Discovery Research PreK-12 Program Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation
The DRK-12 Resource Center will boost the impact of NSF's education research by sharing resources, fostering collaboration, and raising the program's visibility.
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Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Due Dates: February 28, 2025 (Full Proposal Deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000,000 total over five years, pending availability of funds.
Summary: Supports a single Resource Center to enhance the impact of the Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program by sharing resources, fostering collaboration, and raising national visibility of transformative STEM education research.
Key Information: One cooperative agreement award; proposals accepted from US-based institutions including IHEs, nonprofits, for-profits, state/local governments, and federally recognized Tribal Nations; no limits on number of proposals per PI or organization.
Description
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites proposals for the Discovery Research PreK-12 Program Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation (DRK-12 RC). This Resource Center will serve as an intellectual partner to the DRK-12 program, which supports applied research and development in formal PreK-12 STEM education.
The DRK-12 RC aims to:
- Identify and disseminate promising resources, tools, approaches, and research findings to teachers, school leaders, administrators, and policymakers to advance both STEM teaching practice and scientific knowledge.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among current, former, and prospective DRK-12 award recipients to build capacity for rigorous and meaningful STEM education research across diverse project types.
- Increase the national visibility and impact of the DRK-12 program’s goals and outcomes.
The Resource Center is expected to work collaboratively with NSF, DRK-12 communities, and other NSF-supported resource hubs and centers to design, implement, and evaluate activities that support these goals.
Key activities include synthesizing and communicating DRK-12 investments and impacts, capacity building for STEM education researchers and practitioners, broadening participation especially in underrepresented regions and groups (including EPSCoR jurisdictions), and providing technical support to prospective Principal Investigators across the full range of DRK-12 project types.
The DRK-12 RC should develop and maintain a virtual infrastructure (e.g., website, digital repository, social media) to facilitate connections and collaborations among the DRK-12 program’s diverse audiences.
