9 THE COLORADO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (COSGC) PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF COLORADO STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES IN SPACE TO PREPARE THEM FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE SPACE PROGRAMS. COSGK!: USES THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR NATION'S AERONAUTI Other Administrative Action $0 3/23/20 Not listed THE COLORADO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (COSGC) PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF COLORADO STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES IN SPACE TO PREPARE THEM FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE SPACE PROGRAMS. COSGK!: USES THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR NATION'S AERONAUTI $0 3/23/20 8 THE COLORADO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (COSGC) PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF COLORADO STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES IN SPACE TO PREPARE THEM FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE SPACE PROGRAMS. COSGK!: USES THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR NATION'S AERONAUTI Funding Only Action $45.6k 8/8/19 Not listed THE COLORADO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (COSGC) PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF COLORADO STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES IN SPACE TO PREPARE THEM FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE SPACE PROGRAMS. COSGK!: USES THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR NATION'S AERONAUTI $45.6k 8/8/19 Not listed THE COLORADO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (COSGC) PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF COLORADO STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES IN SPACE TO PREPARE THEM FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE SPACE PROGRAMS. COSGK!: USES THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR NATION'S AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM TO INSPIRE EDUCATE AND DEVELOP AMERICA'S FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL WORKFORCE BY ENABLING AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPACE-BASED HANDS-ON PROJECTS COURSES AND RESEARCH. COSGC CONTRIBUTES TO NASA'S NIFS EFFORT BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS THAT SUPPORT WORK ON STUDENT PROJECTS. THE HIGHER EDUCATION (HE) PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS IN COLORADO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH REAL-WORLD HANDS-ON SPACE-RELATED PROJECTS THAT COMPLIMENT THE EDUCATION THEY RECEIVE IN THE CLASSROOM. PROJECTS OF VARYING COMPLEXITY PROVIDE A WAY TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN COSGC AND THEIR DEGREE PROGRAMS. THIS APPROACH ENHANCES STUDENT LEARNING AND EXPERIENCES ALLOWS STUDENTS TO PUT THEIR CLASSROOM LEARNING TO PRACTICAL USE AND GRADUALLY INCREASES STUDENTS' SKILL LEVELS. COSGC PROJECTS INCLUDE BALLOON PAYLOADS PROGRAMS (BALLOONSATS) GROUND-BASED AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS PROGRAMS ASTRONOMY/OBSERVATORY PROJECTS GATEWAY TO SPACE/INTRO TO ENGINEERING COURSES AND HANDS-ON RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE PURPOSE OF COSGC'S RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE (RI) PROGRAMS IS TO SUPPORT BOTH THE SCHOLARSHIP AND HIGHER EDUCATION (HE) EFFORTS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH FACULTY AND INDUSTRY. RI PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENT SPACE HARDWARE PROJECTS WITH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BASED MISSIONS AND THE INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC MENTORS ENGAGED IN SUCH ENDEAVORS. RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD BUILDING A BASE OF RESEARCH CAPABILITIES ON COSGC AFFILIATE CAMPUSES. COSGC PRECOLLEGE PROGRAMS PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR PRE- AND IN-SERVICE TEACHERS. TEACHERS LEARN TECHNIQUES TO USE SPACE SCIENCE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN CREDIT TOWARD GRADUATE EDUCATION. ALL COSGC PROGRAMS FOLLOW AN APPROACH TO STUDENT RECRUITMENT DESIGNED TO CREATE INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INCLUSIVE PROJECT TEAMS. EIGHT OF THE TWENTY-ONE INSTITUTIONS THAT COMPRISE COSGC ARE MINORITY OR HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS. IN ADDITION 9 OF THE 21 INSTITUTIONS ARE COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGES. COSGC IS MANAGED BY A DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE LEAD INSTITUTION. THERE IS AN AFFILIATE DIRECTOR AT EACH AFFILIATE INSTITUTION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING ALL PROPOSAL AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND COORDINATING SPACE GRANT PROGRAMS ON THEIR CAMPUS. THE LEAD INSTITUTION PROVIDES STATEWIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE PLATFORMS ON WHICH AFFILIATE CAMPUSES CAN BUILD STUDENT PROJECTS INCLUDING MULTIPLE LAUNCH OPPORTUNITIES HARDWARE DEMONSTRATION CHALLENGES AND A RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM. LEADERSHIP ALSO SUPPORTS AFFILIATE DIRECTORS WHO IMPLEMENT GATEWAY COURSES ON THEIR HOME CAMPUSES. PROJECTS INCLUDE COLLABORATIONS WITH MANY COMPANIES GOVERNMENT LABS AND NASA CENTERS INCLUDING WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. COSGC PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH NASA EDUCATION PRIORITIES AND NATIONAL PROGRAM GUIDELINES BY: PROVIDING HANDS-ON "ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF NASA'S AND THE NATION'S STEM WORKFORCE"; MAINTAINING MEANINGFUL INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS; PROACTIVELY RECRUITING ENGAGING AND RETAINING STUDENTS FROM POPULATIONS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS TO "INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS FROM GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS [AND] IMPROVE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN AREAS OF STEM"; AND ENGAGING PRE- AND IN-SERVICE K-12 TEACHERS. FINALLY THE PROPOSED EFFORT SUPPORTS CO-STEM GOALS BY "ENHANCING STEM EXPERIENCES OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS " AND ENGAGING INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE HIGH POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS FROM GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS. $714.4k 4/16/19