Project Grant 2516405
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund collaborative research between the University of Colorado at Boulder, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Utah State University. The $506,181 award, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030, will scale and expand the STEM Career Connections model to prepare rural middle and high school students in three school districts for technology and computing careers. The...
- This $1,988,720 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund a collaborative research effort led by the University of Colorado at Boulder, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Utah State University. The project aims to scale and expand the STEM Career Connections model across three rural school districts to increase middle and high school students' skills in technology and computing required for...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $861,945 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2025 with a completion date of August 31, 2028, will be used to map the job ladders and occupational mobility pathways in the STEM Skilled Technical Workforce (STW) - workers with technical skills but less than a bachelor's degree. The project will identify the key...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $996,598 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Denver, a private institution. Over the six-year duration from April 2025 to March 2031, this Track 1 project will provide scholarships to 19 unique full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees in the high-demand field of computer science. The project aims to address financial, academic, and social barriers to student success, implementing initiatives...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,389,237 to The Regents of the University of Colorado to investigate how informal STEM educators in settings like museums, libraries, and community organizations negotiate, redesign, and repair organizational and community infrastructures to support innovations in learning with computing. The research focuses on understanding the supports that informal STEM and computing...
- This $999,395 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support a rural research-practice partnership to collaboratively design an innovative middle school computer science-rich curriculum. The curriculum will integrate physical computing systems and 3D visualization software to provide students authentic learning experiences that promote connections between computer science and sustainable food production in their local...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will provide $1,928,347 to the University of Northern Colorado to support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in natural and mathematical science fields. The project will fund scholarships averaging $15,000 annually for up to 18 students over a 6-year period from February 2026 to January 2032. In addition to the scholarships, the project...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,999,953.00 to Westminster University in Salt Lake City, UT to support the retention and graduation of 29 high-achieving, low-income students pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in STEM fields including biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics. The 5-year project will offer scholarships of up to $15,000 annually, as well as...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,293,270 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) to develop new technological and pedagogical frameworks for integrating data modeling and agent-based modeling into middle school environmental science curricula. The project aims to create three technology-rich learning units that leverage the Common Online Data Analysis Platform (CODAP) and the Modeling...
- The Regents of the University of Colorado were awarded a $499,997 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant funds the FIRED UP program, which will provide an immersive early field experience for undergraduate students to build community, support inclusivity, and foster large-scale research ideas from June 2021 through May 2024. As part of the NSF's mission to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,005,076 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. The grant will fund a collaborative research project to scale and expand the STEM Career Connections model across three rural school districts. The project aims to increase middle and high school students' skills in technology and computing required for technology-intensive STEM careers, addressing challenges these rural communities face in accessing technology infrastructure and training. Key activities include developing courses to expand students' proficiency in technology design, computer programming, and deploying sensor systems, as well as establishing community partnerships to support STEM career pathways. The award will run from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 7/21/25 |