Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II)
TEAM II is Next Gen STEM’s congressionally authorized competitive award program that enables non-profit museums, planetariums, libraries, and youth-serving organizations to propose NASA mission-inspired STEM projects for K-12 students and their learning support systems of families and educators. TEAM II is designed to enhance the ability of informal education institutions and partners to deliver and participate in NASA-based activities, and to increase the capacity of institutions to utilize NASA resources and to provide students with the opportunity to contribute to NASA’s mission.
TEAM II STEM Innovator Awards
STEM Innovator Awards (Formerly TEAM II Full Awards) support institutions serving as a regional resource, and that are working to enhance innovative practices in STEM informal education. Projects are awarded as cooperative agreements for 2-3 years and up to $400,000 funding.
TEAM II Community Anchors
The Community Anchor designation recognizes the organization as an important local hub for space and STEM learning, establishing a NASA presence and nurturing connections between NASA and students in the community.
TEAM II National Connector Awards
National Connector Awards support more expansive projects that require NASA involvement, partnerships with regional or national networks to magnify and maximize the project’s reach, and independent evaluation. Projects are awarded as cooperative agreements for 2-4 years and up to $900,000 funding.
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NASA Awards Help Inspire Future Innovators Through STEM Engagement
NASA has awarded more than $5 million to 29 institutions nationwide to expand and strengthen science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning beyond the classroom. The awards are designed to help build skills that lead directly to STEM careers.
NASA Awards Launch Excitement for STEM Learning Nationwide
NASA’s Next Generation STEM project has expanded the Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program to include a new tier of funding and provide even more opportunities to informal educational institutions across the country.
FY2024 TEAM II NOFO Announcement
Next Gen STEM’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program is pleased to announce an upcoming FY2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will expand the current program from a two-tier to a three-tier system by adding a mid-level funding tier.
NASA Awards Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Nationwide
NASA’s vision for TEAM II is to enhance the capability of informal education institutions to host NASA-based learning activities while increasing the institutions’ capacity to bring NASA resources to students. The agency has selected four institutions to receive approximately $3.2 million in cooperative agreements for projects they will implement during the next three to four years.
NASA Celebrates Informal Educators During Teacher Appreciation Week
For some students, the concept of space exploration can feel light-years away. Fortunately, informal education institutions such as science museums, planetariums, libraries, and others help bring the excitement of spaceflight closer to home. This Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re highlighting the important role of informal education in inspiring students who may otherwise have few opportunities to engage with NASA STEM.
NASA Selects 21 New Learning Projects to Engage Students in STEM
NASA is awarding more than $3.8 million to 21 museums, science centers, and other informal education institutions for projects designed to bring the excitement of space science to communities across the nation and broaden student participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
Bringing Women and Girls into STEM With NASA Opportunities
NASA needs a diverse workforce to accomplish the nation’s ambitious goals of returning humans to the Moon through the Artemis missions, exploring deep space, and continuing to work at the forefront of science and technology. Though NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), the agency proactively engages groups who have historically had fewer opportunities to participate in STEM activities and are underrepresented in the current STEM workforce.
NASA Astronauts Bring STEM to Washington Students
Local students will have an opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts and learn more about Artemis lunar exploration, in an event hosted at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 30, at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington.
From Maine to Mars: Bringing STEM to Rural Students to Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists
Challenger Learning Center of Maine kicked off February by bringing hands-on STEM activities to students at Whiting Village School in Whiting, Maine. A rural town in the northeast portion of the state with a population of just 481 residents. Challenger Maine’s goal was for the Maine to Mars STEM Night to spark students’ interest in science, and hopefully a STEM career.
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