Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

The Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has received a $7.9 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to conduct a four-year observational study of 1,000 pregnant people with cardiovascular disease. In partnership with Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute, the research team aims to develop standardized-care protocols for pregnant people with cardiovascular disease in an effort to mitigate the United States’ high rate of cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality.

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky and Texas Christian University have been awarded a $4.7 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to research methods to reduce overdose risk among women in the criminal legal system. The researchers will adapt the existing Trust-Based Relational Intervention method to better serve women with a history of substance abuse as they transition from prison to community life.

Bellevue College in the state of Washington has been awarded a grant from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research to expand the college’s Healthy Campus Project. The on-campus program provides students with access to contraception, sexual health resources and education, women’s heath resources, unwanted pregnancy support, mental health services, and transgender student support.

Alverno College, a women’s college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to recruit and retain students from low-income backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a STEM education. The initiative will leverage community partnerships to provide students with networking events, professional development programs, mentorship programs, and research opportunities.