Project Grant 1743742

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 $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Advancing Informal STEM Learning program will support Cast Inc. in developing STEM identity and career pathways for rural youth through outdoor recreation. Cast and partners will engage 30 high school-aged youth and 10 adults in two New Hampshire communities to collect moments of outdoor recreation engagement using experience sampling and photovoice methods. Researchers will also interview 20 additional youth and 30 community...

The National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded a $1.1 million Project Grant to the National Academy of Sciences on September 15, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct a comprehensive consensus study on enhancing the reach and contributions of informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. The study will update the National Academies' 2009 report "Learning Science in Informal...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,920 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York. The grant, titled "RAPID: Exploring an AI Literacies Framework for Young Children: A Delphi Study," will develop an interdisciplinary framework for early childhood education (ECE) on artificial intelligence (AI). The project will convene a panel of 30 diverse experts from the fields of AI, child...

The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Swarthmore College $704,571 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate how children ages 3–12 learn about nature and ecosystems through daily experiences and adult guidance. The project integrates cognitive and affective research mechanisms across disciplines to examine developmental pathways in ecological science learning. The recipient will employ...

The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Education Development Center, Inc. (doing business as E D C) $649,574 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate how young children develop foundational data science knowledge and reasoning during preschool. E D C will conduct classroom teaching experiments and cognitive interviews with preschool-age children attending Head Start programs to develop...

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...

The National Science Foundation awarded Indiana University a $163,357 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the collaborative research project "Rethinking Circle Time: Integrating Computational Thinking into K-2 Literacy" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education enterprise. This particular award will fund Indiana...

This $299,997 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), is supporting the development of an AI-powered, app-based platform to deliver targeted instructional feedback and professional development to early childhood educators. The research team at the University of Notre Dame, the grant recipient, is collaborating with early education teachers to co-design the platform, which aims to provide timely feedback on teachers' shared book...

The Point Park University project will transform integrative makerspace education for STEM pre-service teachers through a $281,830 National Science Foundation grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). Over a three-year period from October 2021 through September 2024, Point Park University will develop new approaches for incorporating makerspace experiences into teacher preparation coursework and field experiences. The NSF STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the...