Current Grant Recipients

Tier 4Ìý(formerly CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Outreach Award: Group)
2026–27Ìý¸é±ð³¦¾±±è¾±±ð²Ô³Ù²õ


Elizabeth Meyer, Professor, Program in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice
Bethy Leonardi, Associate Professor, Program in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice


Nomita Chhabildas, Research Associate, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Erik Willcutt, Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience


Marialis Rosario Franco, Teaching Professor, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
Seth Hornstein, Teaching Professor, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
John Keller, Director, Fiske Planetarium


Sherri Tennant, Clinical Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Christine Brennan, Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences


Enrique Lopez, Associate Professor, Program in STEM Education
Shelly Miller, Professor Emerita, Department of Mechanical Engineering


Deborah Palmer, Professor, Program in Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy
Michelle Renée Valladares, Faculty Affiliate, Program in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice
Adria Padilla-Chávez, Assistant Teaching Professor, Program in Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy


Adam Crawley, Associate Teaching Professor, Program in Literacy Studies
Natalia Umaña, Assistant Professor, Research and Collections Engagement


Brooke Neely, Research Fellow, Center for the American West
Thomas Andrews, Professor, Department of History
Andrew Cowell, Professor, Department of Linguistics


Evan Coffey, Research Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ellen Considine, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Shalom Ruben, Teaching Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering


Riley Mulhern, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Karen Bailey, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Shelly Miller, Professor Emerita, Department of Mechanical Engineering


Daniel Knight, Associate Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Hannigan, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Polman, Associate Dean, Program in Learning Sciences & Human Development


Sandra Ristovska, Associate Professor, Department of Media Studies
Christina Stanton, Associate Professor of Clinical Law, Colorado Law


Dave Ciplet, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Riley Mulhern, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies

Tier 3Ìý(formerly CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Outreach Award: Individual)
2026–27 Recipients

College of Arts and Sciences


Ambrocio Gutierrez, Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics


RaiÌýFarrelly, Teaching Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics

Colorado Law


Gregor MacGregor, Assistant Teaching Professor
Masters of the Environment


Matthew Cushing, Assistant Teaching Professor


Christina Stanton, Associate Professor
Clinical Education Program

School of Education


Karla Scornavacco, Director
Field Experiences


Andrea Dyrness, Associate Professor
Program in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice

College of Media, Communication and Information


Jota Samper, AssistantÌýProfessor
Program in Environmental Design

College of Music


David Rickels, Associate Professor
Department of Music Education

Tier 2Ìý(formerly Community Impact Grants)
Spring 2026ÌýRecipients


Analiese Terrell, M.S. Student
Department of Environmental Studies


Grace Berg, PhD Student
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering


Christina Stanton, Associate Professor of Law
Clinical Education Program


Alice Reznickova, Teaching Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Studies


Josalyn Monahan, M.A. Student
Department of English


Nels Bjarke, Research Scientist
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) Western Water Assessment


Vikas Hanasoge Nataraja, PhD Candidate
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences


Katya Schloesser, CEEE Associate and Curriculum Developer
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) Center for Education, Evaluation and Engagement (CEEE)

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Tier 1Ìý(formerly Micro Grants)
Spring 2026ÌýRecipients

Antarctica Unearthed Film Screening and Q&A
Gabe Allen, Senior Communications Specialist
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

Art and Social Change in Local Indigenous Communities
Michela Ardizzoni, Associate Professor
Department of French and Italian

Comparative Studies on Communicative Praxis of Deliberative Democracy
Xiaodong Yan, PhD Student
Communication

Design as Protest Chapbook Launch: Mobilizing Design Justice
Sophie Chien, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow for Faculty Diversity
Program in Environmental Design

Disconnected—Life In a Digital Reality
Ben Forman, Undergraduate Student
Engineering

Emergence: Exploring Quantum Technology Through Music and Dance
Stacey Forsyth, Director
CU Science Discovery

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ÌýCommunity Perspectives Grants
2026–27 Recipients

Advancing the Rural Technical Assistance Program (RTAP) La Junta Community Action PlanÌý
| Otero County
Partnering with CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Masters of the Environment program

Evaluating Effectiveness of Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County's Outdoor Equity Program
| Pueblo County
(CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï partner TBD)

Geoheritage of Huerfano and Las Animas Counties
| Huerfano County and Las Animas County
Partnering with and Lon Abbott, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï teaching professor of distinction, Department of Geological Sciences

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Rooted in Community: Growing Leadership and Life Skills at Jace's Place
| Pueblo County
(CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï partner TBD)

Song of Pueblo: Community Voices and Archive Expansion
| Pueblo County
Partnering with CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï American Music Research Center (AMRC)

Space Cowboy: A Traveling Exhibition and Storytelling Project
Design Age Friendly | Las Animas County
Partnering with and CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Walsenburg Community Engagement & Inclusion
| Huerfano County
Partnering with (CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï partner TBD)

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