Federal grants to Terc, Inc.
Terc, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts received $35.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 33 awards. Its largest program was STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources), with $34.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $4.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$35.4 million
- Awards33
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.0 million
- Largest award$5.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 9 | $6.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 14 | $12.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 12 | $7.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $5.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $4.0 million |
Programs that fund Terc, Inc.
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 29 | $34.1 million |
| Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) | 1 | $820,710 |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 1 | $298,693 |
| Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences | 1 | $199,947 |
| FWS Public Land Stewardship – Youth Corps | 1 | $49,980 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 31 | $34.6 million |
| Department of Education | 1 | $820,664 |
| Department of the Interior | 1 | $49,980 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reimagining equity: an informal stem learning equity resource center -diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging-related change is often difficult to achieve in organizations. In the context of informal stem learning (ISL), this results in inequitable opportunities for both isl professional | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 11, 2022 | $5.1 million |
| The impact of an inclusive grades K-2 early algebra intervention implemented by classroom teachers -the importance of algebra in students? Academic success is well-documented and has led to calls for a grades K-12 approach to teaching and learning algebra. Effective ?early? Algebra interventions in | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | June 21, 2024 | $4.0 million |
| Engaging rural, latinx youth in an after school program that integrates design thinking, making and math -the project will develop and research an after-school program designed to engage rural, latinx youth in design thinking and math through making. Making is a learner-centered environment where pa | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 1, 2022 | $2.6 million |
| Doing the math with paraeducators: enhancing and expanding and sustaining a professional development model in prek to grade 3 math classrooms | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | April 1, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Research to understand and inform the impacts of ambient and designed sound on informal stem learning -this research in service to practice project is funded by the advancing informal stem learning (AISL) program, which seeks to (a) advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the d | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | June 27, 2022 | $2.1 million |
| Embodied physics: using the lenses of physics and dance to investigate learning, engagement, and identity development for black and latinx youth | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | July 23, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Strengthening middle school mathematical argumentation through teacher coaching: bridging from professional development to classroom practice | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | April 1, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Biomimicry as an authentic anchor: giving teachers the tools to adapt an interdisciplinary middle school curriculum -integrating stem subjects in middle school is beneficial for student learning and can help prepare students for the stem workplace. This project builds capacity for middle school teac | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | July 25, 2023 | $1.5 million |
| Neurovivid: developing and testing a maker experience to build interest in careers in brain-computer interfaces among neurodivergent youth -neurodivergent youth, including those with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, possess cognitive assets that underlie core mechanisms for stem | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | March 16, 2023 | $1.3 million |
| Engaging african american young women in stem and entrepreneurship through community-centered making -the project will develop and research a model for engaging high-school-aged african american women from low-income families in stem-related making and entrepreneurship educational programs. Making i | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | April 19, 2022 | $1.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Terc, Inc. get?
$35.4 million in 33 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Terc, Inc. the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $34.6 million in 31 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Terc, Inc.'s largest federal grant?
$5.1 million under STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources), with its first action in the period on August 11, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Terc, Inc.?
Its largest are STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources), Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) and Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.
Other grant recipients in Cambridge
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- President and Fellows of Harvard College
- The Broad Institute, Inc
- National Bureau of Economic Research Inc
- Smithsonian Institution
- City of Cambridge
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
- Ada Forsyth Institute, Inc.
Largest federal grant recipients in Massachusetts · Federal grants in Massachusetts