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.

If you are interested in proposing for a TEAM II Innovator Award, 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. Consider your potential role early – as a proposer or a partner to another eligible organization’s proposal, for efforts of national reach and impact by museums, libraries, and youth serving organizations!

Awardees for STEM Innovators act as regional hubs, building partnerships and networks to advance innovative informal STEM education practices. NASA selected 18 institutions to receive nearly $4.5 million in cooperative agreements to help deliver NASA STEM experiences to broad regional audiences. The selected institutions are:

2025 STEM Innovator Awards

• Advanced Methods in Innovation, Inc., Youngstown, Ohio
• The American Museum of Natural History, New York
• Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Inc., Indiana
• Discovery Center of Springfield, Inc., Springfield, Missouri
• Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina
• Fab Lab, El Paso, Texas
• Hawaii Science and Technology Museum, Hilo, Hawaii
• Liberty Science Center, Inc., Jersey City, New Jersey
• Montshire Museum of Science, Inc., Norwich, Vermont
• Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, New Hampshire
• National Space Grant Foundation, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Orlando Science Center, Inc., Florida
• The Regents of The University of California, Berkeley, California
• Space for Teachers, Inc., Kenosha, Wisconsin
• Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado
• Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
• Universities Space Research Association, Washington
• University of Montana, Missoula, Montana