NASA Endeavor Science Teacher Certificate Program (ESTCP) Grant

This NASA Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) solicits proposals to develop, pilot, and administer the Endeavor Science Teachers Certificate Program (ESTCP). Organizations interested in collaborating with NASA to develop, pilot, and administer a competitive, high-quality, national program for pre/in-service teachers are invited to submit proposals. The NASA Office of Education will provide the technical coordination of this solicitation. The Endeavor Science Teachers Certificate Program will provide one (1) year fellowships, and unique education and technical experiences leading to teacher certification centered on NASA unique science and mathematics content. Funding authorization for the ESTCP is provided through the NASA Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 2467a. NASA expects to award one (1) Cooperative Agreement under this CAN pursuant to the authority of 1260.12(d) of the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook. The estimated annual value of the award to a higher education institution or a non-profit organization serving higher education students is approximately $500,000 per year, not to exceed a 5-year period of performance.
Electronically submitted Notices of Intent to propose are requested by May 9, 2008. Proposal due date is June 17, 2008. Hard copies of proposals will not be accepted. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the NASA proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this CAN must be registered with NSPIRES. This applies to proposals submitted via Grants.gov, as well as for proposals submitted via NSPIRES. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal through Grants.gov must register under that system as well as under NSPIRES. Proposers are discouraged from submitting the same proposal to both electronic submission systems. Registration for either proposal data system must be performed by an institution’s electronic business point-of-contact (EBPOC) in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). This is a CAN pursuant to the authority of Space Act, 42 United States Code Section 2473(c)(5).