Recent actions by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have led to terminations of many grants that supported STEM education initiatives, including at ASTC member organizations. Now, a group of private foundations has stepped up to offer a rapid response bridge funding opportunity that is designed to mitigate some of the immediate impacts on scholars, projects, […]
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Environmental Literacy Program on a funding program to use place-based education to enhance community resilience and increase environmental literacy among residents of the U.S. Gulf States. The Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience program will
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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a solicitation (NSF 25-511) for the Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) program, which supports hands-on learning opportunities for learners from nontraditional backgrounds, equipping them with skills for emerging technology fields and fostering workforce development through cross-sector partnerships. ExLENT seeks to support experiential learning opportunities
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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) inviting supplemental funding requests to engage the public in STEM programming and activities that showcase existing NSF-funded exhibits, films, maker experiences, and other public science communication efforts. This opportunity is limited to current awardees of Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) and Innovative
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NASA is now accepting applications for its Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program, which has been expanded with a new third tier of funding. TEAM II is a competitive award program that enables non-profit museums, planetariums, libraries, and youth-serving organizations (“Informal Education Institutions” or “IEIs”) to propose NASA mission-inspired STEM projects
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting applications for its Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Program, which supports educational activities for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 (P–12) to ensure that students and teachers from all communities and regions of the country have the opportunity to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). SEPA
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The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has issued has launched a funding opportunity for empowering K–8 youth through place-based learning. This program seeks to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of children and youth in the Gulf of Mexico region by supporting the
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We are excited to announce that in 2023 ASTC’s Community Science Initiative will offer three opportunities that provide financial support as well as professional development, networking, and strategic support for community science projects. Designed to support and scale a diversity of projects at different stages of development, each award has unique goals, requirements, and timelines. Please join
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Communities for Immunity is an unprecedented partnership between museums, libraries, science centers, and other cultural institutions to boost COVID-19 vaccine confidence in communities across the United States.
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The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has released details of a new funding program as a result of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These emergency relief grants will provide direct grants to individual institutions, designed to help the humanities community—broadly defined—recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. (A separate
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On August 18, the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) issued notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for six museum grant opportunities: Museums for America Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Museums Empowered National Leadership Grants for Museums Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services ASTC members have historically
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The U.S. Department of Education has released details about a new funding opportunity that may be of interest to the ASTC community: the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program’s Early-Phase Competition. As described in the Federal Register notice describing the program, The Department expects that Early-phase grants provide funding to support
The IF/THEN® Gender Equity Grant Program aims to increase the representation of women and gender minorities in STEM The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the first cycle of IF/THEN® Gender Equity Grants. Through the support of IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, more than $200,000
Program is supported by the Voya Foundation Twenty science centers and museums around the United States will receive $5,000 each in support of STEM engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants were made possible by generous support from Voya Foundation through a competition managed by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC). This flexible
On May 8, the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) issued a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for IMLS Cares Act Grants for Museums and Libraries (CAG-ML-FY20). The IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries grant program invites project proposals that focus on preserving jobs, training staff, addressing the digital divide, planning
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We are excited to present two new funding programs designed to support and engage our members as the science center and museum community responds to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. These grant programs are limited to eligible ASTC members in the United States. Applications for STEM Activities Outreach During COVID-19 Grants due April 24 With generous funding
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