Purpose: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of
Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) seeks to
broaden participation in STEM fields through a National Network that will
inspire collaborative efforts aimed at increasing the active participation of
those who have been historically underrepresented and underserved in STEM. NSF
INCLUDES is distinguished by its focus on new networks, systems, and
partnerships; its approach to using data for change; and its focus on
communicating impacts and results at scale. The initiative is fostering the
creation of exemplars for designing, implementing, studying, and refining
collaborative change models that are based on collective impact-style
approaches, and networks that support adoption and adaptation at
scale.
With
this solicitation, NSF offers opportunities to propose an NSF INCLUDES Alliance
that has the potential to substantially broaden the participation of individuals
from underrepresented and underserved groups in STEM, especially in STEM fields
that lack diversity. Alliances use lessons learned, promising practices,
evidence-based mechanisms, the science of broadening participation, and the
research and evaluations from past and present efforts related to broadening
participation in STEM. Alliances bring together programs, people, organizations,
technologies, and institutions to achieve results at scale, provide new
research, and leverage NSF’s broadening participation investments. The NSF
INCLUDES approach requires that each Alliance focus not only on its own vision
and goals, but also work with other organizations within the NSF INCLUDES
National Network (includesnetwork.org). This
is a shift from current practice, which often involves highly successful but
locally concentrated efforts.
This
solicitation seeks to support diverse perspectives and new networks, systems,
partnerships, and approaches. While the inclusion of previously supported NSF
INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilots is encouraged, it is not
required. This
solicitation is open to organizations and established networks across the
educational continuum (e.g., preK-12, higher education, general public) and
contexts (e.g., formal, informal) with the expertise, partnerships, and
capacity to address a critical broadening participation challenge in STEM at
scale through an NSF INCLUDES
Alliance.
Note: NSF
expects to make one to three cooperative agreement awards.
Funding
Amount/ Project Period: $1
to $2 million per year for 5 years
Link
to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Institutional
Limit: 1 (as a lead organization)
Internal
Competition: To
participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the
following,assembled
into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via
this
portal
with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by July 7,
2020:
·
Names
and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel
or partners Title of program, funding opportunity announcement
number
·
Brief
project description (2 pages maximum)
·
Brief
biographical sketch of the PD/PI
A committee will be
convened to review the material and make a recommendation.
For questions or issues
with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox
(limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.
Agency
Deadlines: required
letter of intent – October 5, 2020; full proposal – January 26,
2021