Project ACE (ACtion for Equity) is working to move forward a collaborative agenda that engages University of Texas at El Paso's (UTEP) Colleges of Education and Engineering, School of Public Health, eight school districts, and local AAUW affiliate, in promoting equity in education for girls and women, with a focus on STEM programs of study.

The project is driven by a long-term plan by UTEP to enhance educational and career opportunities for Hispanic girls and women on the U.S./Mexico border who suffer multiple forms of discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, limited English proficiency and socioeconomic status. The goals of Project ACE are to:  foster participation of school, university and community educators in advancing gender equity issues in grades K-20; increase the representation of Hispanic girls and women in STEM programs of study; and institutionalize reforms in UTEP's program of studies for future teachers in order to advance gender equity and service-learning in K-12 classrooms.