The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $799,354 Project Grant under their Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008) to the Astrobotic Foundation's Moonshot Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 3-year grant period runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The federal funding will support the development of educational initiatives and programming to engage diverse student populations in STEM disciplines related to aerospace research, technology...
The Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, Arizona will receive $100,000 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to provide its Virtual Science on Wheels and Universe on Wheels programs to approximately 63,000 K-8 students during the 2021-2022 academic year. The Science Center will work with local schools, including Title I schools, to schedule, plan and provide the programs, which aim to strengthen students' understanding...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides funding of $1,992,484.00 to the Institute for Learning Innovation (ILI), a non-profit organization, to build the capacity of informal STEM learning providers to engage individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) developing a hybrid professional development model to train informal STEM educators on supporting individuals...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $349,994 to Arizona State University to implement a research project and professional development plan aimed at empowering children of migratory and seasonal farmworkers through culturally responsive gamification and engineering design instruction. Specifically, the investigator will conduct a qualitative study using critical agency framework to collect...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $799,973.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Museum of Science under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008). The grant, titled "UNITED (UNVEILING NASA'S INSPIRATIONAL TALES OF EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY)", aims to unveil NASA's inspirational stories of space exploration and promote STEM education. The Museum of Science, a non-profit organization, will execute this 2-year project from Oct 1, 2023 to Sep...
The Franklin Institute was awarded a $999,807 cooperative agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) program. The award will support the Mission to Mars nationwide outreach program to engage families and youth in grades 4-8 in NASA's space exploration agenda through 2025. The Franklin Institute will build capacity for informal science institutions, community organizations, and amateur astronomers to deliver...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to investigate how neurodivergent youth can stimulate community-centered learning of electronic circuits through playful arts-based practices in underserved public spaces. The $296,239 award will be used by Arizona State University (ASU) to train 12 neurodivergent youth community educators on electronic circuits and facilitate workshops on circuit bending at two community pop-up...
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 $631,404 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in developing resources to help informal STEM educators conduct more effective and culturally responsive program evaluations. Over the 2-year project period from September 2024 to August 2026, NYSCI will collaborate with caregivers to identify meaningful evaluation metrics and develop a toolkit to empower educators to gather and apply...
The federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008) provides $800,000.00 to support "NASA's Next Advocates: Connecting Youth to NASA Through a Co-Created Near-Peer Mentorship Program" at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. This 4-year project, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028, aims to develop and deliver educational programs that engage underserved...