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Math and Science Partnership

U.S. National Science Foundation

At a glance

Math and Science Partnership is a closed federal grant opportunity from U.S. National Science Foundation. The application deadline was October 14, 2010. Individual awards are listed as $300K – $10M, with about 27 awards expected and $42M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 47.076 (STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Apr 8, 2010Posted
  2. Oct 14, 2010Application deadline
Posted
Apr 8, 2010
Close date
Oct 14, 2010
Award floor
$300,000
Award ceiling
$10,000,000
Est. total funding
$42,000,000
Expected awards
27
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Lead institution eligibility for any of the Partnership categories - Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start or Phase II - is limited to an institution of higher education or an eligible non-profit organization (or consortia of such institutions or organizations). A non-profit organization eligible to serve as a lead institution for a Partnership project is defined as a non-profit research institute, or a non-profit professional association, with demonstrated experience and effectiveness in mathematics or science education (National Science Foundation Act of 2002, Public Law 107-368). Eligibility for Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects is open to all categories of proposers identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide. Any proposal to the MSP Program should be a single submission that includes support for all partners that are requesting funding from NSF. *PI Limit:There is no eligibility requirement for the Principal Investigator of a proposal for any of the Partnership categories. Among the team of the Principal Investigator and co-Principal Investigators, there must be: <ul><li>at least one mathematician, scientist or engineer who is a college/university faculty member with a regular appointment in a disciplinary unit of a core partner institution of higher education and with a history of publishing in the discipline (not only education of the discipline), AND</li><li>at least one who is a representative from a core partner K-12 organization.</li></ul>

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research and development effort that supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. MSP projects are expected to raise the achievement levels of all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student populations. In order to improve the mathematics and science achievement of the Nation's students, MSP projects contribute to what is known in mathematics and science education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong evidence/research base to improve the mathematics and science education outcomes for all students. NSF's MSP program coordinates its effort with programs of the U.S. Department of Education in the expectation that effective innovations in mathematics and science education will be disseminated into wider practice. Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to support five types of awards:Targeted Partnerships focus on studying and solving teaching and learning issues within a specific grade range or at a critical juncture in education, and/or within a specific disciplinary focus in mathematics or the sciences;Institute Partnerships - Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century focus on meeting national needs for teacher leaders/master teachers who have deep knowledge of disciplinary content for teaching and are fully prepared to be school- or district-based intellectual leaders in mathematics or the sciences;MSP-Start Partnerships are for awardees new to the MSP program, especially from minority-serving institutions, community colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions, to support the necessary data analysis, project design, evaluation and team building activities needed to develop a full MSP Targeted or Institute Partnership;Phase II Partnerships are for prior NSF MSP Partnership awardees to continue implementation on specific innovative areas of their work where evidence of the potential for significant positive impact is clearly documented. The intent is that there will be focused efforts to carry out the necessary research to advance knowledge and understanding in the specific area(s); andResearch, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects (a) study the relationships among MSP activities and student learning using theoretically informed, methodologically rigorous methods; (b) develop and validate instruments of teacher or student knowledge that MSPs and others can use to assess the impact of their work, or (c) provide technical assistance to MSP projects to help them rigorously evaluate their work.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 47.076

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$1.09B
FY25$1.17B
FY26$287M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 47.076. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Science Foundation
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
703-292-4212

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Math and Science Partnership”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Math and Science Partnership”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $300k – $10m, total estimated program funding is $42,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 27 awards.

How do I apply for “Math and Science Partnership”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 10-556), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

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