80NSSC20M0126

The Tennessee Space Grant Consortium, though programmatically de-centralized, shares common goals and objectives for the upcoming award period.

Vanderbilt University

THE TENNESSEE SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM THOUGH PROGRAMMATICALLY DE-CENTRALIZED SHARES COMMON GOALS OBJECTIVES FOR THE UPCOMING AWARDPERIOD. OUR GOALS FIT IN WITH NASA S GENERALLY AND OSTEM S SPECIFICALLY AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF OUR STATE AND OF OUR AFFILIATE INSTITUTIONS. GENERALLY WE PLAN TO FOLLOW NASA S STEM ENGAGEMENT; IMMERSING STUDENTS IN NASA S WORK ENHANCING STEM LITERACY AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION TO EXPLORE. TO THOSE ENDS WE ARE PROPOSING A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS ACROSS TENNESSEE OVER THE NEXT FOURYEARS. OUR PRIMARY GOALS THROUGHOUT OUR PROGRAMS ARE FOR 85 PERCENT OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TO GO ON TO A STEM NEXT STEP; TO ENGAGE WITH A DIVERSE BODY OF PARTICIPANTS WITH THE GOAL OF AT LEAST 18 PERCENT OF OUR AWARDS GOING TO WOMEN AND/OR MEMBERS OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS; FOR OUR STUDENTS TO PRESENT AND/OR PUBLISH AT LEAST 20 PAPERS/POSTERS PER YEAR (AGGREGATED); FOR 60PERCENT OF TEACHERS WHO ATTEND OUR WORKSHOPS TO BRING NASA MATERIALS INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS; TO HAVE CONTACT WITH AT LEAST 1 000 PRECOLLEGE STUDENTS PER YEAR. WE WILL WORK TOWARDS AND ATTAIN THESE GOALS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING PROGRAMS WHICH ALIGN WITH ATLEAST ONE NASA MISSION DIRECTORATE: AERONAUTICS HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS SCIENCE AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY. IN THE PROPOSAL TEXT WE WILL DESCRIBE EACH OF OUR PROPOSED PROGRAMS ORGANIZED BY WHICH MISSION DIRECTORATE THEY FALL UNDER BEGINNING WITH NIF PROGRAMS WHICH STAND ALONE AND ARE NOT CATEGORIZED BY SPECIFIC MISSION DIRECTORATE.

43.008 - Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

Nashville, Tennessee 37203-2408 United States

Single Zip Code

NOT APPLICABLE

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 06/03/24 to 06/03/26 and the total obligations have increased 427% from $760,000 to $4,004,142.