June 7, 2012

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601
ann marie trotta@nasa gov

RELEASE: 12-188

NASA ANNOUNCES 2012 SUMMER OF INNOVATION MINI-GRANTS OPPORTUNITY

WASHINGTON -- NASA is accepting proposals until June 29 for the mini-grants component of the agency's 2012 Summer of Innovation (SoI) project

Proposals may be submitted through the National Space Grant Foundation for NASA-themed content in a variety of programs geared toward middle school students The foundation is administering the grant program for NASA

Mini-grants are designed to engage a wide variety of education partners - such as museums, schools or school districts, and youth organizations - to infuse science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) content in existing summer and after-school student programs The maximum award value for each 2012 mini-grant is $2,500

"This is an outstanding opportunity for a diverse group of organizations to work with NASA and share STEM learning through summer and after-school activities," said Leland Melvin, associate administrator for education at NASA Headquarters in Washington "Even non-traditional providers like church groups and Girl Scout troops can join the NASA team and help us fuel students' curiosity about exploration "

In 2011, 180 mini-grants were awarded in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to organizations including museums, non-profit organizations, public schools and youth organizations This year, NASA anticipates making approximately 200 awards

For more information about SoI mini-grant eligibility, timeline and application, visit:

http://soi spacegrant org/about

For more information about the Summer of Innovation project, visit:

http://www nasa gov/soi

For more information about NASA education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

https://aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/example/example com/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

<[program_url]/list/[list]>

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:[list_owner_email]>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

[physical_address]