Grants and Gifts

Last Updated: 7/13/26

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


April 2026

  • Brian Coriaty. Aquatic Center Grant FY 2025-26. DSA. California Department of Parks and Recreation, Div. of Boating and Waterways via Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. $36,275.00. (March 2026 - May 2027)
     
  • Megan Kline Crockett. Arts Council for Long Beach 2025/26 Community Project Grant. COTA. Arts Council for Long Beach. $3,000.00. (October 2025 - September 2026)
     
  • Laurie Huning. Advancing the understanding of extreme events and snowpack variability. COE. NASA. $100,000.00. (May 2024 - April 2027)
     
  • Raisa Hernandez-Pacheco. Testing the impact of extreme climate events on social gradients of health in a nonhuman primate population. CNSM, University of Minnesota via NIH. (April 2025 - January 2027)
     
  • Joe Kalman. Advanced Diagnostics and Student Training Preparation for Multiphase Combustion. COE. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) (administered by ONR). $327.00. (April 2026 - September 2026)
     
  • Joe Kalman. Propellant Burning Rate Control through Crystalline Oxidizer Microstructure. COE. US Army (administered by ONRRO). $220,000.00. (September 2024 - September 2028)
     
  • Sudha Krishnan. The CSU5+ VITA Clinic Collaborative. CBA. The University Corporation (CSUN) via State of California. $13,500.00. (November 2025 - May 2026)
     
  • Ron Mark. POST Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute for CHP. CHHS. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. $43,822.00. (November 2025 - June 2027)
     
  • Tyler Reeb. University Partnership Program (UPP). CPaCE. USC via US DOT. (June 2024 - April 2026)
     
  • Curglin Robertson. Senior Banquet. DSA. Port of Long Beach. $1,000.00. (April 2026 - October 2026)
     
  • Mortaza Saeidi. 3D Printing of Nanoengineered Coatings for Underwater Marine Applications. COE. Naval Surface Warfare Center. (April 2025 - March 2027)
     
  • Katarzyna Slowinska. Effect of ES (AC mode) on Skin Lymphatic System and HDLEC / HDF Cell to Cell Communication. CNSM. Shiseido. $60,000.00. (April 2026 - April 2027)
     
  • Kelly Stewart. Remembering, Re-storying, Reclaiming: A Community-Based Examination of Land Tenure and Public Education Across California. CLA. UCLA via Spencer Foundation. $63,571.00. (March 2026 - February 2027)
     
  • Erin Stout. Arts Council for Long Beach Operating Grant II 2025/2026. COTA. Arts Council for Long Beach. $17,500.00. (October 2025 - September 2026)      

May 2026

  • Danielle Munoz. CalFresh Healthy Living. DSA. CSU Chico via CDSS via USDA-FNS. (October 2024 - June 2027)
     
  • Amr Morsy. Static and Seismic Performance of Culverts with Lightweight Backfills. COE. SJSURF via Caltrans. $75,000.00 (June 2026 - May 2027)
     
  • Caitlin Murdock. Radiant Health: Nuclear Radiation and the Politics of Public Health in Twentieth-Century Central Europe. CLA. ACLS. $60,000.00 (August 2026 - August 2027)
     
  • Vasanthy Narayanaswami. Role of Apolipoprotein E in Maintaining the Blood Brain Barrier Integrity. CNSM. NIH. $147,500.00 (May 2026 - April 2027)
     
  • Vasanthy Narayanaswami. CSU STEM Pathways and Research Alliance (CSU-SPaRA). CNSM. University Enterprises, Inc. (CSU Sac) via CSU CO. $32,000.00 (June 2026 - May 2027)
     
  • Tyler Reeb. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) BIL/IIJA. CPaCE. UC Davis via US DOT. $234,149.00 (June 2024 - May 2025)
     
  • Tyler Reeb. CEC Offshore Wind Energy Waterfront Facility Improvement Program. CPaCE. Port of Long Beach via CEC. $75,364.00 (May 2026 - December 2029)
     
  • Shadi Saadeh. CALTRANS Joint Training and Certification Program 5. COE. Caltrans. $493,765.00 (July 2026 - June 2027)