Cooperative Agreement FEOI190063

This two-year, $299,722 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the New York Hall of Science to deliver exploratory research and co-design efforts with caregivers in Corona, Queens. Working with the New York City Department of Education, the awardee will conduct interviews and intersectional research to understand caregiver engagement in STEM learning from multiple cultural perspectives. They will then engage in collaborative...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) provides $199,907 to the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative in Lowell, Michigan. The project, titled "Advancing K-12 Environmental Literacy through Place-Based Stewardship Education (PBSE) in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region", aims to build capacity for increased statewide environmental literacy through PBSE and climate change education. The key...

The La Promise Fund will receive $4.5 million through December 2026 under a Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The funding is provided through the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) to support the Black College Success Initiative. This Initiative will create and implement evidence-based strategies to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through field-initiated innovations. The...

This $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities has awarded a $415,863 Project Grant to Florida State University (FSU) to implement a 3-year program titled "GP-IN: Bridging the Gap into Geosciences for Underrepresented Pre-College Populations through Experiential Learning Opportunities" (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences). The project aims to improve awareness and increase the diversity of students interested in geoscience careers by exposing underrepresented pre-college...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a partnership development and planning initiative between the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN). Spanning from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, the project conducts a comprehensive...

This $441,059 award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance student success and persistence in STEM fields at Oakton Community College, a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. Over 3 years, the project will create a leadership development program for STEM Learning Assistants (LAs) and an expanded emerging leaders training program. The LA program will provide mentorship and pedagogical training to up to 60 LAs who will support active learning...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,625,889 five-year Project Grant titled "Equitable Access to STEM Engagement (EASE)" to Young Audiences, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York City. The grant, funded through the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411), supports the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of evidence-based educational innovations designed to improve...

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $470,664 Project Grant under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) to the non-profit organization See Stories, located in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant funding will support a project titled "Anchored Histories Teacher Professional Development: Digital Storytelling Tools for Alaska Native & English Language Learner Students to Engage History, Civics, & the Power of Place." The project aims to...

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center will provide coastal restoration and water quality education to over 300 fifth-grade students through its "Explore the Coast" program funded by a $132,442 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The two-year grant will support in-class instruction and field trips focused on teaching students how ecosystems function and watershed characteristics through hands-on science experiments and...