Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program invests in the Nation's colleges and universities to aid student success and create a new generation of STEM discoverers for the national STEM enterprise. The program takes a comprehensive approach to the STEM Learning Ecosystem to impact STEM student development and retention. The LSAMP program provides funding to alliances that implement comprehensive, evidence-based, innovative, and sustained strategies that ultimately result in the graduation of well-prepared, highly competitive students from LSAMP populations who pursue graduate studies or careers in STEM. • Alliance Development Grants (ADG) support the conceptualization and development of new B2B and new SPIO alliances. • Bridge-to-the-Baccalaureate (B2B) alliances facilitate the successful transfer of students from LSAMP populations to four-year institutions in pursuit of STEM baccalaureate degrees. • STEM Pathways Implementation-Only (SPIO) alliances are designed for new and reconstituted alliances, focusing on building and strengthening strategies to increase STEM baccalaureate degrees to LSAMP populations and facilitate entry into STEM graduate degree programs. • STEM Pathways Research Alliances (SPRA) are designed for well-established alliances, serving as models of excellence in STEM broadening participation. • Bridge to STEM Graduate Degrees in National Priorities (BD-Master's and BD-Doctoral) projects support cohorts of graduate students pursuing STEM national priority areas, providing financial support and help to develop and maintain academic and research skills. • STEM Networking Incentives and Engagement (NETWORKS) projects provide support to incentivize the creation and participation of LSAMP populations in STEM networks.