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Funding opportunity: Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT)

December 13, 2024 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

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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NSF supplemental funding requests for AISL and ITEST awardees

September 9, 2024 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

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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ASTC champions public engagement with science to new NSF directorate

ASTC emphasized the importance of public engagement with science in comments to the National Science Foundation (NSF) as it develops a roadmap for its new Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate. The comments were submitted in response to a Request for Information issued by the agency. ASTC encouraged NSF to focus on technology areas that

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CHIPS and Science Act authorizes significant investment in STEM

August 9, 2022 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

Earlier today, President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act (H.R. 4346) into law, a sweeping piece of legislation impacting the country’s scientific enterprise. ASTC’s President and CEO Christofer Nelson was honored to be on the South Lawn of the White House for the signing. The CHIPS and Science Act brings together elements of several

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America COMPETES Act of 2022 promotes informal STEM education and intersection of science and society

February 18, 2022 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521) on a vote of 222–210. This bill contains major policy provisions and authorizes funding levels for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as well

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ASTC thanks House Science Committee for language emphasizing public engagement with science

May 4, 2021 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

ASTC’s President and CEO, Christofer Nelson, has expressed thanks to the Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and its Subcommittee on Research and Technology for their recent introduction of the National Science Foundation for the Future Act. As described in a previous blog post, this

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House Science Committee plan to reauthorize NSF incorporates public engagement with science

April 1, 2021 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

Last week, the Chair and Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and its Research and Technology Subcommittee introduced the National Science Foundation for the Future Act. This bipartisan legislation from committee Chair Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK), subcommittee Chair Haley Stevens (D-MI), and Ranking

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