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2019 STEM Education Grants Program

Education Outreach Office Naval Air Systems Command Lakehurst, New Jersey

Background

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) education outreach program offers an opportunity for schools with formal or pending education partnership agreements in place with the Lakehurst, New Jersey organization (also known as the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst), to submit an application for the FY 2019 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Grants Program.

These competitive grants are designed to increase the participation and performance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs for students’ grades 4 – 12 in Ocean, Monmouth, Mercer and Burlington Counties in New Jersey.

Areas of Consideration

Funding opportunities associated with this grant are in the following categories:

· Costs associated with a field trip to the Naval Air Systems Command Lakehurst Facility to reinforce STEM curriculum Includes transportation, substitute teacher (if needed) and other associated costs.

· Costs associated with teacher participation in a STEM education program or conference. Includes travel expenses (transportation, lodging and per diem) and conference registration.

· Robotics competition participation in the 2018/2019 school years. Includes registration and associated costs. Robotics competitions include, but are not limited to, FIRST (www.usfirst.org), SEA PERCH (www.seaperch.org) and ZEX (www.vexrobotics.com).

· Costs associated with other STEM Education Outreach Initiatives that harness and collaborate with National or Regional organizations. This might include, but not be limited to: Math Counts (http://www.mathcounts.org/), the Journal of Visualized Experiments (http://www.jove.com/), Camp Invention (http://www.invent.org), Requirements for Application of Grant

STEM Field Trips to Naval Air Systems Command Lakehurst Facility:

1. Identify the STEM learning goals and objectives for a visit to the Naval Air Systems Command Lakehurst facility. Specify grade level, # of students and STEM topics.

2. Provide a break-out of costs including teacher substitutes and transportation fees.

Teacher participation in a STEM education program or conference:

1. Identify the conference including date, location and vendor information.

2. Explain how attending this conference or training program will improve STEM education at your school, including how many students will benefit.

3. Provide the name(s), grade level(s) and teaching discipline focus area(s) for the proposed participant(s).

4. Provide a break-out of costs including registration fees, transportation, lodging, per diem and substitute teachers (if required).

Robotics Support:

1. Identify the team level (for example for FIRST, there are the following levels: Junior First Lego, First Lego League, First Tech Challenge and First Robotics Competition) and whether this is a new or existing team. List all teams separately.

2. Provide a break-out of costs for each team including registration fees and support equipment.

3. Teams which have identified a Department of Defense (DoD) coach will be given priority for funding. Provide the name of your DoD coach and his/her contact information. The e mail contact must be a .mil or other DoD e mail address.

Other STEM Education Outreach Initiatives/Collaborations

1. Identify the STEM learning goals and objectives.

2. Specify grade level, # of students impacted and STEM topics that the initiative encompasses.

3. Provide a break-out of associated costs, including fees, materials and teacher/instructor labor.

4. Include name of organization that you would be working with.

Application

All submissions must be made in the following table format.

Applications must be submitted in priority order.

County System Name or Private School Name:

Address:

County:

Person responsible for submitting the grant:

Phone:

E-mail address:

PRIORITY: 1

(Example) CATEGORY: Field Trip (Field Trip, Training, or Robotics)

NARRATIVE: This request would support the science and math curriculum for 6th grade. The cost includes $300 for bus transportation and $75 for a substitute teacher.

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Applicants may add continuation sheets as necessary.