Project Grant 2448362
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing a $751,167 Project Grant award under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Mississippi State University (MSU). The grant aims to enhance STEM education in rural areas of North Mississippi by recruiting, training, and placing highly qualified teachers in high-need schools, with a focus on physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Over the next five years, the project seeks to produce up to six new STEM teachers annually, leveraging innovative...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $4,993,005.00 to the University of Mississippi to implement the National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program in Mississippi. The project aims to recognize and support 16 outstanding STEM educators in high-need schools, and provide professional development and mentorship to 100 additional mathematics teachers across the state through the Mississippi STEM Education Alliance (MESA)....
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to prepare high-quality STEM teachers for high-need schools. The $1,691,885 grant to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) will support a one-year residency program to recruit, train, and retain 24 STEM teaching fellows over two cohorts. The program will address best practices for preparing prospective STEM teachers, providing mentoring, induction support, and...
- This $943,979 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of South Alabama's Pathway to Mathematics II initiative. The project aims to recruit and prepare 20 highly qualified mathematics teachers over five years through a master's degree program integrating mathematics pedagogy and content coursework. It will serve teachers produced by the original Pathway to Mathematics project and focus on attracting racially and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,442,609 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education program supports the development and implementation of an initiative to recruit, train, and retain high-quality STEM teacher leaders in Michigan. The project, led by Michigan Technological University in partnership with Northern Michigan University and several high-need school districts, aims to address the shortage of effective STEM teachers in grades 5-9 by developing 30...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $678,869 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Louisiana State University (LSU) to prepare a diverse population of expert STEM teachers for high-needs schools. The 5-year project aims to implement robust recruitment efforts, upgrade the undergraduate curriculum, and pilot an effective teacher professional development model based on mentoring, experiential learning, and integrated STEM instruction. Key activities include...
- This $749,976 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to prepare highly qualified secondary STEM teachers in the state of New Mexico. The grant supports 12 STEM scholars at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and Doña Ana Community College, providing scholarships, near-peer mentoring, and clinical experiences in high-need public schools and the NMSU STEM Center. The key components of the project are designed to enable...
- This $1,707,270 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the Metropolitan College of New York's (MCNY) initiative to develop highly qualified secondary mathematics teachers for high-need communities. The 6-year project aims to recruit, certify, and retain 20 new mathematics teachers through a 14-month Master of Science in Education program. The program will integrate culturally responsive teaching practices and technology...
- The University of Maryland, College Park received a $912,018 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to address the national need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining high-quality secondary STEM teachers. The project aims to enhance and expand the number of STEM teacher candidates by providing scholarships and stipends, as well as improve long-term teacher retention through a 3-year induction support program. The project is expected...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $713,927 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) in Hickory, North Carolina. The grant aims to recruit and prepare a diverse group of STEM teachers for high-need schools, addressing persistent challenges of STEM teacher shortages and lack of diversity in the STEM teaching workforce. Over 5 years, the project will enroll 35 STEM degree recipients from Historically Black Colleges and...
This $1,750,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to support the preparation of 24 highly qualified STEM teachers in Mississippi through the Mississippi Teacher Residency for STEM Critical Shortage Areas. The project, led by Mississippi State University, will provide comprehensive teaching fellowships including scholarships, teaching licensure exam fees, textbooks, structured mentoring, and salary supplements to enable high-achieving prospective teachers to become proficient elementary and secondary STEM educators. The project components are designed to recruit and prepare new STEM teachers, increase STEM enrollment and completion in the Mississippi Alternate Routing Teaching (MAT) programs, and ensure sustained retention of the fellows in STEM teaching positions in high-need school districts. The project will be evaluated on the effectiveness of the instructional preparation and mentoring model in enhancing STEM teacher performance, as well as the impact of the project strategies on STEM teacher retention.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.8m | 8/27/25 |