTER FOR COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS (5) A PEER-MENTOR PROGRAM AMONG PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS STUDENTS (6) A COLLABORATION WITH THE NASA MENTOR AND SMD CASE STUDY ML-BASED DETECTION OF FLOOD EXTENT AND IMPACTS AND (7) A CONSULTANT FROM THE NSF AI INSTITUTE.