Project Grant 2414502

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program grant, with award ID 2414502, provides $400,000 to New York University (NYU) to develop informal learning resources that aim to broaden participation in engineering among Black families. The 4-year project (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2028) will co-create with Black families a suite of easy-to-use engineering activities and video workshops for caregivers to support children ages 6-10 in engaging in biological, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering practices at home. The research will explore how these identity-affirming resources impact children's engineering identities and interests. The resulting deliverables will be disseminated widely through national homeschool networks, public media, online engineering lesson plan repositories, and professional educator networks.