Current Grant Recipients

Tier 4Ìý(formerly ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Outreach Award: Group)
2025–26Ìý¸é±ð³¦¾±±è¾±±ð²Ô³Ù²õ


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


AJ Schiera, Assistant Professor, Literacy Studies
Ashley Cartun, Associate Teaching Professor, Literacy Studies


Deborah Palmer, Professor, Program in Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy
Michelle Renée Valladares, Faculty Affiliate, Program in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice


Elizabeth Meyer, Professor, Program in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice
Bethy Leonardi, Associate Professor, Program in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice
Sara Staley, Assistant Professor, Program in Teacher Learning, Research & Practice


Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Research and Associate Professor, Institute of Behavioral Science
Kelly Wallace, Senior Professional Research Assistant, Institute of Behavioral Science


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

Equitable Facilitation in Boulder's Community Assembly
Leah Sprain, Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Roudy Hildreth, Faculty Affiliate, Program in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice


Lila Crank, Program Manager, ÌýCenter for Native American and Indigenous Studies
Leila Gómez, Professor, Department of Women & Gender Studies

The RAP Lab: Partnership with Denver Public Schools
Kalonji Nzinga, Assistant Professor, Program in Learning Sciences & Human Development
Shawn Trennell O'Neal, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies


Beverly Kingston, Director, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Kevin Rich, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Dance
Tamara Meneghini, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Dance


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

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Tier 3Ìý(formerly ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Outreach Award: Individual)
2025–26 Recipients

College of Arts and Sciences


RaiÌýFarrelly, Teaching Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics


Kelsey John, Assistant Professor
Department of Ethnic Studies

Literacy Practicum
RaiÌýFarrelly, Teaching Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics


Riley Mulhern, Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Studies


Ann-Marie Madigan, Associate Professor
Department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences


Tamar Kodish, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Colorado Law

The Acequia Assistance Project
Nathan Boyer-Rechlin, Faculty Fellow
Getches-Wilkinson Center


Pratheepan Gulasekaram, Professor
The Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law

School of Education


Adam Crawley, Assistant Teaching Professor
Program in Literacy Studies


Karla Scornavacco, Director
Field Experiences


Enrique Lopez, Associate Professor
Center for STEM Learning

College of Media, Communication and Information


Jota Samper, AssistantÌýProfessor
Program in Environmental Design

College of Music


Grace Leslie, Assistant Professor of Music Technology
Composition

Graduate School


James Walker, Norlin Teaching Professor
Office of Undergraduate Education

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

Announcing soon!

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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
¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Science Discovery