Project Grant 2341417
- This $269,884 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the Collaborative Research: Biorets project. The project engages pairs of high school teachers from schools serving marginalized STEM student populations in authentic research experiences at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month period, teacher pairs will conduct field and lab research with...
- This $557,548 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) funds the Smithsonian Institution to deliver their Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center from February 2022 through January 2025. The RET program will provide hands-on research training to middle school teachers from Maryland and Washington, D.C. school districts on topics related to global change ecology. Teachers will study...
- This $106,713 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the Collaborative Research: Biorets project. The project engages pairs of high school teachers from schools serving marginalized STEM student populations in authentic research experiences at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month period, teacher pairs will conduct field and laboratory research...
- 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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $440,000 to Western Michigan University to support a 3-year research and education program called "BIORETS: Research Experiences for Teachers in the Biology of Plants, Animals, Microorganisms, and their Environments". The program aims to provide 24 middle and high school science teachers in southwest Michigan with a 7-week authentic summer research experience focused on...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program awarded a $469,953 project grant to Iowa State University of Science and Technology to implement the BIORETS: Biological Pathways to Adaptability Interactions Among the Genome, Epigenome and Environment program. The goal of the program is to help teachers and their students better understand how organisms adapt or fail to adapt to changing environments by promoting scientific literacy and curiosity. The...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $600,000 will fund the BIORETS: BIOINTERACTIONS program at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus from February 2022 to January 2025. The goal of the program, part of the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program, is to improve middle and high school students' scientific literacy and attitudes towards STEM fields. Key services include engaging science teachers in hands-on biological research experiences and workshops on...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $389,998 to the University of North Dakota (UND) from February 2024 to January 2027. The project, titled "BIORETS: GENES & THE ENVIRONMENT: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR TEACHERS FROM RURAL & TRIBAL SCHOOLS", will support research experiences for 24 secondary teachers from rural and tribal schools in the Northern Great Plains region over three annual cohorts. The...
- The Iowa State University was awarded a $599,937 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology to support the Biological Pathways to Adaptability, Interactions among the Genome, Epigenome and Environment program. The goal of this program is to enhance K-12 science teachers' understanding of how organisms adapt to changing environments and the research process through hands-on summer training and year-long engagement with university researchers. Teachers...
- The University of Pittsburgh was awarded a $599,899 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to deliver an integrated research-education program called BIORETS from March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025. The program will engage 24 middle and high school science teachers over three years in authentic microbiology research focused on observing and studying how bacteria...
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc. was awarded a $599,101 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support the BIORETS program. The BIORETS program will provide 9 teachers per year with 6 weeks of summer training and an additional 2.3 weeks during the academic year over a 3-year period from 2024 to 2027. This program aims to engage diverse cohorts of teachers from underserved urban and rural school districts in collaborative ecosystem science research and professional development. Teachers will produce instructional materials, contribute to an education publication, and have opportunities to present at regional or national conferences and conduct workshops within their schools. The program will establish lasting connections between teachers and Cary Institute scientists to promote ecological literacy nationwide.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $599.1k | 1/25/24 |