Grants and Gifts

Last Updated: 11/10/25

Congratulations to the Latest Grant and Gift Recipients of Our Beach Community: 

September 2025

  • Guido Urizar. Longitudinal Pathways of Paternal Depression: Risk, Resilience, and Health in Diverse Fathers. CLA. USC via NSF. $49,926 (December 2021 – November 2026)
     
  • Melissa Bittner. Project CARE (Collaboration and Responsive Research in Education). CHHS. US Dept. Of Education. $237,256 (October 2025 – September 2026)
     
  • Heather Steele-Gajewski. CSU Long Beach Special Collections and University Archives Disaster Preparedness. AA. Groundwork Grants. $3,322 (September 2025 – March 2026)
     
  • Lauren Heidbrink. Hard Questions Initiative: Beyond the Bench: Justice and Decision-making in US Immigration Courts. CLA. Columbia University. $42,350 (September 2025 – December 2026)
     
  • Jinny Rhee. Engineering Training Enhancement Project. COE. Economic Development Administration (Dept of Commerce). $2,267,800 (October 2025 – September 2027)
     
  • Christine Whitcraft. Implementation of Monitoring Framework at Newport Bay. CNSM. Newport Bay Conservancy via the California Ocean Protection Council. $108,591 (April 2025 – February 2027)
     
  • Nancy Meyer-Adams. Aging and Adult Services MSW Training Program. CHHS. SJSURF via CDSS. $179,375 (July 2025 – June 2026)
     
  • Cody Karcher. Design and Development of an Open Source Family of Airfoils for Offshore Wind Applications. COE. Sandia National Laboratories. (December 2024 – December 2025)
     
  • Fangyuan Tian. CAREER: Surface Chemistry of Crystalline Coordination Networks. CNSM. NSF. $29,123 (April 2024 – March 2027)
     
  • Dominica Scibetta. California State University Long Beach GEAR UP Program. Student Affairs. US Dept. Of Education. $1,210,400 (October 2025 – September 2026)
     
  • Megan Kline Crockett. Classroom Connections 2024-2025. COTA. Arts Council for Long Beach. $1,000 (October 2024 – September 2025)
     
  • Erin Stout. Arts Council for Long Beach Operating Grant II 2024-25. COTA. Arts Council for Long Beach. $12,000 (October 2024 – September 2025)
     
  • Cara Richards-Tutor. Iterative Replication of Read Well in First Grade. CED. The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia via US Dept. of Ed. $122,040 (September 2025 – June 2025)
     
  • James Kisiel. The Expansion of a Mobile Making Project That Engages Underserved Youth Across California in STEM. CNSM. NSF. $107,356 (September 2022 – August 2027)
     
  • Michel Peterson. PREM: Cal. State Univ. Long Beach and Ohio State University Partnership for Education and Research in Topology. CNSM. NSF. $698,884 (September 2024 – August 2030)
     
  • Rafael Topete. CAMP. SA. US Dept. Of Education. $474,999 (July 2025 – June 2026)
     
  • Jesus Maldonado. Educational Talent Search Program. SA. US Dept of Education. $672,713 (September 2025 – August 2026)
     
  • Jesus Maldonado. Educational Talent Search Program. SA. US Dept of Education $298,855 (September 2025 – August 2026)


October 2025

  • Eun Jung Chae. Aerodynamic Performance Study of the Next Generation Rotocraft. COE. CaSGC @ UCSD via NASA. $5,000 (October 2025 – April 2026)
     
  • Barbara Kim. Project Resilience: Improving Post-Pandemic AAPI Student Wellness and Fostering Career Pathways at the Beach. CLA. US Dept. of Ed. $299,903 (October 2025 – September 2026)
     
  • Brian Cole. Collaborative Study and Rail Emissions in Los Angeles. CHHS. UCLA via CARB. $18,164 (April 2025 – April 2028)
     
  • Nancy Meyer-Adams. LADCFS Workforce Title IVE 25 Training and Master of Social Work Internship Program. CHHS. UCLA via LA County DCFS. $1,419,846 (July 2025 – June 2026)
     
  • Sandra Perez. 2025-2026 Youth Service College Grants. AA. Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO). $5,000 (June 2025 – June 2026)
     
  • Chris Lowe. CA Shark Beach Safety. CNSM. Samueli Foundation. $83,000 (October 2025 – June 2026)