Dr. Bray's research and service work has received over $1M in research and project funding. Some funded example works include:
Driving Regional Innovation through Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE): Creating the Future of Education and Work through a Partnership Between the Alabama Black Belt and a Regional Innovation District, Principal Investigator (with Co-PI N. Bray), U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency, 2022-2027, Funded: $500,000.
The Education Policy Center was invited by UA’s Vice President for Research & Economic Development Mumper to write proposal to the U.S. Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration's $1 billion Building Back Better Regional Competitiveness competition. Submitted in October and funded in December 2021; 529 Round One requests were submitted and 60 funded; ours was the sole proposal accepted among the 13 from Alabama.
State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant, Alabama Department of Commerce.
Funded: $267,594.
To provide research and technical assistance for the development of industry-recognized competency models for the Alabama Industry Recognized & Registered Apprenticeship Program, to guide the development of career pathways in Alabama.
Alabama Transfers
Funded: FY 2017-2023.
the Education Policy Center (EPC) in January 2017 to develop Alabama Transfers (AT), an initiative to improve transfer success at UA and across the State of Alabama. After six months of feasibility research, and prototype development, AT includes a comprehensive software platform designed specifically to tackle Alabama’s transfer needs. In 2019, AT formalized a partnership with the Alabama General Studies Committee (AGSC) and the Statewide Transfer Articulation Reporting System (STARS) to merge the AT platform with STARS.
Southern Region Education Board (SREB).
Funded for $20,000.
Complete an evaluation of Pell funding combined with enrollment and completion across the 16 SREB states.
Alabama Articulation and General Studies Committee (AGSC) & the Statewide Transfer & Articulation Reporting System (STARS).
Funded: $50,000.
An Assessment of the STARS Transfer Articulation System Effectiveness.
Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
Funded for $33,074.
A Study of Pell Grants in Alabama.
National Science Foundation.
Funded: $349,894.
Broadening Participation Research: Relationship between Targeted Faculty Development and Student Success in Introductory Science Courses at an HBCU Community College.
Driving Regional Innovation through Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE): Creating the Future of Education and Work through a Partnership Between the Alabama Black Belt and a Regional Innovation District, Principal Investigator (with Co-PI N. Bray), U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency, 2022-2027, Funded: $500,000.
The Education Policy Center was invited by UA’s Vice President for Research & Economic Development Mumper to write proposal to the U.S. Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration's $1 billion Building Back Better Regional Competitiveness competition. Submitted in October and funded in December 2021; 529 Round One requests were submitted and 60 funded; ours was the sole proposal accepted among the 13 from Alabama.
State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant, Alabama Department of Commerce.
Funded: $267,594.
To provide research and technical assistance for the development of industry-recognized competency models for the Alabama Industry Recognized & Registered Apprenticeship Program, to guide the development of career pathways in Alabama.
Alabama Transfers
Funded: FY 2017-2023.
the Education Policy Center (EPC) in January 2017 to develop Alabama Transfers (AT), an initiative to improve transfer success at UA and across the State of Alabama. After six months of feasibility research, and prototype development, AT includes a comprehensive software platform designed specifically to tackle Alabama’s transfer needs. In 2019, AT formalized a partnership with the Alabama General Studies Committee (AGSC) and the Statewide Transfer Articulation Reporting System (STARS) to merge the AT platform with STARS.
Southern Region Education Board (SREB).
Funded for $20,000.
Complete an evaluation of Pell funding combined with enrollment and completion across the 16 SREB states.
Alabama Articulation and General Studies Committee (AGSC) & the Statewide Transfer & Articulation Reporting System (STARS).
Funded: $50,000.
An Assessment of the STARS Transfer Articulation System Effectiveness.
Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
Funded for $33,074.
A Study of Pell Grants in Alabama.
National Science Foundation.
Funded: $349,894.
Broadening Participation Research: Relationship between Targeted Faculty Development and Student Success in Introductory Science Courses at an HBCU Community College.