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U.S. National Science Foundation

NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)

Open · Opportunity 25-545 · Assistance Listing 47.076

Key facts

Deadline
Due Oct 5, 2076 · 18261 days left
Award size
Not specified — see notice
Total available
$30M
Cost share / match ?
Not required
Who can apply
Other (see eligibility)
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No cost share required
  • Tennessee recipients since 2023: 25

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About this grant

The NSF STEM K-12 program in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) supports fundamental, applied, and translational research that advances STEM teaching and learning and improves understanding of education across the human lifespan and a range of formal and informal settings.

Eligibility (from the notice)

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -For-profit organizations: U.S.-based commercial organizations, including small businesses, with strong capabilities in scientific or engineering research or education and a passion for innovation. -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -State and Local Governments -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. -Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges as a federally recognized tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131.

Who in Tennessee has won this program

25 awards to Tennessee recipients in 6 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
RecipientWhereAmountFY
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$13.3M2019
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$9.3M2024
Fisk UniversityNashville, Davidson County$5M2021
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Putnam County$4.7M2021
University Of TennesseeChattanooga, Hamilton County$3.3M2024
University Of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$3.3M2022
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Putnam County$3M2024
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Putnam County$3M2022
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson County$3M2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$3M2021
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Rutherford County$3M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$2.9M2021

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.

About the program (47.076)

STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) — (EDU)

How applications are judged

Not Applicable.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

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