In fulfillment of the NASA johnson space center office of education initiatives, oklahoma state university (OSU), as an american indian and alaska-native (aian) minority serving institution, will…

This is a $15,051,522.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Research Foundation. The contract is in fulfillment of NASA's Johnson Space Center Office of Education Initiatives and aims to promote and deliver NASA's portfolio of experiential science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational opportunities, with a focus on increasing participation from culturally diverse groups and minority-serving institutions. OSU, an American Indian and Alaska-Native (AIAN) minority-serving institution, will partner with the Texas A&M System, Langston University, Northern Oklahoma College, the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation, and the Technology for Learning Consortium to achieve these goals under the NASA STEM Pathway Activities Consortium for Education (NSPACE) project. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and was awarded on August 19, 2017, with a completion date of June 18, 2021.

In fulfillment of the NASA johnson space center office of education initiatives, oklahoma state university (OSU), as an american indian and alaska-native (aian) minority serving institution, will couple its commitment to diversity and inclusion with its extensive experience of delivering NASA-unique, stem and aerospace educational opportunities. Through the NASA stem pathway activities consortium for education (nspace) project, OSU will promote and deliver NASA s unique portfolio of experiential stem educational opportunities, while maintaining a focus to vastly increase the participation of culturally diverse groups and minority serving institutions. To fulfill these goals, OSU has partnered with the texas a & m system; the OSU center for sovereign nations; langston university; northern oklahoma college, an aiansi community college; the oklahoma 4-h foundation; and the technology for learning consortium.