SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCES TEACHING LEARNING
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNL09ZB1005C
- Archive Date
- 5/27/2010
- Point of Contact
- Liliana J Richwine, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2478, Fax 757-864-7709, Email Liliana.J.Richwine@nasa.gov - Timothy P Cannella, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-5028, Fax 757-864-7709, Email Timothy.P.Cannella@nasa.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
Liliana J Richwine
(Liliana.J.Richwine@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research CenterScience Directorate is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) solicitingproposals for Global Climate Change Education (GCCE): Research Experience, Teaching andLearning. The objective of the effort is to extend the results of NASAs Earth ScienceProgram to the education community by sponsoring unique and stimulating opportunities forglobal climate and Earth system science education. GCCE is designed to improve thequality of the Nations STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) educationand enhance the students and teachers literacy about global climate and Earth systemchange at the elementary, secondary, and undergraduate levels.Each funded proposal isexpected to make use of NASAs unique contributions in climate science to enhancestudents academic experiences and/or to improve educators abilities to engage theirstudents. The GCCE project will consider proposals in the following three funding categories: (1)Funding Category R: Global Climate Change Science Research Experiences for Undergraduateor Community College Students and Pre- or In-Service Teachers including those innontraditional teacher licensure programs; (2) Funding Category D: Using NASA Earthsystem data and models to Strengthen Teaching and Learning about Global Climate Change inFormal Education; (3) Funding Category P: Improve Teacher Competency for Global ClimateChange Education. The anticipated total amount of funding available for new awards underthis solicitation is approximately $8 million. Projects may be proposed for durations ofup to 3 years.It is anticipated that approximately 25 awards will be issued. Participation is open to the following categories of U.S organizations: highereducational institutions, state, local or federally-recognized tribal governmentagencies, public school districts, nonprofit institutions (with proof of nonprofit501(c)(3) status), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic ServingInstitutions (HSI), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), as well as otherminority-serving educational institutions. Notices of intent (NOIs) are stronglyencouraged and are to be submitted electronically through NSPIRES athttp://nspires.nasaprs.com.The CAN will be available electronically the first weekin June 2009 through the NSPIRES website at http: nspires.nasaprs.com.Potentialofferors are responsible for downloading the CAN and amendments (if any). Thissolicitation leading to the award of a Cooperative Agreement is issued pursuant to title14 CFR Part 1260 for educational and nonprofit institutions. Additional questionsregarding the solicitation and programmatic information can be obtained from: Dr LinChambers, Global Climate Change Education Program Manager, NASA Langley Research Center,gcce-questions@lists.nasa.gov.
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- Record
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