National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.
To provide administrative services, community engagement activities, and research and assessment support for Sloan UCEM, SIGP, and SCSC programs
Funds from this grant support the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) in its role as the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s administrative partner for the University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM), Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP), and Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) signature initiatives. NACME provides grants management, scholarship disbursement, and programmatic design and oversight for UCEM and SIGP campuses, including high-touch interaction with Sloan Scholars and program grantees. NACME also collects, compiles, and analyzes program data, including data on Sloan Scholar demographics, recruitment, retention, and graduation outcomes. Other grant funds support community engagement activities, including the design and oversight of programming offered at the annual SREB Institute on Teaching and Mentoring and coordinated engagement with the Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network.