Grants and Gifts

Last Updated: 8/10/26

Congratulations to the latest grant and gift recipients of the Beach community: 


June 2026

  • Shadi Saadeh. Employing Life Cycle Assessment in Asphalt Mixture Design Using Reclaimed Asphalt. HFCOE. Caltrans. $83,750.00 (June 2026 - June 2027)
     
  • Ron Mark. POST Executive Development Course. CHHS. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). $373,930.00 (July 2026 - June 2027)
     
  • Shailesh Chandra. Revenue Generation - Rural Transit. HFCOE. Caltrans. $115,642.00 (June 2026 - May 2027)
    Alex Klotz. CAREER: Experimental and Computational Studies of Biomolecular Topology. CNSM. NSF. $145,492.00 (July 2026 - June 2027)
     
  • Jelena Trajkovic. Advancing Equity and Empowerment in Computing. HFCOE. Northeastern University Center for Inclusive Computing. $20,125.00 (October 2021 - December 2028)
     
  • Patrick O'Rourke. 2026 CSULB Language Training Center Grant. CLA. Institute of International Education, Inc. (IIE) via DoD. $369,889.00 (April 2026 - April 2027)
     
  • Laurie Huning. Understanding heatwave-snow drought relationships across the western United States. HFCOE. NOAA. $141,053.00 (September 2023 - August 2026)
     
  • Barbara Caplan. Characterizing Latino Caregiver Engagement in Early Intervention Services for Autism. CLA. NIH. $187,772.00 (July 2026 - June 2027)
     
  • Katarzyna Slowinska. De Novo Synthesis of Collagen-Like Polymers for Biomedical Applications. CNSM. NIH. $150,500.00 (July 2026 - June 2027)
     
  • Bita Ghafoori. Long Beach Trauma Recovery Center Continuation Grant. CED. California Victims Compensation and Government Claims Board (CalVCB). $2,200,000.00 (July 2026 - June 2028)
     
  • Jinny Rhee. Inclusive K-16 Engineering and Health Workforce Pathways in Long Beach. HFCOE. Los Angeles Community College District (September 2022 - June 2028)
     
  • Ehsan Madadi. Ultrasonic Manipulation of Dispersed Phase Dynamics in Multiphase Flows. HFCOE. American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. $27,154.00 (September 2026 - August 2027)
     
  • Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal. Tuning the electronic properties of van der Waals heterostructures and Kagome metals. CNSM. Department of Energy. $398,999.00 (August 2026 - May 2027)
     
  • Kamiar Alaei. UCLA-CSU HSI Pathways to Doctoral Diversity. CHHS. UCLA via UCOP. $9,145.00 (June 2024 - May 2029)
     
  • Ron Mark. Post Management Course. CHHS. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). $680,267.00 (July 2026 - June 2027)
     
  • Rashida Crutchfield. CEHE Student Participatory Action & Knowledge Program. CHHS. Angell Foundation. $200,000.00 (July 2026 - June 2028)
     
  • Sharla Berry. Orange County Center of Excellence (OCCOE) Regional Evaluation & Assessment Project. CED. Rancho Santiago Community College via The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (October 2024 - December 2026)
     
  • Matthew Becker. Enhanced Geothermal System Concept Testing and Development at the Milford City, Utah Forge Site. CNSM. The University of Utah via DOE. $540,941.00 (April 2024 - June 2027)
     
  • Cody Karcher. Design of Hydrofoils for Hydrokinetic Turbines. HFCOE. Sandia National Laboratories. $45,000.00 (June 2026 - March 2027)
     
  • Ron Mark. POST Supervisory Course Train the Trainer. CHHS. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) (July 2025 - June 2027)
     
  • Ehsan Barjasteh. Evaluation of High-Temperature Polyimide Composites. HFCOE. NASA (NSSC SAT Team). $1,543.50 (October 2023 - August 2026)
     
  • Niloofar Bavarian. Screening and Brief Intervention for Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Diversion: Refining and Piloting a Curriculum for College Health Providers. CHHS. NIH (July 2023 - May 2027)
     
  • Daniel Pondella. Estimating cumulative impacts of the floating OSW platforms and associated infrastructure on fishes in California's Wind Energy Areas. CNSM. CSU COAST (February 2026 - February 2028)
     
  • Shams Tanvir. Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Freight in a Dense Urban Landscape. HFCOE. Caltrans. $196,248.00 (June 2026 - October 2027)
     
  • Ron Mark. Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute. CHHS. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). $3,110,695.00 (July 2026 - June 2027)
     
  • Antonella Sciortino. MESA University Program – CSU Long Beach. HFCOE. UCOP (July 2025 - June 2027)
     
  • Antonella Sciortino. MESA College Prep. HFCOE. UCOP.    (July 2025 - June 2027)