2013 Summer of Innovation Mini-Award Selections
June 26, 2013
The NASA Office of Education is pleased to announce the selected sites for the 2013 Summer of Innovation Mini-Award opportunity. The mini-award aspect of the SoI enables local organizations to infuse NASA-themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, content and activities to middle school students through existing summer and/or afterschool programs. NASA looks forward to forging ahead with these important collaborations to engage and inspire students across the country. The selected sites are as follows:
| Organization | State |
| 4 SIGHT INC. | Alabama |
| North Alabama Science and Engineering Club | Alabama |
| New Market Agriculture Science Club | Alabama |
| Oakdale Middle School's BLAST Summer Science Camp | Arkansas |
| Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts | Arkansas |
| Zuni HIlls Elementary School | Arizona |
| Willis Junior High School | Arizona |
| Northland Preparatory Academy | Arizona |
| Challenger Space Center Arizona | Arizona |
| Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona | Arizona |
| Notre Dame Academy | California |
| Boy Scouts of America Troop 14, Albany, Calif. | California |
| Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center | California |
| Planck Mission Education and Outreach | California |
| USC Viterbi School of Engineering Pre-College Programs | California |
| Girls Incorporated of Orange County | California |
| Banning Science and Technology Center, Inc. | California |
| Golden Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America | California |
| Vintage Math Science Technology Magnet School | California |
| Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. | California |
| GO-NEST | California |
| Contra Costa County Library (Pleasant Hill Library) | California |
| Maker Guilds | California |
| Centro Amistad | Colorado |
| Pueblo County Extension 4H Programs | Colorado |
| Julia Greeley Academy | Colorado |
| Sister Blandina School Inc. DBA Julia Greeley Academy | Colorado |
| Math Pioneers Ignite | Colorado |
| LAUNCH | Colorado |
| Peakview School | Colorado |
| CU Science Discovery | Colorado |
| CSU Extension Kit Carson County | Colorado |
| Robotics and Beyond | Connecticut |
| ACCESS Educational Services, Inc. | Connecticut |
| Green Energy Robotics | Connecticut |
| Girls Incorporated of Southwestern Connecticut | Connecticut |
| Capital City AHEC, Inc. | District of Columbia |
| Daniel A. Payne Community Development Corp. and Mentoring in Medicine | District of Columbia |
| Orange Center Elementary | Florida |
| Science and Math Institute | Florida |
| Global Engineering Math and Science Explorers, Inc. | Florida |
| Holley-Navarre Intermediate School | Florida |
| New Smyrna Beach Boys and Girls Club | Florida |
| Kennedy Space Center Education Foundation | Florida |
| Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum | Florida |
| Everitt Middle School | Florida |
| Carrollton Junior High School | Georgia |
| Center for Sustainable Communities | Georgia |
| Mill Springs Academy | Georgia |
| Basic Enhancements, Inc. Discover Your World S.T.E.M. | Georgia |
| Thomson Middle School | Georgia |
| Waianae High School | Hawaii |
| Wahiawa Robotics | Hawaii |
| Wings Charter Middle School | Idaho |
| Christopher House | Illinois |
| Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation | Illinois |
| Greater Chicago Neighborhoods, Inc. | Illinois |
| Marvin Camras Children's Engineering School | Illinois |
| Manierre Elementary | Illinois |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois | Illinois |
| Indiana University | Indiana |
| Wichita State University College of Engineering | Kansas |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Kentucky |
| The Council For Quality Education DBA Lake Forest Elementary Charter School | Louisiana |
| North Louisiana Community Enhancement Corporation | Louisiana |
| Edward Bellamy Middle School | Massachusetts |
| Maria Mitchell Association | Massachusetts |
| The 3-Point Foundation | Massachusetts |
| Youth Development Organization, Inc. | Massachusetts |
| PIE3 with GSA | Maryland |
| Empowering Learning Institute | Maryland |
| Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF) | Maryland |
| Riverview Foundation | Maine |
| Challenger Learning Center of Maine | Maine |
| Broadreach Family and Community Services | Maine |
| L.C.Bates Museum (Good Will Home Association) | Maine |
| Inner City Youth Group | Michigan |
| Huda School and Montessori | Michigan |
| Headwaters Science Center | Minnesota |
| The College of St Scholastica | Minnesota |
| Space Public Outreach Team | Montana |
| Trout Creek School | Montana |
| Southwest Montana Astronomical Society | Montana |
| Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research | North Carolina |
| Dakota College at Bottineau STEM Investigation Team | North Dakota |
| The Friends of the Library in Pelham (FLIP) | New Hampshire |
| Destination Imagination | New Jersey |
| Morris Museum, Inc. | New Jersey |
| New Mexico MESA Summer Enrichment at Vista Middle School | New Mexico |
| Mescalero Apache School | New Mexico |
| Sunrise Library | Nevada |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County | New York |
| Sciencenter | New York |
| Children Aid Society | New York |
| City Parks Foundation | New York |
| Long Island Science Center | New York |
| Dr. Nelson Ying Tri Region Science and Engineering Fair | New York |
| The New York City Urban Debate League | New York |
| Boys and Girls Club of Newburgh | New York |
| Sunnyside Community Services | New York |
| The B.E.L.L. Foundation, Inc. | New York |
| Hudson Guild | New York |
| OUR SPACE | New York |
| Cross Island YMCA | New York |
| New Settlement Apartments | New York |
| South Brooklyn Youth Consortium Inc. | New York |
| The Child Center of NY | New York |
| Sunset Spark | New York |
| MEC STEP | New York |
| Young Adult Summer Academy at Medgar Evers College | New York |
| WHEDco | New York |
| Global Kids Inc. | New York |
| miSci | New York |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County | New York |
| C.R.C.E.C. - Electronics Camp Session 2 | New York |
| Tully Regional Enrichment Program TREP in partnership with Tully Free Libarary | New York |
| Jamestown YWCA and Jamestown Public Schools After School Programs | New York |
| Cornerstone Academy for Social Action (CASA) Middle School | New York |
| Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk, Inc. | New York |
| Good Shepherd Services | New York |
| Science Play-Space Initiative, SPI | Ohio |
| Esperanza Inc. | Ohio |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Ohio |
| The Oasis Group Incorporated | Ohio |
| Cincinnati Observatory | Ohio |
| Gore Middle School | Oklahoma |
| Science Factory | Oregon |
| Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory | Oregon |
| Discovery Space of Central PA | Pennsylvania |
| Greenwood Middle/High School | Pennsylvania |
| Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems | Pennsylvania |
| Penn State Extension/ Chester County 4-H Program | Pennsylvania |
| Community Education Alliance of West Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| Marian Anderson Recreantion Center After School Program | Pennsylvania |
| Upper Dublin School District Planetarium | Pennsylvania |
| Upper Merion Area Middle School | Pennsylvania |
| J.T. Lambert Intermediate School | Pennsylvania |
| GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) | Pennsylvania |
| Exploration Club Technologies | Puerto Rico |
| American STEM Club | Puerto Rico |
| Museum of Natural History and Planetarium | Rhode Island |
| Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons | South Dakota |
| Mitchell Public Schools | South Dakota |
| Enemy Swim Day School | South Dakota |
| Girls Inc. of Chattanooga | Tennessee |
| Hands On! Regional Musuem | Tennessee |
| South Fulton Elementary School | Tennessee |
| Chattanooga Area Mathematics Teachers' Association | Tennessee |
| CSTEM | Texas |
| KidsXplore | Texas |
| Synergistic STEM Outreach Center | Texas |
| Dallas Society of Women Engineers | Texas |
| Frontiers of Flight Museum | Texas |
| Latinitas | Texas |
| Society of Physics Students (SPS) chapter at Brigham Young University (BYU) | Utah |
| Library Square Foundation for Art, Culture and Science DBA The Leonardo | Utah |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Virginia |
| Jubilee Family Development Center | Virginia |
| Alternatives, Inc. | Virginia |
| Newport News Chapter-The Links, Incorporated | Virginia |
| YWCA Virginia Peninsula | Virginia |
| MathScience Innovation Center | Virginia |
| Friends of Pittylvania County Public Library | Virginia |
| Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Library | Virginia |
| Hodges Manor Elementary School CHROME Club | Virginia |
| BIoPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute | Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | Wisconsin |
| SMART-Center Inc. | West Virginia |
| Near Earth Object Foundation | West Virginia |
| Mountaineer Boys and GIrls Club | West Virginia |
| North River Health Association | West Virginia |
| Wyoming AstroCamp | Wyoming |
Final award is pending receipt of required forms.