Grants and Gifts

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

December 2025

• Seunjoon Lee. Learning Lab DS Pathway. CNSM. CSUEB via Foundation for California Community Colleges via CELL. $46,770.00 (July 2025 - June 2026)
   
• Raisa Hernandez-Pacheco. Research Network on Animal Models to Understand Social Dimensions of Aging. CNSM. Regents of the University of Minnesota via NIH. $28,481.00 (October 2025 - February 2026)
   
• Christine Whitcraft. Coastal California Civic Leadership Consortium: A Californians For All College Fellowship Program Cohorts 3 & 4. CNSM. Cal Poly Corporation via GO SERVE. $1,147,332.00 (August 2024 - November 2026)
   
• Barbara Kim. Project Resilience: Improving Post-Pandemic AAPI Student Wellness and Fostering Career Pathways at the Beach. CLA. US Dept. of Education. $70,610.00 (October 2025 - September 2026)
   
• Shailesh Chandra. Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain (FERSC). COE. University of Tennessee via US Dept of Transportation. $146,250.00 (June 2025 - May 2029)
   
• Michele Scott. CSULB Educational Opportunity Center Program. DSA. US Dept of Education. $284,745.00 (September 2025 - August 2026)
   
• Melissa Bittner. Standardization of the Competency Testing for Adapted Physical Education (CTAPE). CHHS. Southeastern Louisiana University via State of Louisiana Department of Education via the US Dept. of Education. $46,620.00 (July 2025 - June 2027)
   
• Shadi Saadeh. Use of Polymer Fiber to Improve Mechanical Properties of HMA Containing Recycled Asphalt Shingles (RAS). COE. Cal Poly Corporation via SJSURF via State of CA. $15,000.00 (June 2025 - April 2026)
   
• Hamid Rahai. CSUTC: Transportation Research and Transportation-Related Workforce Education, Training and Development. COE. San Jose State University Research Foundation (SJSURF) via State of California. $260,000.00 (January 2024 - January 2025)

January 2026

• Brian Cole. Improving the health and safety of migrant workers responding to climate related disasters. CHHS. UCLA via UCOP.    (July 2025 - April 2026)
   
• Tory Cox. Strengthening Youth Resilience. CHHS. Long Beach Unified School District (July 2025 - June 2026)
   
• Antonella Sciortino. MESA University Program – CSU Long Beach. COE. UCOP. $80,000.00 (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 - March 2026)
   
• Antonella Sciortino. MESA College Prep. COE-ESSC. UCOP. $290,000.00 (July 2025 - June 2026)
   
• Ron Mark. Academy Instructor Certification Course. CHHS. CDCR. $87,755.98 (January 2026 - June 2027)
   
• Melawhy Garcia. Latino Health Needs Assessment 2026 (Latinx CHNA Research Partner). CHHS. City of Long Beach. $25,000.00 (January 2026 - September 2026)
   
• Joseph Kim. CMEA Grant. COE. California Contractors State License Board (CSLB). $21,687.00 (January 2026 - December 2026)
   
• Sergio Mendez. Modeling OCSAN Supercritical Wastewater Treatment Plan. COE. Orange County Sanitation District. $24,975.00 (January 2026 - January 2028)
   
• Kelli Sanderson. Understanding Integrated Supports for Community Living and Participation Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and Their Families. CED. Vanderbilt University via DHHS Administration for Community Living. $20,906 (September 2024 - August 2026)
   
• Sudha Krishnan. CSUN ViITA Clinic. COB. The University Corp Northridge (CSUN) via US Dept of Treasury – IRS. $13,500.00 (October 2025 - May 2026)
   
• Courtney Ahrens. Sexual Assault. CLA. University of Washington via NIH. $16,108 (April 2023 - March 2026)