The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $746,947 cooperative agreement to Alverno College, a private Catholic liberal arts college for women located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The agreement is for the "LAUNCHING THE FUTURE": AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO BOOSTING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF WOMEN IN STEM UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION program, which aims to increase the recruitment and retention of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $750,000.00 cooperative agreement to Salem Academy & College, a private non-profit university, to implement a 3-year project titled "SOAR WITH SALEM: A Comprehensive Program to Inspire Women and Girls to Become the Next Generation of STEM Professionals." This award, which has a period of performance through July 31, 2026, is funded under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA...
This is a $750,000.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Cedar Crest College, a private university located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for the "Towers Tackling Obstacles for Women's Engagement and Retention in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)" program. The agreement will provide funding for Cedar Crest College to...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $712,057.00 Cooperative Agreement to The Trustees of the Smith College, a private, non-profit university, to develop a mentorship program titled "Developing a Pathway to Mars (MATH Resilient Students) in STEM". The program aims to create a cascading mentorship model to support STEM education and student resilience. The award has a period of performance through July 31, 2026. The contract does not have a set-aside...
This is a $216,634 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Saint Mary's College of California, a private non-profit educational institution, to support a project titled "Planetary Analog Field Science Experiences for Undergraduates: Advancing Fundamental Research and Testing Field Instrument Operations". The grant, which has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2026, is intended to provide undergraduate students with hands-on field science...
This is a $1,215,550.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Girlstart, a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization. The grant, titled "GIRLSTART 365: Scaling Up Year-Round STEM Programs for Girls," is intended to fund a program designed to engage young girls, particularly those lacking STEM learning resources outside of school, in STEM education and activities. The program includes inquiry-based curricula, STEM mentorship, career...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio. The grant, titled "Roaming the Red Planet Series," aims to engage more girls in robust STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning, with the goal of increasing the number of women who pursue STEM careers. The grant has a completion date of June 15, 2023, and no set-aside was used. As a sub-grantee to the Ohio...
This is a $744,191 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Agnes Scott College, Inc. (doing business as Agnes Scott College) to provide an Alumnae Network & Career Resources Program to support STEM initiatives anchored at the college. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Through this agreement, Agnes Scott College will deliver STEM-focused career resources, mentoring, internships, job placement assistance, and new STEM...
The U.S. government awarded a $744,984.18 cooperative agreement to the Santa Monica Community College District to implement the "Santa Monica Colleges Minority Community College Curriculum Improvement Project" under the "Building Interdisciplinary Career Skills in STEM" program. The project aims to improve student success in STEM programs at the community college by strengthening curriculum through approaches focused on contextualized instruction, interdisciplinary...
This federal contract award, valued at $3,410,000.00, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to New Mexico State University (NMSU), a Hispanic-serving, land-grant research university. The contract is a Cooperative Agreement that supports NASA's Strategic Goal 4 to "enhance capabilities and operations to catalyze current and future mission success." Specifically, the award is focused on NASA's STEM engagement efforts to build a future STEM workforce by...