Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions

What Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions does

Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI) is a national alliance of four-year and two-year Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), private and public sector partners, faculty, and students, organized to recruit, retain, and advance Hispanic students in computing fields. The organization is headquartered as the National CAHSI INCLUDES Center at the University of Texas at El Paso (500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas) and operates with a 29-person staff. CAHSI is funded primarily through two National Science Foundation grants (HRD-1834620 and No. 1551221) and accepts donations; it charges no membership fees and provides all programs at no cost to students and member institutions.

CAHSI's product portfolio is a structured ecosystem of student-facing, faculty-facing, and community-facing programs rather than a conventional software product. Student programs include Allyship, the Google-CAHSI Dissertation Award, the Doctoral Scholars Network, Student Advocates, Student Scholars, and the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), supported by Affinity Research Groups (ARG). Faculty-facing offerings include the CAHSI Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) initiative, Signature Practices, and professional development. Community infrastructure includes the CAHSI Dashboard for student success metrics, CAHSI Literature repository, the annual CAHSI Summit (next instance scheduled for 2026), and the CAHSI + AI Initiative for AI education and research. Marketing and community engagement run through the CAHSI website, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), and a Facebook Support Group.

The business model is a grant-funded nonprofit alliance. CAHSI monetizes through NSF federal grant disbursements and donations rather than commercial pricing; no membership dues or paid service tiers exist. Distribution is community-led via direct partnerships with member HSIs (including Kean University, University of Puerto Rico, University of Houston Downtown, and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi), national convenings, and digital channels. CAHSI's go-to-market is not a sales motion but a coalition-building model in which institutional membership growth, partner engagement, and federal funding renewal drive sustainability.

Name

Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Legal name

Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Website

https://cahsi.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAHSI is a national nonprofit alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions and partners, headquartered at UT El Paso, that delivers computing education programs — including REU, Doctoral Scholars, Dissertation Awards, and the CAHSI + AI Initiative — to recruit, retain, and advance Hispanic students in computing through NSF grant funding.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

El Paso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. NSF Grant Funding: Primary funding from National Science Foundation grants including HRD-1834620 and No. 1551221. These grants support institutional capacity building, research programs, and student success initiatives.
2. Donations: CAHSI accepts donations through its website to support alliance activities and student programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CAHSI is a national alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions and private/public sector partners that recruits, retains, and advances students in computing through advocacy, data-informed decision-making, mutually-reinforcing collaborative networks, and adoption of research- and evidence-based practices. It delivers a portfolio of programs for students (Student Advocates, Student Scholars, Doctoral Scholars Network, Allyship, REU, Dissertation Award, Affinity Research Groups) and faculty/institutions (CAHSI IRP, Signature Practices, CAHSI + AI Initiative, CAHSI Summit), supported by the CAHSI Dashboard and CAHSI Literature resources. All programs are offered at no cost to participating institutions and students, with funding from NSF grants and donations.

Product overview

CAHSI is a national alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions and private/public sector partners focused on recruiting, retaining, and advancing students in computing. The organization operates as a networked community platform offering multiple interconnected programs including the CAHSI Dashboard for data tracking, CAHSI IRP for institutional research, Signature Practices for evidence-based educational models, and various student support programs (Allyship, Dissertation Award, Doctoral Scholars Network, Student Advocates, Student Scholars, and REU). The portfolio also includes the CAHSI + AI initiative for AI education and the annual CAHSI Summit for community engagement. Together, these offerings form a comprehensive ecosystem supporting student success and faculty development across computing programs at HSIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Student Advocates Program A peer-advocacy and support program that trains and deploys student advocates across the CAHSI network to support other computing students and increase Hispanic representation in STEM fields.
• Student Scholars Program A recognition and support program that identifies and supports high-achieving computing students within the CAHSI network of Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• Doctoral Scholars Network A network providing support, community, and resources for doctoral students pursuing computing degrees at CAHSI member Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• Google-CAHSI Dissertation Award An annual award, supported with Google, recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertation research in computing by students at CAHSI-affiliated Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) A research internship program providing undergraduate students at CAHSI member HSIs with hands-on computing research experience at host universities.
• Allyship Program A mentorship and advocacy program that supports computing students through allyship initiatives within the CAHSI network of Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• CAHSI IRP (Institutional Research and Planning) A faculty-facing institutional research and planning initiative focused on building institutional capacity and evidence-based practices at CAHSI member Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• Signature Practices A curated set of proven, evidence-based educational practices and programs designed to support recruitment, retention, and advancement of computing students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• CAHSI Summit An annual national conference bringing together students, faculty, administrators, and industry partners from across the CAHSI network of Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• CAHSI + AI Initiative An initiative exploring and advancing artificial intelligence education and research opportunities for students, faculty, and institutions across the CAHSI network.
• CAHSI Dashboard A data visualization and tracking platform that provides institutional metrics and measures to monitor student success and alliance impact across the CAHSI network.
• CAHSI Literature A repository of academic literature and research publications related to computing education and student success at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Student testimonials demonstrate successful pathways from CAHSI participation to academic achievements and professional development

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)coreOthersCAHSI is a national alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions including both four-year and two-year universities and colleges committed to graduating students competitive in computing workforce and academia.
• Private and Public Sector PartnersflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAHSI partners with private and public sector organizations to play a pivotal role in recruiting, retaining, and advancing students in computing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Code.org: Code.org is a major national computing education initiative focused on broadening participation in K-12 and early college settings. While its demographic focus is broader and its delivery mechanism differs from CAHSI's research-led alliance model, both organizations pursue federal funding to expand computing education access for underrepresented populations.
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU): HACU represents Hispanic-Serving Institutions more broadly across all academic disciplines, while CAHSI focuses specifically on computing. HACU is a broader incumbent in the HSI space that could expand into computing-specific programs, creating potential overlap with CAHSI's institutional membership base.
• Computing Research Association (CRA): CRA is the broader computing research community organization that hosts diversity-focused programs like CRA-W and the Coalition to Diversify Computing. While CRA operates at a wider computing research scope rather than the HSI focus, it competes for similar institutional partnerships and NSF funding for diversity-in-computing initiatives.
• NSF INCLUDES National Network: The NSF INCLUDES National Network is the broader federally-funded umbrella under which CAHSI operates as a CAHSI INCLUDES Center. It is the larger incumbent ecosystem that funds and coordinates CAHSI and similar alliances, representing both an upstream funder and a peer network of diversity-in-STEM initiatives competing for the same NSF allocations.

Direct peers

• NCWIT: NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) operates with a similar alliance-of-institutions model for diversity in computing, including member-based programs, research initiatives, and federal funding. While NCWIT's demographic focus is gender rather than ethnicity, both organizations share the same NSF-funded diversity-in-computing ecosystem and institutional capacity-building model.
• SACNAS: SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) is the most directly comparable organization to CAHSI — both focus on advancing Hispanic and underrepresented minority representation in STEM through member institutions, student programs, and conferences. Both share the same target demographic, federal funding sources, and mission framing around Hispanic student success in technical fields.
• Great Minds in STEM: Great Minds in STEM (formerly HENAAC) operates Hispanic-focused STEM programs and conferences that overlap directly with CAHSI's mission. CAHSI student testimonials explicitly reference the Great Minds in STEM Conference as a CAHSI-sponsored initiative, suggesting partnership but also overlapping program portfolios in Hispanic STEM recognition and pipeline development.
• CMD-IT: CMD-IT (Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT) directly competes with CAHSI in advancing underrepresented minorities in computing. Both operate as national alliances with member institutions, run student support programs, and pursue NSF funding for diversity-in-computing initiatives, making them the closest functional peer in the computing-specific diversity space.

Others

• Internet2: Internet2 is a research and education networking consortium serving universities including HSIs. While not a direct competitor, it provides the network infrastructure that CAHSI member institutions rely on and represents an adjacent ecosystem player in the higher education and HSI computing infrastructure space.

Emerging players

• BlackComputeHer: BlackComputeHer is an emerging organization focused on Black women in computing, operating with a similar alliance-of-institutions and community-building model as CAHSI. While smaller in scale and focused on a different demographic, it represents a parallel model of demographic-specific computing alliances that compete for the same NSF diversity funding pools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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