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NSF STEM K-12 is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for STEM Education (EDU). This program 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.
This includes leveraging AI and emerging technologies to build knowledge, create tools, and strengthen the U.S. STEM education and workforce. Areas of focus specifically for 2026 grants include learning or instruction in any field(s) of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) that occurs in formal education (preK-12) and/or informal learning environments.
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Project Summary: Indicate proposal type (Research or Conference), include five keywords describing theory, methodology, STEM content, and stakeholder communities.
Project Description: Must include a separate Broader Impacts section addressing specific goals, outcomes, and allocated resources. Must describe Results from Prior NSF Support.
Address grounding in relevant theories/frameworks; coherence across research questions, design, analysis, and interpretation; rigorous methodologies; how chosen method yields trustworthy findings; and translational process including dissemination plans.
Data Management and Sharing Plan: Describe data, metadata, software, curricula, and documentation generated; show how others can reproduce and validate research.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: U.S.-based and accredited, two- and four-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) acting on behalf of their faculty members; Non-profit, U.S.-based, non-academic organizations; State and Local Governments; American Indian or Alaska Native tribes; For-profit, U.S.-based commercial organizations. Proposals are accepted from various organizations, but specific eligibility should be confirmed in the program guidelines. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Typically ranges from $25,000 to $750,000, with a duration of one to three years. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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NSF STEM K-12 Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for STEM Education (EDU). The NSF STEM K-12 program 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.
STEM K-12 (NSF 25-545) is a grant from National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) that funds STEM education research. NSF 25-545: NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Active funding opportunity This document is the current version. Eligible applicants include proposals are accepted from various organizations, including universities, colleges, and non-profit organizations. Awards provide $25,000 - $750,000 (typical duration one to three years).
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.