The TEAM II 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.

If you are interested in proposing to become a Community Anchor, watch the TEAM II information page for current or forecasted opportunities.  Details will also be announced in NASA EXPRESS; the Notice of Funding Opportunity will be published on NSPIRES. Stay tuned and help spread the word, so more amazing local institutions – libraries, museums, youth serving organizations – can start bringing authentic NASA STEM experiences to their communities!

Community Anchor awardees serve as a local resource, with projects created to introduce NASA content and opportunities to varied audiences. The agency selected 11 institutions to receive more than $547,000 in grants to help bring their projects to life and create new connections between their communities and NASA. The selected institutions are:

2025 Community Anchor Awards

• Children’s Museum of Idaho, Inc., Meridian, Idaho
• Connecticut Science Center, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut
• The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Exploration Place, Inc., Wichita, Kansas
• Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts
• Hawaii Keiki Museum, Waikoloa, Hawaii
• Lykens Valley Children’s Museum, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania
• Memphis Museums, Inc., Tennessee
• National Space Science & Technology Institute, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Sciencenter Discovery Museum, Ithaca, New York
• STEM Flights, Stephenson, Virginia