NASA & NSF, Large Federal Grants, Education Research
BU IN DC
College of Communication Dean Mariette DiChristina spoke on a panel during a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop on improving public understanding of engineering on April 21st.
Sanaz Mobasseri of the Questrom School of Business spoke at a meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM Organizations on April 22nd.
NASA AND NSF ASK CONGRESS TO BOLSTER BUDGETS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson and National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan appeared before a Senate spending panel on Tuesday to discuss the Biden Administration’s proposed budgets for NASA and NSF in fiscal year 2023. Nelson highlighted the proposed increase in NASA’s Space Technology research and development portfolio, NASA’s role in addressing climate change, and the agency’s plans to catalyze a diverse community of students and professionals in space science. Dr. Panchanathan highlighted NSF’s new Technology, Innovation and Partnerships directorate, which will initially focus on advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless networks, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, microelectronics and semiconductors, and quantum information science. He also discussed NSF’s plans to broaden participation in NSF-supported science. Senators asked about inappropriate foreign influence in American science and how the agencies were engaging scientists in states with less-developed research infrastructure.
FIND FUNDING FOR LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH
Are you looking for funding to establish a research center or support large-scale research collaborations? Federal Relations recently posted an updated compendium from Lewis-Burke Associates that analyzes the federal resources available to support large research centers. The document provides detailed information on current funding competitions at the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as well as future opportunities that are currently under development.
GRANTS NEWS YOU CAN USE
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education within the U.S. Department of Education is inviting applications for the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. The EIR program supports efforts to create, implement, and evaluate innovative, evidence-based solutions to academic challenges facing high-need students. The EIR program has three tracks: Early-Phase, Mid-Phase, and Expansion. Each track requires a different level of prior evidence of effectiveness and level of scale. During the implementation of an EIR project, grantees are encouraged to develop evidence of effectiveness and new strategies to improve student achievement and attainment. Applicants and grantees are also asked to develop organizational plans on how the project would continue through implementation after federal funding ends.
See the notice inviting applications