Project Grant 2504098
- Arizona State University was awarded a $1.3 million project grant from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and test culturally situated immersive virtual and hands-on learning environments for middle school students in the Navajo Nation. The goal is to engage Diné youth in place-based virtual scientific investigations, physical experiments, and engineering design projects related to energy and water resources. Arizona State University...
- This $498,101 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Early Childhood Maker Literacies: Fostering Computational Thinking among Navajo Youth and Educators" initiative led by Boston College. The project aims to develop and research the effectiveness of portable "maker carts" equipped with developmentally appropriate computational activities to cultivate computational thinking skills and STEM interest among...
- This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to strengthen degree attainment pathways for pre-engineering and mechanical engineering majors in the rural Southwestern United States. The $999,825 award to Northern Arizona University (NAU) will establish articulation agreements and a holistic support system to provide students in Yuma, Arizona and Imperial, California counties with a pathway to complete a mechanical...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,930 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Montana State University (MSU) to support the "Honoring Indigenous Knowledge: Infusing Native Ways of Knowing into Engineering Education" project. This 3-year effort aims to incorporate indigenous perspectives and content, particularly focused on the use of traditional indigenous structures known as tipis, into engineering education curriculum and research. The...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $300,000.00 supports the broadening of participation in high-quality computer science (CS) education for traditionally underserved American Indian/Alaska Native middle-school students. Led by a researcher-practitioner partnership between One Generation (ONE GEN) and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the project will: 1) Culturally adapt existing CS content to create a one-semester foundational CS...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) in the amount of $300,000.00 aims to expand ethics education in undergraduate engineering curricula. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year project include: Co-developing a case study curriculum with industry, government, and tribal stakeholders to incorporate indigenous and industry ethical perspectives beyond traditional engineering ethics training. The curriculum will be...
- Oklahoma State University will deliver a culturally-responsive after-school STEM career development program for Native American students in Stillwater, Oklahoma under a $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The four-year project aims to engage students in STEM career exploration using virtual environments and 3-D printing technologies beginning May 2021. NSF's STEM Education program supports the development of a diverse and...
- This $113,370 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform introductory engineering courses at a Hispanic-serving two-year college. The goal is to enhance student success and interest in pursuing STEM degrees through a project-based learning approach. The award will fund the development of quasi-independent, low-cost classroom materials and curricula that provide early-career engineering students with significant...
- This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve mathematics education for pre-service K-8 teachers at Arizona State University. The project will integrate visual computing technology and the engineering design process into an upper-division mathematics methods course, engaging approximately 180 pre-service teachers per year. Research will study the effectiveness of this interdisciplinary approach in...
- This federal Project Grant award of $123,847 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a partnership between Aztec dancers and Western-trained scientists to bridge indigenous and Western knowledge systems. The goal is to co-design and develop new approaches to informal STEM learning that integrate varied epistemologies, lived experiences, and perspectives using a systems science approach. Key project activities include a multi-day retreat,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will advance education in STEM fields among rural students in the Navajo Nation region. The $425,000 project, awarded to Arizona State University (ASU), will employ a participatory, design-based research model to develop and implement culturally-responsive engineering curricula for elementary and high school students. The project will engage over 20 teachers and 1,500 students across the Navajo Nation, providing intensive professional development and enabling teachers to co-design and adapt curriculum modules. The project aims to inspire future generations to integrate their cultural practices and engineering knowledge to address community and industry challenges, while empowering educators to help cultivate the next generation of diverse engineers. The project will also develop a digital curriculum hub to support dissemination and sustainability of the educational resources.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $425.0k | 8/20/25 |