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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
09-602
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Aug 03, 2009
Creation Date:
Aug 03, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 07, 2010
Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (optional):
October 05, 2009 (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time)
Full Proposal Deadline(s):
January 07, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 07, 2010
Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (optional):
October 05, 2009 (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time)
Full Proposal Deadline(s):
January 07, 2010
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
70
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$55,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
47.076
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Education and Human Resources
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Science Foundation
Description
The Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program seeks to enable significant advances in preK-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines through development, study, and implementation of resources, models, and technologies for use by students, teachers, and policymakers. Projects funded under this solicitation begin with a research question or a hypothesis about how to improve preK-12 STEM learning and teaching. Projects create or adapt and study innovative resources, models, or technologies and determine how and why implementation affects STEM learning.DR K-12 invites proposals that meet a variety of educational needs, from those that address immediate and pressing challenges facing preK-12 STEM education to those that anticipate opportunities for the future. DR K-12 especially encourages proposals that challenge existing assumptions about learning and teaching within or across STEM fields, envision needs of learners in 10-15 years, and consider new and innovative ways to educate students and teachers. Project goals, designs, and working strategies should be informed by prior research and practical experience drawn from all relevant disciplines, while focusing on concepts and skills that are central to STEM education. The DR K-12 program is primarily concerned with improving education of students and teachers in formal settings. As appropriate, the program encourages projects also to draw from knowledge and practice of learning in informal settings. While many projects supported under this solicitation will focus on exploratory development and testing of innovative ideas for some specific facet of STEM education, all proposals must explain how the work can lead ultimately to successful adoption of findings or products in the K-12 enterprise on a national scale.The DR K-12 program accepts proposals for exploratory projects, full research and development projects, and synthesis projects, as well as for conferences and workshops related to the mission of the program.
