Project Grant 20243850343490
- This two-year, $375,540 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Sonoma State University in developing a collaboration with Mendocino College and Santa Rosa Junior College. The collaboration aims to engage 20 community college students per year in a five-week residential undergraduate research experience at SSU prior to transfer. Participants will conduct research and take part in professional and social activities to build cohort...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) will support a research synthesis study led by BSCS Science Learning, in partnership with NatureBridge and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). The $497,829 project, running from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027, will review published literature over a 30-year period to understand the impacts of outdoor and nature-based environmental education programs on educators...
- This $499,715 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase the number of students interested in and well-prepared for careers in the geosciences. The three-year project, led by Pasadena City College, engages students from an urban two-year college in conducting authentic oceanographic research focused on assessing the health of the local marine ecosystem. Participants will gain hands-on experience collecting samples and data...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to propagate an effective faculty professional development program and leadership model that supports community college STEM faculty in creating curricula to broaden participation of underrepresented groups and prepare students to address 21st century challenges related to climate change and social inequities. Over 3 years, the $499,999 award will: 1) establish a community of...
- This National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) Project Grant award of $499,997 to the San Diego State University Research Foundation will support a 4-year effort to diversify participation and career pursuits in ecology and evolutionary biology. The key products and services to be delivered include: Integrating evidence-based instructional reforms in gateway biology courses at the classroom level, such as expanding active learning and misconception-focused approaches with...
- This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) program will support the development of a series of virtual reality-based natural resources education learning modules. The project, led by Michigan State University, aims to increase forest literacy and improve career pathways for grade 9-12 students. The goal...
- This $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the "Creating Pathways to Computing Careers through Experiential and Engaged Learning" project at California State University - San Bernardino. Over 5 years, the project will provide 150 scholarships to support 30 high-achieving, low-income students annually pursuing computing degrees. The project aims to increase retention and graduation of these students,...
- This $222,051 project grant from the National Science Foundation will support the Authentic Research Experiences for Teachers at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites project. Under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), pairs of high school teachers from schools with large populations of underrepresented students in STEM fields will conduct authentic research at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month...
- This $634,504 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a four-year initiative focused on developing middle and high school science teachers' ability to integrate critical systems thinking into their curriculum and teaching practices regarding socio-environmental issues. The key products and services of this multi-site professional development program are to: 1) Examine how three cohorts of science teachers across the San...
- This $2.358 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of youth environmental health literacy and climate resilience programming. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will build the capacity of community organizations to implement informal STEM learning activities for racially and ethnically diverse youth focused on collecting and analyzing local climate data, developing resilience solutions, and...
PROJECT SUMMARYGIVEN THE INCREASING NEED FOR A ROBUST AND INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, PEPPERWOOD IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A PATHWAY TO STEM FOR SONOMA COUNTY STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. THIS PROJECT SERVES THE NEED AREAS OF STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, MENTORING AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR STEM CAREERS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, BY INTRODUCING CONSERVATION SCIENCE TO 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADERS THROUGH OUR STUDENTS CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY (SCENIQ) PROGRAM, RURAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH OUR TEENNAT PROGRAM, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH OUR CONSERVATION SCIENCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (CSI).WE AIM TO INCREASE ECO-LITERACY, INSPIRE PARTICIPANTS TO PURSUE ADVANCED EDUCATION IN STEM, AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PATHWAYS TO STEM FIELDS. WE OFFER SEVERAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS TO OUR 3,200-ACRE NATURE PRESERVE IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA AND 1-WEEK AND 5-WEEK ON-SITE INSTITUTES FOR TEENS. WE OFFER SUMMER EDUCATION ASSISTANT POSITIONS TO PLACE TEENNAT ALUMNI IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITH YOUNGER COHORTS. WE PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING WITH ON-THE-GROUND STEWARDSHIP OF HABITATS, IMPLEMENTATION OF FIELD RESEARCH TECHNIQUES, ENGAGEMENT WITH PROFESSIONALS IN STEM FIELDS, AND NETWORKING FOR STEM CAREER DEVELOPMENT. OUR PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE, SONOMA WATER, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND MORE.THIS PROGRAM SERVES THE RURAL POPULATIONS OF THE CITIES OF ROHNERT PARK, WINDSOR, HEALDSBURG,SONOMA, CLOVERDALE, SEBASTOPOL, AND OTHERS ACROSS SONOMA COUNTY.PARTICIPANTS WORK ON BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVES, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION, AND WILDFIRE FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS. AT LEAST 50% OF SELECTED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BIPOC (BLACK,INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR). BASED ON OUR 2019 SURVEY, 95% OF RESPONDING TEENNAT ALUMNI WHO HAVE CHOSEN A MAJOR ARE PURSUING STEM MAJORS.ANNUALLY, THIS PROGRAM SERVES 2,182 STUDENTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 7/25/25 | ||
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| Not listed | $175.0k | 8/30/24 |