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NNH21ZHA002N-TEAMII: 2021 NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions Notice of Funding Opportunity (TEAM II NOFO)

Closed Closed November 14, 2022 Opportunity NNH21ZHA002N-TEAMII ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Fiscal Year 2027 Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) STEM Innovator (NNH27ZHA002C). Status: Closes February 1, 2027 (86 days left). It is in our archive of National Aeronautics and Space Administration notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$40,000
• Award floor$35,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards13
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Organizations submitting a proposal under this NOFO are certifying that they meet the following criteria to propose as the lead or managing IEI organization: • legally recognized by a federal, state or local authority as a non-profit organization; • located in the United States or its Territories; and • provide STEM education programming; identify as or have a component that meets the definition of a museum, youth-serving organization, or library; and can partner with other IEIs, K-12 schools, commercial entities, higher education institutions, and/or other agencies that support Federal STEM education goals. An eligible IEI is not required to have the words museum, visitor center, science, planetarium, youth, or library in its legal name. All types of NASA Visitor Centers (e.g., private, state or federal entities) are eligible to propose.

More grants for nonprofits.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) awards averaged $689,671; this notice allows up to $40,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (34% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), omnibus solicitation, entitled 2021 NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II), solicits proposals for competitive funding opportunities in support of Federal and Agency strategies, goals, objectives and priorities relevant to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and engagement, including NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) and its Next Gen STEM project. The proposals, led by Informal Education Institutions (IEIs), shall provide inquiry- or experiential-based educational opportunities for students, and their learning support systems of families and informal and formal educators and institutions, with direct alignment to major NASA missions. NASA’s journeys have propelled technological breakthroughs, pushed the frontiers of scientific research, and expanded our understanding of the universe. These accomplishments, and those to come, share a common genesis: education in STEM. NASA’s OSTEM and Next Gen STEM deliver tools for young Americans and educators to spark interest in STEM, to learn, to build STEM identity and to succeed. NASA TEAM II seeks to: Create unique opportunities for a diverse set of students to contribute to NASA’s work in exploration and discovery; Build a diverse future STEM workforce by engaging students in authentic learning experiences with NASA’s people, content and facilities; and Attract diverse groups of students to STEM through learning opportunities that spark interest and provide connections to NASA’s mission and work.

Category: Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, NNH27ZHA002C, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.