NASA Releases FY 2008 NRA K-12 Competitive Grants Opportunity

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released the FY 2008 NASA Research Announcement for the NASA K-12 Competitive Grants (K12CG). NASA solicits proposals using NASA-themed content in support of secondary level teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on high school education. Each funded proposal is expected to leverage NASA’s unique contributions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to enhance students’ academic experiences and/or to improve educators’ abilities to engage and stimulate their students. Proposed work must be grounded in education research and/or best practices, and incorporate formative, summative, and other evaluations, as appropriate.

This solicitation may be accessed through the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at http://nspires.nasaprs.com.