NSGF: AESP Implementation Mini-Grants
Aerospace Education Services Program (AESP)
Implementation Mini-Grants

The Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP), as one of NASA’s Elementary and Secondary Education Programs, is providing opportunities in unique NASA learning experiences to teachers, students, administrators, and families. AESP’s primary focus is as a professional development program that serves the elementary and secondary education community by providing in-service training for teachers, pre-service training for university students, faculty workshops, classroom demonstrations, distance learning events, and identification of appropriate classroom resources. The Foundation administers the AESP Implementation Mini-Grant portion of the program as a subcontractor to the Center for Science and the Schools at the Pennsylvania State University.

Summary of Opportunity

The Aerospace Education Services Program (AESP) desires to identify and provide seed funding to new and existing programs that will support AESP by adapting AESP provided curriculum Toolkits to the standards and needs of the recipient’s state and then implement exemplary, sustainable, pre-service or in-service educator, professional development courses based upon this curriculum.

The Foundation anticipates that ten to twenty awards will be made under this CAN. The total pool of funds available to award is $300,000. The Foundation anticipates that it will reissue this CAN on a yearly basis.

Eligibility

Competition is open to individuals qualified to serve as principal investigators at colleges, universities and non-profit organizations that are members in good standing of the Space Grant program as of the proposal due date listed in this announcement. List of eligible institutions by state

Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and other minority serving educational institutions whom are members of the Space Grant program are particularly encouraged to apply. Proposals from women, members of under-represented minorities groups, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged.

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