ED Awards $78M in STEM Grants
The U.S. Department of Education is providing 29 grantees with approximately $78 million in funds that focus on STEM initiatives as part of the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. Over 85 percent of the STEM-funded projects include a specific focus on computer science.
ED has distributed $123 million through the competitive program for the 2019 fiscal year. The program supports school districts, nonprofits and state educational agencies with grants to create, implement or scale evidence-based innovation projects focused on improving academic achievement for "high-need students."
"For too long, the one-size-fits-all approach to education has failed too many students," said ED Secretary Betsy DeVos. "Through the EIR program, grantees have the opportunity to rethink education and approach student learning in new ways. I'm excited to see states, school districts and nonprofits proposing more creativity, innovation and personalization on behalf of students."
The grants also include $30 million for eight projects that serve rural areas.
The full list of recipients is below:
|
State
|
Grantee
|
FY Award Amount
|
|
AL
|
Alabama State Department of Education
|
$2,381,949
|
|
AZ
|
Center for the Future of Arizona
|
$2,118,752
|
|
CA
|
New Teacher Center
|
$8,659,037
|
|
CA
|
Pasadena Unified School District
|
$2,764,774
|
|
CA
|
San Diego Unified School District
|
$1,928,782
|
|
CA
|
San Francisco Unified School District
|
$2,271,114
|
|
CA
|
Small School Districts' Association
|
$1,989,724
|
|
CA
|
The Regents of the University of California, Irvine
|
$2,594,705
|
|
CO
|
BSCS Science Learning
|
$4,941,454
|
|
CT
|
Sacred Heart University
|
$2,104,621
|
|
DC
|
American Institutes for Research
|
$5,472,348
|
|
DC
|
Smithsonian Institution
|
$2,137,719
|
|
FL
|
Putnam County School District
|
$2,557,855
|
|
FL
|
Seminole County Public Schools
|
$2,201,369
|
|
IL
|
Community Unit School District 60
|
$2,171,699
|
|
IL
|
Computer Science Teachers Association LLC
|
$3,015,767
|
|
IL
|
Lumity
|
$2,489,370
|
|
IN
|
University of Indianapolis
|
$4,858,773
|
|
KS
|
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
|
$4,633,331
|
|
KY
|
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative
|
$2,835,449
|
|
LA
|
Louisiana Department of Education
|
$3,031,226
|
|
LA
|
Louisiana State University
|
$2,308,115
|
|
MA
|
Education Development Center, Inc.
|
$2,493,595
|
|
MA
|
Technical Education Research Centers, Inc.
|
$3,175,344
|
|
MA
|
Tufts University
|
$2,926,243
|
|
MA
|
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
|
$4,980,445
|
|
MS
|
Scott County School District
|
$3,754,677
|
|
NC
|
Iredell-Statesville Schools
|
$2,176,977
|
|
ND
|
Touro College
|
$1,493,857
|
|
NE
|
Board of Regents, Univ of Nebraska Lincoln
|
$2,177,752
|
|
NE
|
Educational Service Unit 2
|
$2,400,000
|
|
NJ
|
Center for Supportive Schools
|
$2,081,943
|
|
NY
|
New York Hall of Science
|
$2,899,819
|
|
OH
|
The Ohio State University
|
$5,024,930
|
|
RI
|
Rhode Island Department of Education
|
$2,510,111
|
|
TX
|
IDEA Public Schools
|
$2,636,705
|
|
TX
|
National Math and Science Initiative
|
$3,084,571
|
|
VA
|
Old Dominion University Research Foundation
|
$2,384,051
|
|
VA
|
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
|
$2,756,804
|
|
VA
|
Winchester School Board
|
$2,502,734
|
|
WA
|
Code.org
|
$2,467,808
|
About the Author
Sara Friedman is a reporter/producer for Campus Technology, THE Journal and STEAM Universe covering education policy and a wide range of other public-sector IT topics.
Friedman is a graduate of Ithaca College, where she studied journalism, politics and international communications.
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