Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
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Amy Johnson
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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RELEASE: 11-190
NASA'S 2011 INNOVATIONS IN GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION AWARDS
WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded $7.2 million in cooperative agreements
to 14 minority-serving organizations across the United States to
enhance learning through the use of the agency's Earth Science
resources. The selected organizations include colleges, universities,
nonprofit groups and a community college.
The winning proposals illustrated innovative approaches using NASA
content to support elementary, secondary and undergraduate teaching
and learning. There is a particular emphasis on engaging students
using NASA Earth observation data, Earth system models, as well as
providing climate-related research experiences for teachers and
undergraduate students.
These grants support NASA's goal of engaging students in the critical
disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and
inspiring the next generation of explorers.
The 14 proposals will fund organizations in the District of Columbia
and in California, Colorado, Delaware, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New
York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. The awards have
a two and one half-year period of performance and range in value from
about $230,000 to $825,000.
The cooperative agreements are part NASA's Minority University
Research and Education Program. For a list of selected organizations
and projects' descriptions, click on "Selected Proposals" and look
for "2011 Innovations in Global Climate Change Education" at:
For information about NASA's education programs, visit:
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