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NASA awards $1.4M to help minority-serving colleges develop new STEM courses

August 02, 2018
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NASA has indicated it is facing broad, workforce-related challenges that can have a negative impact on programs over the long run; over half of its workforce is more than 50 years old, for instance. One recent announcement from its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) may be a small step to help address some of those challenges.  MUREP’s Innovations in Space Technology Curriculum (MISTC) program has awarded $1.4 million total to five minority-serving colleges to help develop their STEM courses that will contribute to the preparation, training and development of NASA's future workforce.

The five awardees will partner with a NASA center or facility to accomplish the goals and objectives of MISTC over a 15-month period of performance, for up to $330,000. The selected minority-serving community colleges are: Bronx Community College, New York; College of the Desert, Palm Desert, California; Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California; Passaic County Community College, Patterson, New Jersey; and, Prince George’s Community College, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

The awards align with the priorities of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), which is responsible for developing the crosscutting, pioneering new technologies and capabilities the agency needs for current and future missions.

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