# Discovery Research PreK-12

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/20-572-discovery-research-prek-12/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359449

> U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants of up to $5.0 million (at least $450,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 60 awards worth $64.0 million in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 20-572 |
| Agency | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | $450,000 |
| Expected awards | 60 |
| Total funding | $64.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 47.076 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects. Projects should result in research-informed and field-tested outcomes and products that inform teaching and learning. Teachers and students who participate in DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding and use of STEM content, practices and skills. The DRK-12 program invites proposals that address immediate challenges that are facing preK-12 STEM education as well as those that anticipate radically different structures and functions of preK-12 teaching and learning. The DRK-12 program has three major research and development strands: (1) Assessment; (2) Learning; and (3) Teaching. The program recognizes the synergy among the three strands and that there is some overlap and interdependence among them. However, proposals should identify a clear focus of the proposed research efforts (i.e., assessment, learning, or teaching) consistent with the proposal’s main objectives and research questions. The program supportssix types of projects: (1) Exploratory, (2) Design and Development, (3) Impact, (4) Implementation and Improvement, (5) Syntheses, and (6) Conferences. Allsix types of projects apply to each of the three DRK-12 program strands.

## Questions people ask

### Is NSF 20-572 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov. A newer notice is open: NSF 27-500, closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left).

### Who can apply for Discovery Research PreK-12?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Discovery Research PreK-12?

Closed. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.0 million each. About $64.0 million in total across about 60 awards.

### Who has won STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Regents of the University of California, The Leland Stanford Junior University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The program made 7,210 awards worth $6.7 billion in that time.