Project Grant N000141512394

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008) provides $4,301,615 to the National Academy of Sciences to reimagine the visitor experience and educational programming at a museum. The key activities include: (1) updating science content and developing permanent hands-on exhibits related to whales, (2) creating two new digital interactives to teach lessons on natural resource...

This two-year, $299,722 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the New York Hall of Science to deliver exploratory research and co-design efforts with caregivers in Corona, Queens. Working with the New York City Department of Education, the awardee will conduct interviews and intersectional research to understand caregiver engagement in STEM learning from multiple cultural perspectives. They will then engage in collaborative...

The Naval STEM External Evaluation grant, awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), provides $279,400.00 in federal funding to Stem Innovations LTD, a woman-owned small business, to conduct an external evaluation of STEM education, outreach, and workforce development programs aligned with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' technological needs. This Project Grant, under the CFDA 12.330 Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program,...

This $631,404 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in developing resources to help informal STEM educators conduct more effective and culturally responsive program evaluations. Over the 2-year project period from September 2024 to August 2026, NYSCI will collaborate with caregivers to identify meaningful evaluation metrics and develop a toolkit to empower educators to gather and apply...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides funding of $1,992,484.00 to the Institute for Learning Innovation (ILI), a non-profit organization, to build the capacity of informal STEM learning providers to engage individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) developing a hybrid professional development model to train informal STEM educators on supporting individuals...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $100,000.00 was issued by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program (CFDA 12.330). The grant was awarded to San Francisco State University (SFSU) on August 1, 2024 to support the "STEM COLLABORATIVE OCEAN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (CORE): STUDENT RESEARCH NETWORK TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN NAVY CAREERS" project, with a final completion date...

The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City will broaden outreach for its long-standing Leadership and Science Program for Girls under a $327,957 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant supports the National Leadership Grants program, which aims to address critical needs in the museum and library fields. Through the one-year grant period ending October 31, 2022, the Museum will encourage youth from low-income New York City neighborhoods to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) is focused on enhancing outdoor informal STEM learning opportunities for early adolescent youth. The $806,460 award to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University aims to develop shared outcome measures, establish an evidence-based learning network, conduct systematic program evaluations, and create comparative case studies on effective outdoor education practices. The project will...

The Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM), in partnership with the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Bakken Museum, is conducting a $499,743 practitioner-driven synthesis of 25 years of research on family learning conversations (FLC) in museum settings. This 3-year project, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program (CFDA 47.076), aims to bridge research and practitioner knowledge to produce insights for future museum design and learning...

The University of California San Diego (UCSD) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program (CFDA 12.330). The grant supports STEM education and workforce development initiatives aligned with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' technological needs. Under this award, UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography will launch a robust summer program and curriculum to...