PROGRESS REPORT ON THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL 

STEM EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN

A Report by the

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

December 2020
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About the National Science and Technology Council

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is the principal means by which the Executive Branch 

coordinates science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and 

development enterprise. A primary objective of the NSTC is to ensure science and technology policy decisions and 

programs are consistent with the President's stated goals. The NSTC prepares research and development 

strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals. The work 

of the NSTC is organized under committees that oversee subcommittees and working groups focused on different 

aspects of science and technology. More information is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/nstc.

About the Office of Science and Technology Policy

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology 

Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of 

the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national 

security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of 

resources, among other topics. OSTP leads interagency science and technology policy coordination efforts, assists 

the Office of Management and Budget with an annual review and analysis of Federal research and development in 

budgets, and serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect 

to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government. More information is available at 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp.

About the Federal Coordination in STEM Education Subcommittee

The Federal Coordination in STEM Education (FC-STEM) is a subcommittee of the NSTC Committee on STEM 

Education (CoSTEM), which was established pursuant to the requirements of Section 101 of the America COMPETES 

Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. §6621). In accordance with the Act, CoSTEM reviews science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs, investments, and activities, and the respective 

assessments of each, in Federal agencies to ensure that they are effective; coordinates, with the Office of 

Management and Budget, STEM education programs, investments, and activities throughout the Federal agencies; 

and develops and implements through the participating agencies a Federal STEM education strategic plan, to be 

updated every five years. FC-STEM advises and assists CoSTEM and serves as a forum to facilitate the formulation 

and implementation of the strategic plan.

About this Document

The intent of this progress report is to provide Congress and the wider STEM education stakeholder community 

with a window into ongoing and planned Federal activities, with the goal of leading by example toward the North 

Star vision of the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan. This progress report includes: a summary of FC-STEM 

progress on the implementation of the STEM strategy, an analysis of actions developed by the agencies of FC-STEM 

in support of the Strategic Plan’s objectives, a discussion of major focus areas across the Federal STEM education 

community, a description of the ways Federal agencies will work together to address common challenges, and an 

inventory of Federal STEM education programs. The annual report also includes actual investments for FY2019, 

estimated investments for FY2020, and requested funding levels for FY2021 by agencies’ Federal STEM programs.

This report provides an interim update, covering from August 2019 through May 2020 on STEM education activities 

of the FC-STEM subcommittee and Interagency Working Groups under CoSTEM. It is responsive to the requirements 

of Section 101(c) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. §6621).

Copyright Information

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to the stipulations below, it may be distributed and copied with acknowledgment to OSTP. Copyrights to graphics 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

Kelvin Droegemeier, Chair

Tracie Lattimore, Executive Director Grace Diana, Deputy Executive Director

COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCATION

Co-Chairs

Jim Bridenstine, Administrator, NASA

Kelvin Droegemeier, Director, OSTP

Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, NSF

Members

James Blew, ED

Lonnie Bunch, SI

Mary Cassell, OMB

Francis Collins, HHS/NIH

Paul Dabbar, DOE

JihFen Lei, DOD

Timothy Gallaudet, DOC/NOAA

Scott Hutchins, USDA

Andrei Iancu, DOC/USPTO

Amy Simon, DOL

FEDERAL COORDINATION IN STEM EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE

Co-Chairs

Cindy Hasselbring, Assistant Director for

STEM Education, OSTP

Mike Kincaid, Associate Administrator for

STEM Engagement, NASA

Karen Marrongelle, Assistant Director for

Education and Human Resources, NSF

Executive Secretary

Susan Poland, NASA

Senior Advisors

Marlene Kaplan, OSTP

Nafeesa Owens, NSF

Members

Melissa Anley-Mills, EPA

James Blew, ED

Charmain Bogue, VA

Julie Carruthers, DOE

Matthew Coats, DHS

Catherine Derbes, OMB

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, DOT

Diane M. Janosek, NSA

Louisa Koch, DOC/NOAA

Kay Lund, HHS/NIH

Cheryl Martin, DOL

Emma Moran, USDA/NIFA

Carol O’Donnell, SI

Jagadeesh Pamulapati, DOD

Jeanita Pritchett, DOC/NIST

Craig Robinson, DOI/USGS

Jorge Valdes, DOC/USPTO

Leslie Wheelock, HHS/FDA
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Acronyms.............................................................................................. iii

Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1

Five-Year Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan .................................................................. 2

Federal Implementation Efforts: August 2019 to May 2020 ..................................................... 4

Efforts of the Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM)........................................................................4

Efforts of the Federal Coordination in STEM Education Subcommittee (FC-STEM) .............................4

Efforts of the Interagency Working Groups (IWGs) .................................................................................5

Develop and Enrich Strategic Partnerships (Strategic Partnerships IWG) .............................................6

Engage Students where Disciplines Converge (Convergence IWG).........................................................6

Build Computational Literacy (Computational Literacy IWG).................................................................7

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM (Inclusion in STEM IWG)............................................................8

Operate with Transparency and Accountability (Transparency and Accountability IWG)..................10

FC-STEM Engagement Highlights ........................................................................................10

Interagency Engagement....................................................................................................................... 10

External Engagement............................................................................................................................. 11

Conclusion .....................................................................................................................13

Appendix 1. FY 2020-Enacted Inventory of STEM Education Investments.................................14

Appendix 2. Summary of FY 2020 STEM Education Investments..............................................21

Appendix 3. Agency STEM Education Investment Alignment to Goals and Pathways.................23

Appendix 4. Agency STEM Education Implementation Actions Alignment to Pathways 

and Objectives ................................................................................................33
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Abbreviations and Acronyms

AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory

APHIS USDA Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service

CCLC 21st Century Community Learning

Centers Program

CISE NSF Directorate for Computing and

Information Science and Engineering

CNCS Corporation for National Community

Service

COE FAA Air Transportation Center of

Excellence

CoSTEM Committee on STEM Education

CWMD DHS Countering Weapons of Mass

Destruction

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DOC Department of Commerce

DOD Department of Defense

DOE Department of Energy

DOE/ED DOE Office of Economic Impact and

Diversity (This acronym is only used

in Appendix 2, DOE inventory listings.)

DOI Department of the Interior

DOL Department of Labor

DOS Department of State

DOT Department of Transportation

DSEC Defense Science Technology

Engineering and Mathematics

Education Consortium

DTRA DOD Defense Threat Reduction

Agency

EASE NSF Excellence Awards in Science

and Engineering

ECR NSF EHR Core Research

ED Department of Education

EDA DOC Economic Development

Administration

EDMAP USGS Educational Mapping Program

EE EPA Office of Environmental

Education

EERE DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

EHR NSF Directorate for Education and

Human Resources

EM DOE Office of Environmental

Management

ENG NSF Directorate for Engineering

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency

ETA DOL Employment and Training

Administration

FAA DOT Federal Aviation Administration

FC-STEM Federal Coordination in STEM

Education Subcommittee

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FE DOE Office of Fossil Energy

FEMP DOE Federal Energy Management

Program

FHWA DOT Federal Highway Administration

HBCU-UP NSF Historically Black Colleges and

Universities – Undergraduate

Program

HHS Department of Health and Human

Services

HRSA HHS Health Resources & Services

Administration

HUD Department of Housing and Urban

Development

IES ED Institute of Education Sciences

IMLS Institute of Museum and Library

Services

IT Information Technology

IWG Interagency Working Group

IWGIS Interagency Working Group on

Inclusion in STEM

MDA DOD Missile Defense Agency

MPS NSF Directorate for Mathematical and

Physical Sciences

MSI Minority Serving Institution
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MUREP NASA Minority University Research

and Education Project

NASA National Aeronautics and Space

Administration

NCEAI National Council for Expanding

American Innovation

NE DOE Office of Nuclear Energy

NIFA USDA National Institute of Food and

Agriculture

NIH National Institutes of Health

NIHF National Inventors Hall of Fame

NIST National Institute of Standards and

Technology

NNSA DOE National Nuclear Security

Administration

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

NPS National Park Service

NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NSF National Science Foundation

NSF- NSF program on Inclusion across

INCLUDES the Nation of Communities of

Learners of Underrepresented

Discoverers in Engineering and

Science

NSTC National Science and Technology

Council

ODASART Office of the Deputy Assistant

Secretary of the Army for Research &

Technology

OESE ED Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education

OIA NSF Office of Integrative Activities

OISE NSF Office of International Science

and Engineering

OMB Office of Management and Budget

ONR DOD Office of Naval Research

OPE ED Office of Postsecondary Education

ORD EPA Office of Research and

Development

OSTP Office of Science and Technology

Policy

OUSDRE Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense for Research and

Engineering

P&R/M&RA DOD Personnel & Readiness/

Manpower & Reserve Affairs

PAEMST Presidential Awards for Excellence in

Mathematics and Science Teaching

PAESMEM Presidential Awards for Excellence in

Science, Mathematics and

Engineering Mentoring

PPP Public-private partnerships

R&D Research and development

RES NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory

Research

RFI Request for Information

S&T Science and Technology

SBCR NRC Small Business and Civil Rights

Office

SBIR Small Business Innovation Research

Program

SC DOE Office of Science

SI Smithsonian Institution

SMD NASA Science Mission Directorate

STEM Science, technology, engineering,

and mathematics

STTR Small Business Technology Transfer

Program

TA IWG Transparency and Accountability IWG

TCU Tribal College and University

TCUP NSF Tribal Colleges and Universities

Program

U.S. United States

USDA United States Department of

Agriculture

USGS United States Geological Survey

USPTO United States Patent and Trademark

Office

VA Department of Veterans Affairs
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Introduction

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are the foundation for discovery and 

technological innovation. STEM skills are increasingly important for all Americans to succeed in the 

workplace and in their everyday lives. To develop these skills, the Nation must engage in a collaborative 

effort to ensure that all Americans have access to high-quality STEM education throughout their 

lifetimes. This effort is especially important for those who are historically underrepresented and 

underserved in STEM. A well-prepared and diverse STEM workforce is essential to maintaining global 

leadership as it galvanizes the ingenuity of Americans to accelerate tomorrow’s breakthroughs and 

strengthen our economic and national security.

To this end, in December 2018, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on 

STEM Education (CoSTEM) released Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM 

Education,

1 a five-year STEM education strategic plan, hereafter referred to as the Strategic Plan. This 

Strategic Plan serves as a “North Star” to the broader STEM education community to chart a course for 

collective success. Federal agencies engaged in STEM education are now implementing the Strategic 

Plan, under the guidance of CoSTEM and its Federal Coordination in STEM Education (FC-STEM) 

Subcommittee.

This progress report describes ongoing efforts and implementation practices across the Federal 

Government as it works to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. This report also

compiles budget information from all Federal agencies that have investments in STEM education during 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. Additionally, this document is meant to fulfill the requirements under the America 

COMPETES Reauthorization of 20102 that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) must

transmit a report annually to Congress at the time of the President’s budget request providing an 

update on the STEM Education Federal portfolio performance and an inventory of Federal STEM 

education investments.

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Five-Year Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan

The Strategic Plan presents a vision for a future where all Americans will have lifelong access to highquality STEM education and the United States will remain the global leader in STEM literacy, innovation, 

and employment. It serves as a “North Star” for the broader STEM community as it charts a course for 

the Nation’s success and is responsive to the requirements of Section 101 of the America COMPETES 

Reauthorization Act of 2010.

The Strategic Plan focuses on three overarching goals:

 Build Strong Foundations for STEM Literacy by ensuring that every American has the 

opportunity to master basic STEM concepts and to become digitally literate.

 Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM and provide all Americans with lifelong access 

to high-quality STEM education, especially those historically underserved and underrepresented 

in STEM fields and employment.

 Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future—both college-educated STEM practitioners and 

those working in skilled trades that do not require a four-year degree—by creating authentic 

learning experiences that encourage and prepare learners to pursue STEM careers.

The Strategic Plan is further organized around four pathways, representing a cross-cutting set of 

approaches to improve STEM education that will help fulfill its vision and achieve its three goals:

 Develop and Enrich Strategic Partnerships – Strengthen relationships between educational 

institutions, industry, and community organizations to leverage resources for the purpose of 

providing the student with meaningful learning opportunities.

 Engage Students where Disciplines Converge – Draw on knowledge and methods across 

disciplines to solve complex, real-world problems in STEM using innovation, creativity, and 

initiative.

 Build Computational Literacy – Design integrated approaches to teaching and learning 

computational thinking and promote the expansion of digital platform use.

 Operate with Transparency and Accountability – Develop and apply metrics that assess 

implementation progress in meaningful ways.
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Figure 1. Schematic illustrating the organizational structure of the Federal STEM Education Strategic 

Plan released in December 2018. The Strategic Plan’s vision is supported by three aspirational goals. Four 

pathways contain objectives to guide efforts by the Federal government and wider STEM education 

community to realize the Strategic Plan’s vision and goals.

Increase Work-Based 

Learning and 

Training through 

Educator-Employer 

Partnerships

Blend Successful 

Practices from Across 

the Learning 

Landscape

Advance Innovation 

and 

Entrepreneurship 

Education

Make Mathematics a 

Magnet

Encourage 

Transdisciplinary 

Learning

Promote Digital 

Literacy and Cyber 

Safety

Make Computational 

Thinking an Integral 

Element of All 

Education

Expand Digital 

Platforms for 

Teaching and 

Learning

Leverage and Scale 

Evidence-Based 

Practices Across 

STEM Communities

Report Participation 

Rates of 

Underrepresented 

Groups

Use Common 

Metrics to Measure 

Progress

Build Strong Foundations for STEM Literacy

All Americans 

will have lifelong access to 

high-quality STEM education and the 

United States will be the global leader in STEM 

literacy, innovation, and employment.

Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM

Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future

Develop and 

Enrich 

Strategic 

Partnerships

Engage 

Students 

where 

Disciplines 

Converge

Build 

Computational 

Literacy

Operate with 

Transparency 

and 

Accountability

Vision

Pathways

Goals

Objectives

Foster STEM 

Ecosystems that Unite 

Communities

Make Program 

Performance and 

Outcomes Publicly 

Available

Develop a Federal 

Implementation Plan 

and Track Progress
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Federal Implementation Efforts: August 2019 to May 2020

The NSTC coordinates science and technology policy across the Federal agencies aimed at 

accomplishing multiple national goals. The work of the NSTC is organized under committees that 

oversee subcommittees and working groups focused on different aspects of science and technology. 

Together they implement the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan.

Efforts of the Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM)

CoSTEM is the highest level interagency body in the Federal government devoted to STEM education. It 

oversees coordination of Federal STEM education programs. CoSTEM also convenes the broader STEM 

community through stakeholder meetings and events to gain valuable input to guide its work. In 

FY 2019, CoSTEM developed an implementation structure to support work toward the goals and 

objectives of the Strategic Plan.

Efforts of the Federal Coordination in STEM Education Subcommittee (FC-STEM)

FC-STEM serves as a forum for discussion and policy coordination to facilitate implementation of the 

Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan and advises CoSTEM and the OSTP Director on the development 

and progress of interagency work in STEM education across Federal agencies. FC-STEM also facilitates 

implementation of the Strategic Plan through interagency working groups (IWGs). The IWGs are 

organized by the Strategic Plan’s four pathways and have laid a foundation for interagency efforts to 

implement action items. A fifth IWG, the Interagency Working Group on Inclusion in STEM (IWGIS), was 

chartered by the NSTC in response to Section 308 of the 2017 American Innovation and Competitiveness 

Act.3

The interagency collaboration of FC-STEM empowers agencies to improve STEM education by sharing 

best practices, leveraging the expertise and resources of Federal partners, and coordinating activities 

in support of common educational goals. FC-STEM agencies are also working together to maximize the 

impact of their efforts within the broader STEM education community.

FC-STEM Priorities. FC-STEM, as a collective body, developed priorities to accomplish its goals in 

support of the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan. The first of these priorities is working with the

Office of Personnel Management and other Federal agencies to better understand existing hiring 

authorities that could help participants in STEM work-based learning programs transition into 

permanent Federal employment. FC-STEM then examined current authorities across Federal agencies 

and proposed ways to increase their use and flexibility through regulatory, administrative or legislative 

processes. This work directly supports the third goal of the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan, 

“Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future.”

FC-STEM’s second priority is to determine the feasibility of a single, searchable, user-friendly online 

resource for STEM education-related Federal activities, resources, and funding opportunities. The study 

includes a stakeholder analysis to inform the development of an online site in support of broader 

dissemination of Federal STEM resources.

FC-STEM Assessment. FC-STEM agencies shared how they assessed the impact of agency specific STEM 

education programs. Mechanisms for data collection varied greatly across programs depending on 

goals and needs, as did methods for evaluating effectiveness. These included annual program 

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assessments, focus groups, pre- and post-surveys, interviews, artifacts, expert input, portfolio analysis, 

longitudinal tracking and assessment, data analysis, qualitative analysis, research studies, participant 

listening sessions, third party evaluations, etc. Early analyses of the results found that STEM 

engagement, interest, identity, and pursuit of advanced degrees in STEM increased as a result of 

participation in the programs. Some program assessments found gaps in target audiences so direct 

efforts were instituted to reach these audiences. Assessments are used to guide revisions and 

refinements to programs and solicitations.

Efforts of the Interagency Working Groups (IWGs)

Five IWGs support FC-STEM as it implements the Strategic Plan and have brought together members 

who represent the Federal government’s foremost experts in STEM education. Four of the IWGs—

Computational Literacy, Convergence, Strategic Partnerships, and Transparency & Accountability—

concentrate their efforts on one of each of the four pathways outlined in the Strategic Plan. A fifth IWG, 

the Interagency Working Group on Inclusion in STEM (IWGIS), was chartered by the NSTC in response to 

Section 308 of the 2017 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act.4

The five interagency working groups coordinate to ensure they produce complementary efforts that 

further the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. A model of the relationships between these 

groups is shown in Figure 2. The sections that follow provide an overview of the foci for each IWG, 

highlight some of the actions agencies are taking that support the work of the IWG, and provide an 

overview of the work that the IWGs have prioritized to pursue collaboratively.

Figure 2. Organizational structure and coordination between the five IWGs of FC-STEM. IWGs devoted to 

the Strategic Plan’s three educational pathways (boxes) will work with each other and with IWGIS (center 

oval) in order to ensure implementation of activities that promote inclusion, diversity, and equity. The 

Transparency and Accountability IWG (outer ring) will work to promote best practices, dissemination of 

resources, and data collection efforts across all other IWG efforts.

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Develop and Enrich Strategic Partnerships (Strategic Partnerships IWG)

Participating Agencies: DOC, DOD, DOE, DHS, DOI, ED, NASA, NSF, OSTP, SI, and USPTO

Description: Partnerships among Federal agencies, educational institutions, employers, museums, 

and other community organizations leverage resources and expertise across STEM education

ecosystems to maximize the impact of educational efforts. These connections broaden and enhance 

the education of today’s learners by providing authentic STEM experiences, seamless career and 

educational transitions, and opportunities for diverse mentorship.

Investment: From the Federal STEM Inventory in Appendices 1 and 3, 104 programs with a total 

FY 2019 investment of $1.88 billion directly or indirectly supported the Strategic Partnerships Pathway 

under the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan. These investments are found in DOC, DOD, DOE, DOL, 

DOT, ED, EPA, HHS, NASA, NSF, SI, USDA, and VA.

Actions Taken Toward Implementation:

To advance strategic partnership objectives, the Strategic Partnerships IWG engaged in discussions 

with partners and stakeholders. IWG members participated in the 2020 STEM Learning Ecosystems 

Community of Practice forum to gain a greater understanding of existing ecosystems models. The IWG 

finalized a definition for STEM education ecosystems that will unify agency efforts to build partnerships 

to support education across the spectrum from early childhood to careers. An output of this effort was 

a definition that can be used across Federal agencies in future programming, such as grants and 

contracts.

Federal definition for STEM Education Ecosystems: STEM education ecosystems consist of 

multi-sector partners united by a collective vision of supporting participation in STEM through the 

creation of accessible, inclusive STEM learning opportunities spanning all education stages and 

career pathways. A STEM education ecosystem continuously evaluates its activities and adapts as 

needed, plans for the long-term, and communicates its work to build broad support and advance 

best-practices.

Agencies use a variety of mechanisms to establish partnerships, including grants, cooperative 

agreements, interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other formal or informal 

agreements. Many of these are arrangements are ongoing, but some new ones were launched in 2019.

Many agencies support work-based learning (WBL) at their facilities through scholarship, internship,

and fellowship programs. IWG members participated in an FC-STEM cross-agency group to discuss best 

practices for effective virtual internships. As a result, many agencies were better prepared to quickly 

adapt students and mentors to a virtual experience. The IWG also examined models that could be used 

to engage multi-sector partners in WBL and began discussing these across agencies. The IWG engaged 

SBIR/STTR Program Managers to discuss models for providing internships for students, teachers, 

Veterans, and underrepresented groups through supplemental grant awards and other mechanisms.

Engage Students where Disciplines Converge (Convergence IWG)

Participating Agencies: DOC, DOD, DOE, ED, NASA, NSF, OSTP, SI, and USPTO

Description: When incorporated into STEM teaching, learning, and assessment, real world STEM 

challenges engage students by drawing on knowledge and methods from across disciplines by 

promoting initiative and creativity. To encourage transdisciplinary learning, the IWG established a plan 

to review existing efforts to: (1) support STEM educators and students through upskilling, resourcing, 
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and providing a forum to share best practices; (2) support the dissemination of effective 

transdisciplinary STEM education practices and programs to attract a more diverse and inclusive 

community of participants; and (3) expand support for STEM learners to study transdisciplinary 

problems through internships, fellowships, scholarships, and other experiential learning opportunities.

Investment: From the Federal STEM Inventory in Appendices 1 and 3, 95 programs with a total FY 2019 

investment of $2.22 billion directly or indirectly supported the Convergence Pathway under the Federal 

STEM Education Strategic Plan. These investments are found in DOC, DOD, DOE, DOT, ED, EPA, HHS, 

NASA, NSF, SI, USDA, and VA.

Actions Taken Toward Implementation:

The Convergence IWG compiled current research, model programs, and best practices available to 

support educators and students in transdisciplinary STEM learning and opportunities. This information 

sharing and collection included DOC, DOD, ED, OSTP, and USPTO providing Federal STEM education 

updates and agency opportunities in convergence at stakeholder convenings, such as the multi-sector 

2020 STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice meeting. Preliminary analysis revealed 

challenges faced by districts, schools, and teachers to implement formal STEM education that 

integrates across disciplines.

Informal and extracurricular learning environments provide additional opportunities to incorporate 

convergent STEM practices, but also highlight challenges related to equity and access. The IWG 

developed a series of survey questions to gather additional information from stakeholders through a 

Request for Information. Using existing literature and insight from current research experts, the IWG 

identified various pathways to convergence in STEM teaching, learning, and assessment. Identifying 

several methods of transdisciplinary learning used in the field enabled flexible planning and adaptation 

towards more convergent and transdisciplinary STEM education, regardless of where one falls on the

continuum. In this way, the IWG showcased how transdisciplinary STEM education can be accessible 

and feasible for all.

As part of the Convergence pathway’s “Make Math a Magnet” objective, some agencies are integrating 

mathematics and statistics into STEM training and making datasets accessible for STEM educators to 

use in applied contexts. For example, the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools program strives to 

make Federal data more accessible by providing classroom-ready math activities for teachers to 

educate students about the value and everyday use of statistics. This program is capitalizing on the 

2020 Census in order to increase awareness and recruit educational partners. In another example. 

NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries Program gives students advanced STEM experiences as they 

compete in building and operating underwater robots.

Build Computational Literacy (Computational Literacy IWG)

Participating Agencies: DOC, DOD, ED, NITRD, NSF, OSTP, SI, USDA, and USPTO

Description: Federal agencies are well-positioned to help Americans of all ages and backgrounds 

harness the benefits of digital technology and be critical and ethical participants in the digital economy. 

By developing integrated approaches to teaching and learning computational thinking and supporting 

new digital technology-based learning environments, agencies can advance mission-critical goals like 

promoting cyber safety and encouraging responsible data management. In addition, federal agencies 

are creating internships and job opportunities for students with computational skills. For example, 

NOAA hired more than 75 students with strong computational skills through the Pathways program.
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Investment: From the Federal STEM Inventory in Appendices 1 and 3, 75 programs with a total FY 2019 

investment of $1.66 billion directly or indirectly supported the Computational Literacy Pathway under 

the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan. These investments are found in DOC, DOD, DOE, DOL, DOT, 

ED, EPA, HHS, NASA, NSF, SI, USDA, and VA.

Actions Taken Toward Implementation:

The Computational Literacy IWG established plans to execute core objectives that encourage the use of 

a common definition of computational literacy, support dissemination of promising content and 

practices that promote computational thinking, and expand digital platform use.

The IWG assessed current agency activities in computational literacy to enhance agency coordination 

and collaboration and ascertain areas of potential unmet need. This assessment included identifying 

ways to promote the expansion of existing digital platforms across agencies that are available for 

teaching and learning. The IWG began a literature review and developed protocol to collect baseline 

data to define computational literacy and develop common metrics to better understand progress.

FC-STEM agencies worked alongside the country’s education community to promote digital literacy 

and cyber safety, including training future STEM workers in digital ethics and privacy. NSF committed 

$10 million in FY 2019 to the newly launched Data Science Corps to promote data literacy; build capacity 

to harness data at the local, State and national levels; and provide basic training in data science to the 

existing workforce across communities. NIH is preparing the next generation of researchers by 

incorporating computational skills and the principles of responsible data use into all of its programs for 

undergraduate and graduate students. ED included a computer science preference in several 

discretionary grant competitions in FY2019, including Education Innovation and Research (EIR) 

Program-Early-Phase. The DOC National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Program, led by NIST,

facilitated a National Cybersecurity Education Conference and launched the National Cybersecurity 

Career Awareness Week to promote cybersecurity, ethics, and safety. DOD collaborated with 

CYBER.ORG to promote and facilitate cyber education for students of military families. In addition, the 

Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award5 is a new recognition program led by ED in collaboration 

with NSF and the National Security Council as charged by President Trump’s Executive Order on 

America’s Cybersecurity Workforce.6

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM (Inclusion in STEM IWG)

Participating Agencies: DOC, DOD, DOE, DHS, DOI, DOS, DOT, ED, EPA, HHS, NSF, NASA, OSTP, SI,USDA, and 

USPTO

Description: Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM is one of the Strategic Plan’s three 

central goals. When an organization’s workforce is diverse in terms of gender, race, socioeconomic 

status, ethnicity, physical ability, geography, etc., and provides an inclusive environment that values 

diversity and promotes equitable opportunities, the organization better retains talent and is more 

innovative and productive. Increasing equity and inclusion are fundamental prerequisites for making 

high-quality STEM education accessible to all Americans and will maximize the creative capacity of 

tomorrow’s workforce.

Investment: From the Federal STEM Inventory in Appendices 1 and 3, 125 programs with a total FY

2019 investment of $3.08 billion directly or indirectly supporting the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Goal 

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under the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan. These investments are found in DOC, DOD, DOE, DOI, 

DOL, DOT, ED, EPA, HHS, NASA, NSF, SI, USDA, and VA.

Actions Taken Toward Implementation:

Efforts toward inclusion in STEM across FC-STEM agencies are coordinated by the IWGIS. In the past 

year, the IWGIS identified two priority areas.

The first priority is to develop a resource for sharing best practices for diversity and inclusion across 

Federal agencies. Over the last year, this priority involved gathering information about practices that 

are working to make measurable change on diversity and inclusion. The IWGIS worked in collaboration 

with other IWGs to clarify the definitions for best practices, promising practices, emerging practices, 

and evidence-based practices. The second priority was evaluation tools. For this effort, the IWGIS

worked with the Transparency and Accountability IWG to develop evaluation tools that can be used 

across government to measure the reach of Federal programs into diverse populations. This joint group

worked to learn how diversity is currently measured in programs. The effort also included a policy 

analysis on elements of the Paperwork Reduction Act with the goal of facilitating an accelerated

pathway for approval of a data collection and evaluation instruments.

The IWGIS is one of the cross-cutting IWGs. Progress therefore requires coordination across all three 

educational pathways in order to implement activities which promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Joint meetings are used to discuss areas of common interest and plan joint initiatives.

Agencies are planning to build stronger partnerships with institutions that serve underrepresented and 

underserved groups. NASA, NIH, NIST, DOD, USPTO, ED, NOAA, and USGS, as part of their partnership 

with the NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers 

in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) program, have joined the NSF INCLUDES National Network,

which supports broadening participation in STEM.7 At NSF, the Geoscience Opportunities for 

Leadership in Diversity – Expanding the Network (GOLD-EN) activity provides funding for projects that 

develop, scale, and disseminate innovative approaches to diversity and inclusion in geoscience 

education and research. ED recently funded the STEM Inclusion for Innovation in Early Education Center 

(STEMI2

E2), which seeks to improve access and participation in STEM learning for young children with 

disabilities. STEMI2E2will also disseminate these practices and supporttools to early childhood programs, 

administrators, providers, families of children with disabilities, and institutions of higher education. 

Through a public-private partnership, the Smithsonian is helping school districts develop strategic 

plans to attract and retain STEM teachers from underrepresented groups, with the goal of reaching 

30,000 new and existing STEM teachers by 2030. NOAA’s Educational Partnership Program (EPP) with 

Minority Serving Institutions is having a big impact. The EPP partner institutions graduated 60% of the 

African Americans who earned PhDs in atmospheric science, 55% of the African Americans who earned 

PhDs in environmental science and 35% of African Americans who earned PhDs in marine sciences.

Additionally, the IWGIS has met with other Federal groups supporting equity and inclusion to learn 

about their initiatives and share ideas, including the White House Initiative on Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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Operate with Transparency and Accountability (Transparency and Accountability IWG)

Participating Agencies: DOC, DOD, DOE, ED, HHS, NASA, NSF, OMB, OSTP, USDA, and USPTO

Description: Across the Federal STEM education enterprise, agencies are working to: develop and apply 

metrics that assess progress in meaningful ways; identify and scale evidence-based practices; collect 

data on educational programs, such as performance evaluations, program outcomes, and participation 

rates for underrepresented groups; and disseminate information to external stakeholders. The 

complexity of Federal investments in STEM education dictates the multiplicity of approaches that are 

being pursued to implement the Strategic Plan, and it is an essential consideration for the interagency 

development of metrics, operational definitions of terms, and best practices. This complexity requires 

creative and flexible approaches that focus on key points of intersection between programs to help 

establish and enhance returns on these investments. Developing common metrics may also require 

consideration of available resources with the understanding that budgets vary widely across the 

inventory of Federal STEM education programs.

Actions Taken Toward Implementation:

As a first step to ensuring common metrics, the Transparency and Accountability (TA) IWG provided 

recommendations to FC-STEM for revising the survey information for the Federal STEM Education 

progress report. Specifically, the TA IWG provided feedback on how investments could be consistently 

reported across agencies and programs to indicate whether the investment directly or indirectly 

contributed to the goals or pathways of the strategic plan.

In addition, the TA IWG formed two subgroups to operationalize definitions of the terms ‘participant’ 

and ‘rural status’ that currently differ across agencies and programs. Standard definitions will lay the 

groundwork for common metrics by ensuring that data can be meaningfully aggregated, accurately 

interpreted, and readily used to compare similar programs. The TA IWG subgroups developed 

compendia and recommendations for STEM education ‘participant’ and ‘rural’ definitions/designations

that were presented at a roundtable meeting. The purposes of the stakeholder engagements were to 

obtain feedback from FC-STEM agency representatives on the recommended definitions/designations 

for STEM ‘participant’ and ‘rural;’ discuss potential challenges/barriers to implementing proposed 

definitions/designations; and discuss next steps. FC-STEM accepted the TA IWG recommended 

definitions and agreed to establish a pilot program to explore the feasibility of implementing the 

designations across agencies.

FC-STEM Engagement Highlights

Interagency Engagement

FC-STEM’s structure enables agencies to collaborate with one another to maximize the impact of 

Federal STEM investments and activities and better serve stakeholder communities. One example of 

FC-STEM collaboration is an interagency expansion of NSF INCLUDES that facilitates partnerships, 

communication, and cooperation.

The purpose of this program is to build and scale up what works in broadening participation programs 

to reach underserved and underrepresented populations nationwide. ED, NASA, NIH, NOAA, NIST, and 

USGS initially joined this community to better understand how they can add their external stakeholder 

networks to the NSF INCLUDES platform and leverage opportunities to use the NSF INCLUDES program 

to better communicate their STEM education programs and funding resources to the public. A special 
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Federal agency session at the NSF INCLUDES National Network Convening in May 2019 helped to kick 

off the interagency expansion. DOD and USPTO became partners in 2019 and joined the agencies noted 

above for quarterly collaborative meetings.

FC-STEM Convening: To further enhance interagency collaboration in support of STEM education 

advancement, NSF hosted a meeting on behalf of FC-STEM in December 2019. Over 100 attendees 

representing DHS, DOD, DOL, DOT, ED, EPA, HHS, HUD, IMLS, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, NSF, NRC, OSTP, 

SI, USDA, USGS, and USPTO were present. The purpose of this convening was to galvanize 

communication regarding partnerships and to increase understanding of the opportunities and 

barriers to interagency collaboration. The National Ocean Science Bowl is another area of strong 

interagency STEM collaboration. NOAA, NASA, DOI and DOE come together to inspire and engage over 

a thousand students across the country to learn about the ocean and the Blue Economy.

Presidential Awards: In late October 2019, the Excellence Awards in Science and Engineering (EASE)

Recognition Event honored 230 recipients with the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics 

and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, 

and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). For the first time, a majority of FC-STEM members participated 

in a newly created Federal exhibit area through which they shared resources, answered questions, and 

provided breakout sessions. Recipients were able to access Federal STEM resources across many 

agencies. The FC-STEM leadership conducted a listening session with the awardees, in coordination 

with the release of the 2019 Progress Report on the Federal Implementation of the STEM Education 

Strategic Plan.

8 This event provided the FC-STEM leadership team a better understanding of the impact 

of the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan across the States and how the Federal agencies could 

better serve their communities nationwide in STEM education.

External Engagement

Request for Information. Building or refreshing STEM education resources and professional learning 

opportunities to meet the existing needs of the community is essential to ensure that students continue 

to engage in high-quality STEM education, whether accessing it remotely or in-person. FC-STEM 

continues to collect information from the broader STEM education community through a Request for 

Information posted in the Federal Register.

9 Stakeholders have the opportunity to provide input on

anticipated future changes in education; how stakeholders have used the Federal STEM Education 

Strategic Plan to guide their work; desired features of a Federal STEM education online resource; best 

practices to increase diversity and inclusion in STEM; needed training for a transdisciplinary approach 

to teaching STEM; expanding public-private partnerships to increase STEM learning opportunities; and 

existing programs that integrate computational literacy within STEM curricula. Using this process will 

provide significant insights to STEM agencies and can help shape future FC-STEM outputs aligned to 

stakeholders’ needs.

STEM Education Advisory Panel. The STEM Education Advisory Panel10 was established by Congress 

in October 2017 under the authority of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This diverse group of STEM education stakeholders has provided 

recommendations and advice to CoSTEM regarding the implementation and reporting of the Federal 

8 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Progress-Report-on-the-FederalImplementation-of-the-STEM-Education-Strategic-Plan.pdf 9 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-09-04/pdf/2020-19681.pdf 10 https://nsf.gov/ehr/STEMEdAdvisory.jsp
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STEM Education Strategic Plan. A panel meeting was held virtually in April, and panelists provided 

valuable suggestions regarding what features and resources might be provided in a Federal online 

STEM education resource. They also shared recent adjustments made by their respective organizations

in response to shifting to distance learning. The panel recognized the increased role of parents as 

educational aides during this transition and suggested providing more resources targeted towards 

parents in the future.

Public-Private Partnerships. The Administration recognizes that the responsibility of providing highquality STEM education is shared among public and private partners, and the development of the 

country’s future STEM workforce can be augmented by expanding public-private partnerships.

Many Federal agencies have ongoing public-private partnerships to leverage non-governmental 

entities’ strengths in providing STEM education opportunities to stakeholders. In 2019, DOD awarded a 

cooperative agreement to a consortium of 18 organizations, the Defense Science, Technology, 

Engineering, and Mathematics Education Consortium (DSEC), to improve STEM literacy and develop 

diverse and agile STEM talent. This consortium serves K-16 students and educators through meaningful 

formal and informal STEM learning experiences and helps to connect participants to the DOD STEM 

workforce and DOD careers. This consortium amplifies the reach, visibility, and outcomes of DOD STEM 

efforts and serves as a force multiplier.

USPTO launched a major initiative aimed at expanding invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in 

the United States. The new National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI), comprised of 

representatives from industry, academia, and government, will help guide the USPTO in developing a 

comprehensive national strategy to build a more diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem by 

encouraging participation demographically, geographically, and economically. To advance innovation 

and entrepreneurship, the USPTO partnered with the National Inventors Hall of Fame, a nonprofit 

organization, to design, develop, and execute preK-12 STEM and intellectual property education 

programs for 180,000 students and 20,000 teachers annually nationwide.

To help Veterans transition from military service to civilian employment, the VA entered into 

participation agreements with various training providers to deliver accelerated learning programs in 

high-need technology fields. The VA incentivized these partners with a “pay-for-performance” model 

that paid these institutions incrementally based on the progress and success of their Veteran students.

NSF, in partnership with The Boeing Company, developed the EHR Core Research: Production 

Engineering Education and Research (ECR: PEER) program11 to transform engineering and technical 

education for the Nation’s manufacturing workforce. The program supports foundational research 

associated with the design, development, and deployment of new online curricula for students and 

professionals. In FY 2019, eight awards, totaling over $10 million dollars, were made using Boeing 

funding. At the end of FY 2019, the ECR: PEER program hosted a Principal Investigators meeting. 

Representatives from institutions gave presentations about their projects and group discussions 

identified challenges and best practices associated with teaming with industrial partners, effective 

online education practices, and evaluating student learning. The Boeing Company, as part of its Women 

Make Us Better and Women in Leadership Initiatives, also partnered with the NSF INCLUDES12 program 

to support the re-entry of women and women Veterans in the STEM workforce.

11 https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19557/nsf19557.htm 12 https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19038/nsf19038.jsp
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The FAA Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems partnered with five 

universities to conduct STEM outreach for K-12 students and educators. The objective of this program 

was to expand the potential STEM outreach approaches of the FAA that use unmanned aircraft systems 

as the central learning platform. These unique approaches by the five university partners were tailored 

to their community needs in locations across the country and offered activities in both formal and 

informal education settings.

Conclusion

Since the release of Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education in December 

2018, significant steps have been taken to implement the Strategic Plan.

Interagency working groups, comprised of participants from FC-STEM agencies, have improved 

collaboration, coordination, and dissemination of Federal STEM education efforts. In many cases, input 

was gathered from internal and external stakeholders regarding evidence-based practices in order to 

integrate these practices and disseminate them for broader reach. FC-STEM understands the 

importance of stewardship of STEM education funding to ensure the uniqueness and effectiveness of 

Federal programs that meet the needs of diverse populations.

The goals and pathways outlined in the 5-year Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan have provided a 

course toward a future in which all Americans will have lifelong access to high-quality STEM education 

and the United States will remain the global leader in STEM literacy, innovation, and employment.
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Appendix 1. FY 2020-Enacted Inventory of STEM Education Investments

Below is a list of STEM education investments and funding levels provided by OMB’s 2020 data call on 

Federal STEM education programs. Programs were included if they had any funding in FY 2019 or 

FY 2020.

Agency Sub-Agency/

Office

Program Name FY 2019 Actual 

($, millions)

FY 2020 Estimated 

($, millions)

FY 2021 President's 

Budget

($, millions)

CNCS CNCS STEM Programs 70.5 90.2 0.0

DHS CWMD National Nuclear Forensics Expertise 

Development Program

2.6 2.6 0.0

DHS S&T Educational Programs - Minority Serving 

Institutions

3.4 3.4 3.4

DOC EDA STEM Apprenticeship Pilot Program 0.0 2.0 0.0

DOC NIST NIST Summer Institute for Middle School 

Teachers

0.1 0.3 0.3

DOC NIST STEM Pipeline for the Next Generation 

Scientists and Engineers.

0.9 1.0 1.0

DOC NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship 

(SURF)

0.7 0.8 0.8

DOC NOAA Competitive Education Grants (including 

Environmental Literacy Grants)

2.8 3.1 0.0

DOC NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program 0.6 0.6 0.6

DOC NOAA José E. Serrano Educational Partnership 

Program with Minority Serving Institutions

16.0 17.2 0.0

DOC NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship 

Program

5.7 5.4 4.6

DOC NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Research 

Fellowship

0.0 1.8 0.0

DOC NOAA National Sea Grant College Program 1.7 1.7 0.0

DOC NOAA NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training 

(B-WET)

7.5 7.8 0.0

DOC NOAA NOAA Teacher at Sea Program 0.6 0.6 0.6

DOC NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration Education 

Programs

0.6 0.6 0.3

DOD AFRL Air Force STEM/Legacy Program 4.4 4.6 4.6

DOD DTRA Joint Science and Technology Institute 1.4 1.5 0.0

DOD DTRA Naval Research Laboratory Faculty Student 

Internship

0.4 0.5 0.0

DOD MDA MDA STEM Education Development (STEM ED) 0.1 0.1 0.1

DOD ODASA(R&T) Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) 9.6 10.2 10.4

DOD ONR Navy - Science and Engineering Apprenticeship 

Program (SEAP)

1.1 0.0 0.0

DOD ONR Navy Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities/Minority Institutions Research and 

Education Partnership

0.2 0.0 0.0

DOD ONR The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program 

(NREIP)

4.2 0.0 0.0

DOD OUSD(R&E) National Defense Education Program (NDEP) K12 component41.8 46.6 21.1
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Agency Sub-Agency/

Office

Program Name FY 2019 Actual 

($, millions)

FY 2020 Estimated 

($, millions)

FY 2021 President's 

Budget

($, millions)

DOD OUSD(R&E) National Defense Education Program (NDEP) 

Manufacturing Engineering Education Program 

(MEEP)

15.0 15.0 0.0

DOD OUSD(R&E) National Defense Education Program (NDEP) 

Military Child STEM Educational Programs

11.3 11.5 0.0

DOD OUSD(R&E) National Defense Education Program (NDEP) 

Science, Mathematics And Research for 

Transformation (SMART)

64.9 71.0 77.1

DOD OUSD(R&E) National Defense Science and Engineering 

Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program

39.4 45.0 45.0

DOD P&R, M&RA DoD STARBASE Program1 30.0 35.0 0.0

DOE ED Minority Educational Institution Student 

Partnership Program

1.0

DOE EERE Advanced Manufacturing Consortia 2.0 2.0 0.4

DOE EERE Industrial Assessment Centers 10.0 12.0 0.0

DOE EERE Land Grant University Graduate Education FOA 0.0 19.0 0.0

DOE EERE Manufacturing Demonstration Facility 1.0 0.3 0.2

DOE EERE Wide Bandgap Power Electronics Traineeship 3.5 0.0 0.0

DOE EERE Bioeconomy Education & Workforce 

Development Activities

0.1 3.5 0.0

DOE EERE Buildings Workforce Development Activities 1.0 2.2 0.0

DOE EERE Solar Decathlon 2.5 2.0 0.0

DOE EERE FEMP Online Training Program 0.8 0.0 0.3

DOE EERE Frontier Observatory for Research in 

Geothermal Energy (FORGE)

0.3 0.3 0.0

DOE EERE H2 & FC STEM and Workforce Training 0.3 2.0 0.3

DOE EERE FY18 FOA Subtopic: Digital Adaptation Training 

for Distributed Energy Resources on the Grid

6.0 0.0 0.0

DOE EERE Solar Ready Vets 1.0 1.0 0.0

DOE EERE Workforce FOA 0.0 2.0 0.0

DOE EERE Advanced Vehicle Competitions 2.5 3.0 1.0

DOE EERE Collegiate Wind Competition 0.4 1.3 0.1

DOE EERE Data Sharing and Analysis 0.0 1.0 0.0

DOE EERE Graduate Student Fellowships 0.5 0.5 0.0

DOE EERE STEM/Workforce (e.g. Incubators) 0.9 0.9 0.0

DOE EERE University Research Coordination 0.1 0.2 0.0

DOE EERE Wind for Schools 1.1 1.0 0.1

DOE EERE Training and Technical Assistance 3.0 0.0 0.0

DOE EERE Marine Energy Collegiate Competition 0.5 0.0 0.0

DOE EM HBCU Mathematics, Science & Technology, 

Engineering and Research Workforce 

Development Program

6.0 6.0 6.0

DOE FE Special Recruitment Programs/Mickey Leland 

Fellowship

0.7 0.7 0.9

DOE NE Integrated University Program 5.0 5.0 0.0
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Agency Sub-Agency/

Office

Program Name FY 2019 Actual 

($, millions)

FY 2020 Estimated 

($, millions)

FY 2021 President's 

Budget

($, millions)

DOE NNSA Computational Sciences Graduate Fellowship 

(CSGF)

2.0 2.0 2.0

DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Academic Alliances (SSAA) 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements

33.4 25.0 25.0

DOE NNSA, EM Minority Serving Institution Partnership 

Program (MSIPP)

20.0 26.0 25.0

DOE OEERE Algae Technology Educational Consortium 0.5 0.5 0.0

DOE SC Computational Sciences Graduate Fellowship 10.0 10.0 10.0

DOE SC American Chemical Society Summer School in 

Nuclear and Radiochemistry

0.4 0.6 0.6

DOE SC Community College Internship 1.0 1.7 1.1

DOE SC National Science Bowl 2.9 2.9 2.9

DOE SC Office of Science Graduate Student Research 

Program

3.5 4.5 2.6

DOE SC Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships 10.3 13.6 9.1

DOE SC Visiting Faculty Program 1.7 2.0 1.7

DOE SC U.S. Particle Accelerator Training 1.0 1.0 0.9

DOI USGS EDMAP 0.5 0.5 0.4

DOL ETA H-1B Training Activities 73.6 40.0 40.0

DOT FAA Air Transportation Centers of Excellence (COE) 24.4 61.3 32.0

DOT FHWA Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation 

Fellowship Program

1.8 2.0 2.0

DOT FHWA Garrett A. Morgan Technology and 

Transportation Education Program

0.0 0.4 0.4

DOT FHWA National Summer Transportation Institute 

Program (NSTI)

2.4 2.7 2.7

DOT FHWA Summer Transportation Institute Program for 

Diverse Groups (STIPDG)

0.8 1.3 1.3

DOT FHWA University Transportation Centers (UTC) 

Program 

69.8 77.5 77.5

ED IES Regional Educational Laboratories 3.6 3.1 1.7

ED IES Research in Special Education 8.3 11.9 15.8

ED IES Research, Development, and Dissemination 39.3 37.3 31.1

ED OESE 21st Century Community Learning Centers 3.6 0.0 0.0

ED OESE Investing in Innovation (now called Education 

Innovation and Research (EIR)

78.0 65.0 0.0

ED OPE Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions STEM 

and articulation programs

93.8 94.1 0.0

ED OPE Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need 

(GAANN)

23.1 23.1 0.0

ED OPE Minority Science and Engineering Improvement 

Program

11.1 12.6 150.0

ED OPE Strengthening Predominantly Black Institutions 7.5 7.5 0.0

ED OPE Teacher Loan Forgiveness 105.4 107.5 109.6

ED OPE Upward Bound Math and Science Program 63.5 65.5 65.5

EPA EE Environmental Education Grants 3.3 3.3 0.0
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Agency Sub-Agency/

Office

Program Name FY 2019 Actual 

($, millions)

FY 2020 Estimated 

($, millions)

FY 2021 President's 

Budget

($, millions)

EPA EE National Environmental Education and Training 

Partnership

2.2 2.1 0.0

EPA ORD P3-People, Prosperity & the Planet-Award: A 

National Student Design Competition for 

Sustainability

1.1 1.2 0.0

HHS HRSA Health Careers Opportunity Program 14.1 15.0 0.0

HHS NIH NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Enhancing 

Diversity in Biomedical Data Science

1.4 1.5 1.4

HHS NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in 

Health-Related Research

43.0 43.0 43.0

HHS NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service 

Award Institutional Research Training Grants 

(T32, T35)

303.4 317.0 294.7

HHS NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA for Individual 

Predoctoral Fellows, including 

Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups,

Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, 

and Predoctoral Students with Disabilities

100.2 108.2 101.6

HHS NIH Summer Research Education Experience 

Programs

6.4 7.5 7.6

HHS NIH Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering 

Education

0.7 0.7 0.7

HHS NIH Graduate Program Partnerships 13.2 12.1 12.3

HHS NIH Post-baccalaureate Intramural Research 

Training Award Program

53.7 58.5 59.6

HHS NIH Student Intramural Research Training Award 

Program

8.2 8.0 8.1

HHS NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program for 

Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

4.2 4.2 3.9

HHS NIH Cancer Education Grants Program 20.5 26.9 25.5

HHS NIH Center for Cancer Research Cancer Interns 0.4 0.4 0.4

HHS NIH Center for Cancer Research Cancer/John 

Hopkins University Master of Science in 

Biotechnology Concentration in Molecular 

Targets and Drug Discovery Technologies

0.3 0.4 0.4

HHS NIH National Cancer Institute Cancer Education and 

Career Development Program

85.0 87.6 83.2

HHS NIH NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow 

Transition Award (F99 Portion Only)

1.9 1.8 1.8

HHS NIH NCI Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Research 

Education Grant (R25)

4.9 6.9 8.6

HHS NIH Werner H Kirsten Student Internship Program 0.5 0.5 0.5

HHS NIH Initiative for Maximizing Research Education in 

Genomics; Diversity Action Plan

3.4 3.9 3.8

HHS NIH Short-Term Research Education Program to 

Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research

5.2 5.3 5.3

HHS NIH Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics 1.5 1.5 1.5

HHS NIH Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase 

Diversity

0.7 0.7 0.7
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Agency Sub-Agency/

Office

Program Name FY 2019 Actual 

($, millions)

FY 2020 Estimated 

($, millions)

FY 2021 President's 

Budget

($, millions)

HHS NIH National Institute on Aging Medicine, Science, 

Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: 

Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) 

through Undergraduate Education

3.6 4.2 3.8

HHS NIH Courses for Skill Development in Biomedical Big 

Data Science

0.3 0.3 0.3

HHS NIH Mathematics and Science Cognition and 

Learning (MSCL) Program

9.1 9.5 8.6

HHS NIH Short Courses in Population Research 

(Education Programs for Population Research 

R25)

0.7 0.7 0.7

HHS NIH Drug Abuse Dissertation Research 0.4 0.4 0.4

HHS NIH Research Education Grants for Statistical 

Training in the Genetics of Addiction

0.4 0.0 0.0

HHS NIH Training in Computational Neuroscience: From 

Biology to Model and Back Again (R90 portion 

only)

0.9 0.9 0.9

HHS NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and 

Kidney Diseases Research, Education Program 

Grants for Summer Research Experiences (R25)

2.2 2.3 2.1

HHS NIH Short-Term Research Experience for 

Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP; R25)

1.4 1.4 1.3

HHS NIH Undergraduate Research Education Program 

(UP) to Enhance Diversity in Environmental 

Health Sciences

0.6 1.0 1.0

HHS NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program 8.8 8.9 8.1

HHS NIH Bridges to the Doctorate 2.4 1.9 1.7

HHS NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development 18.5 15.9 12.2

HHS NIH MARC U-STAR NRSA Program 17.8 18.2 16.5

HHS NIH RISE (Research Initiative for Scientific 

Enhancement)

22.1 22.6 20.6

HHS NIH Science Education Partnership Award 21.1 21.5 19.6

HHS NIH Short Courses on Mathematical, Statistical, and 

Computational Tools for Studying Biological 

Systems

0.6 0.0 0.0

HHS NIH Medical Research Scholars Program 0.6 0.8 0.8

HHS NIH NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities 

International Research Training (T37)

3.2 3.2 2.9

HHS NIH Blueprint Program for Enhancing Neuroscience 

Diversity through Undergraduate Research 

Education Experiences

0.8 2.3 2.3

HHS NIH Diversity Research Education Grants in 

Neuroscience

0.0 0.0 0.0

HHS NIH National Library of Medicine Institutional 

Training Grants for Research Training in 

Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

10.9 11.9 11.1

HHS NIH NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity 

(BUILD) Initiative (RL5 portion only)

8.2 7.0 5.9

HHS NIH NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity 

(BUILD) Initiative (TL4 portion only)

12.7 14.9 12.4
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Agency Sub-Agency/

Office

Program Name FY 2019 Actual 

($, millions)

FY 2020 Estimated 

($, millions)

FY 2021 President's 

Budget

($, millions)

HHS NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education 

Program (PREP)

11.4 11.7 10.6

NASA Office of 

STEM 

Engagement

MUREP 33.0 36.0 0.0

NASA Office of 

STEM 

Engagement

NextGen STEM Project (NGS) 12.0 12.0 0.0

NASA Office of 

STEM 

Engagement

Space Grant - National Space Grant College and 

Fellowship Program

44.0 48.0 0.0

NASA SMD GLOBE Program 6.0 6.0 6.5

NASA SMD SMD Science Activation Program 45.0 45.6 45.6

NRC RES Integrated University Program 14.8 16.0 0.0

NRC SBCR Minority Serving Institutions Program (MSIP) 0.7 0.0 0.0

NSF CISE CyberTraining 3.6 5.0 3.6

NSF CISE, EHR, 

MPS

Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data 

Science Corps (DSC)

7.3 3.0 6.0

NSF EHR Advanced Technological Education (ATE) 66.5 75.0 71.0

NSF EHR Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL), 

formerly Informal Science Education (ISE)

62.5 62.5 55.8

NSF EHR Alliances for Graduate Education and the 

Professoriate (AGEP)

8.0 8.0 7.1

NSF EHR Cybercorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) 55.3 55.0 52.1

NSF EHR Discovery Research PreK-12 (DR-K12) 88.2 95.0 89.9

NSF EHR EHR Core Research (ECR) 67.8 69.5 157.4

NSF EHR Excellence Awards in Science and Engineering 

(EASE)

5.6 4.3 3.8

NSF EHR Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) 40.0 45.0 14.2

NSF EHR Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)

35.0 35.0 31.2

NSF EHR Improving Undergraduate STEM Education

(IUSE)

101.9 107.0 88.2

NSF EHR Innovative Technology Experiences for 

Students and Teachers (ITEST)

34.2 39.3 39.3

NSF EHR Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation 

(LSAMP)

46.0 47.5 43.5

NSF EHR NSF Inclusion across the Nation of 

Communities of Learners of Underrepresented 

Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF 

INCLUDES)

20.2 20.0 18.9

NSF EHR NSF Research Traineeships (NRT) 54.1 49.5 61.9

NSF EHR NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, 

Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

114.8 117.8 117.8

NSF EHR Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) 91.1 83.1 73.6

NSF EHR Robert Noyce Scholarship (Noyce) Program 75.2 67.0 44.5

NSF EHR Tribal Colleges and Universities Program 

(TCUP)

15.0 15.0 12.5
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Agency Sub-Agency/

Office

Program Name FY 2019 Actual 

($, millions)

FY 2020 Estimated 

($, millions)

FY 2021 President's 

Budget

($, millions)

NSF EHR, CISE Computer Science for All (CSforAll) 0.0 30.0 19.0

NSF EHR, CISE STEM+C Partnerships (Will be replaced with 

Computer Science for All)

64.4 0.0 0.0

NSF EHR, OIA Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 284.5 284.5 275.3

NSF ENG Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 

(EFRI) Research Experience and Mentoring 

(REM)

1.2 1.2 0.7

NSF ENG, CISE Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in 

Engineering and Computer Science 

10.8 6.3 5.4

NSF OISE International Research Experiences for 

Students (IRES)

12.0 13.0 12.3

SI STEM Informal Education and Instruction 5.1 5.2 5.4

USDA 1890 STEM Scholars 0.7 0.7 0.3

USDA APHIS AgDiscovery 1.0 1.0 1.0

USDA APHIS Florida A&M University Vet Tech Program 0.3 0.3 0.3

USDA NIFA 1890 Facilities Grant Program 19.7 20.5 19.7

USDA NIFA 1890 Institutions Capacity Building Grants 

Program: Extension

6.4 7.6 6.4

USDA NIFA 1890 Institutions Capacity Building Grants 

Program: Teaching

6.4 7.6 6.4

USDA NIFA 1890 National Scholars Program 40.0 5.0 10.0

USDA NIFA 4-H Science, 4-H Youth Development Program 26.6 26.6 26.6

USDA NIFA Agriculture in the Classroom 0.6 0.6 0.6

USDA NIFA Alaska Native-Serving and Native HawaiianServing Institutions Education Competitive 

Grants Program

3.2 3.2 5.0

USDA NIFA Hispanic serving Institutions Education Grants 

Program

9.2 11.2 9.2

USDA NIFA Insular Programs 2.0 2.0 0.0

USDA NIFA Multicultural Scholars, Graduate Fellowship 

and Institution Challenge Grants

9.0 9.0 0.0

USDA NIFA NIFA Fellowship Grants Program 32.0 32.0 32.0

USDA NIFA Secondary Postsecondary Agriculture 

Education Challenge Grants (SPECA)

0.9 0.9 0.0

USDA NIFA Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, 

Engineering and Mathematics Fields Program 

(WAMS)

0.4 0.4 0.4

VA Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship 0.0 75.0 75.0

VA Veteran Employment Through Technology 

Education Courses (VET TEC)

1.4 28.6 15.0
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Appendix 2. Summary of FY 2020 STEM Education Investments

This table provides a summary of all inventory data from Appendix 1 by agency including total number 

of investments and FY2020 estimated budget.

Agency Number of 

Investments

FY 2020 Estimated Budget

($, millions)

Corporation for National and Community Service 1 90.2 

Department of Agriculture 16 128.6 

Department of Commerce 13 42.9 

Department of Defense 11 241.0 

Department of Education 10 427.6 

Department of Energy 33 155.7 

Department of Health and Human Services 43 785.5

Department of Homeland Security 2 6.0 

Department of Labor 1 40.0 

Department of the Interior 1 0.5 

Department of Transportation 6 145.2 

Environmental Protection Agency 3 6.6 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5 147.6 

National Science Foundation 25 1,338.5 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 16.0 

Smithsonian Institution 1 5.2 

Veterans Affairs 2 103.6 

Grand Total 174 3,680.7
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FY 2020 Number of STEM Education Investments Per Agency

Figure 3. This pie chart depicts the information provided in the table above in the “Number of 

Investments” column.

FY 2020 Estimated Budget ($, millions)

Figure 4. This pie chart depicts the information provided in the table above in the FY2020 Estimated 

Budget column.

CNCS, 1

USDA, 16

DOC, 13

DOD, 11

ED, 10

HHS, 43 DOE, 33

DHS, 2

DOL, 1

DOI, 1 DOT, 6

EPA, 3

NASA, 5

NSF, 25

NRC, 1 SI, 1 VA, 2

CNCS, 90.2

USDA, 128.6 DOC, 42.9

DOD, 

241.0

ED, 427.6

DOE, 155.7

HHS, 785.5

DHS, 

DOI, 0.5 DOL, 40.0 6.0

DOT, 145.2

EPA, 6.6

NASA, 147.6

NSF, 1,338.5

NRC, 16.0 SI, 5.2 VA, 103.6
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Appendix 3. Agency STEM Education Investment Alignment to Goals and

Pathways

The information in the table below shares how each individual agency’s investment aligns with the 

goals and pathways identified in the Strategic Plan. This information was collected by FC-STEM.

FC-STEM agencies were asked how investments aligned to the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan 

goals and pathways. A “D” indicates that the major outcome of the STEM investment contributes 

directly to, or progress towards the attainment of the goal or pathway. An “I” indicates that the major 

outcome of the STEM investment contributes indirectly to the attainment of the goal or pathway, or the 

investment outcome supports the goal or pathway or progress towards the goal, butis not a stated goal 

or objective of the investment. A blank indicates that the anticipated outcomes of the investment are 

unlikely to contribute, directly or indirectly, to achieve the goal or pathway.

Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

DOC EDA STEM Apprenticeship Pilot 

Program 

D D D D D D

DOC NIST NIST Summer Institute for 

Middle School Teachers

D D D I I

DOC NIST STEM Pipeline for the Next 

Generation Scientists and 

Engineers.

D D D D D I

DOC NIST Summer Undergraduate 

Research Fellowship 

(SURF)

D D D I D I

DOC NOAA Competitive Education 

Grants (including 

Environmental Literacy 

Grants)

D D D

DOC NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster 

Scholarship Program

D D

DOC NOAA José E. Serrano 

Educational Partnership 

Program with Minority 

Serving Institutions

D I D

DOC NOAA Ernest F. Hollings 

Undergraduate Scholarship 

Program

D D

DOC NOAA Margaret A. Davidson 

Graduate Research 

Fellowship

D D D

DOC NOAA National Sea Grant College 

Program

I D D

DOC NOAA NOAA Bay Watershed 

Education and Training (BWET)

D I D D

DOC NOAA NOAA Teacher at Sea 

Program

D D

DOC NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration 

Education Programs

D D D D I I

DOD AFRL Air Force STEM/Legacy 

Program

D D D I D D
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

DOD DTRA Joint Science and 

Technology Institute

D D D D D D

DOD DTRA Naval Research Laboratory 

Faculty Student Internship

D D D D D D

DOD MDA MDA STEM Education 

Development (STEM ED)

D I D D I D

DOD ODASA

(R&T)

Army Educational Outreach 

Program (AEOP)

D D I D D I

DOD ONR Navy - Science and 

Engineering Apprenticeship 

Program (SEAP)

D I D I I I

DOD ONR Navy Historically Black 

Colleges and 

Universities/Minority 

Institutions Research and 

Education Partnership

DOD ONR The Naval Research 

Enterprise Intern Program 

(NREIP)

D I D I I I

DOD OUSD

(R&E)

National Defense 

Education Program (NDEP) 

K-12 component

D D D D D D

DOD OUSD

(R&E)

National Defense 

Education Program (NDEP) 

Manufacturing Engineering 

Education Program (MEEP)

I D D D

DOD OUSD

(R&E)

National Defense 

Education Program (NDEP) 

Military Child STEM 

Educational Programs

D D D D D D

DOD OUSD

(R&E)

National Defense 

Education Program (NDEP) 

Science, Mathematics And 

Research for 

Transformation (SMART)

I I D I I I

DOD OUSD

(R&E)

National Defense Science 

and Engineering Graduate 

(NDSEG) Fellowship 

Program

D D D

DOD P&R, 

M&RA

DoD STARBASE Program1 D D D D D D

DOE DOE/ED Minority Educational 

Institution Student 

Partnership Program

D D D

DOE EERE Advanced Manufacturing 

Consortia

D D

DOE EERE Industrial Assessment 

Centers

D D

DOE EERE Land Grant University 

Graduate Education FOA

D D I

DOE EERE Manufacturing 

Demonstration Facility

D D

DOE EERE Wide Bandgap Power 

Electronics Traineeship

D D I
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

DOE EERE Bioeconomy Education & 

Workforce Development 

Activities

D D I

DOE EERE Buildings Workforce 

Development Activities

D D I

DOE EERE Solar Decathlon D D I

DOE EERE FEMP Online Training 

Program

D D D

DOE EERE Frontier Observatory for 

Research in Geothermal 

Energy (FORGE)

D D D

DOE EERE H2 & FC STEM and 

Workforce Training

D

DOE EERE FY18 FOA Subtopic: Digital 

Adaptation Training for 

Distributed Energy 

Resources on the Grid

I

DOE EERE Solar Ready Vets D D

DOE EERE Workforce FOA I D D I

DOE EERE Advanced Vehicle 

Competitions

D I

DOE EERE Collegiate Wind 

Competition

D D I

DOE EERE Data Sharing and Analysis D D I D

DOE EERE Graduate Student 

Fellowships

D D D

DOE EERE STEM/Workforce (e.g. 

Incubators)

D D D

DOE EERE University Research 

Coordination

D D

DOE EERE Wind for Schools I D D I

DOE EERE Training and Technical 

Assistance

D D I

DOE EERE Marine Energy Collegiate 

Competition

D D D D

DOE EM HBCU Mathematics, 

Science & Technology, 

Engineering and Research 

Workforce Development 

Program

D D D

DOE FE Special Recruitment 

Programs/Mickey Leland 

Fellowship

D D D

DOE NE Integrated University 

Program

D D I

DOE NNSA Computational Sciences 

Graduate Fellowship 

(CSGF)

D I I D

DOE NNSA Stewardship Science 

Academic Alliances (SSAA) 

Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements

D D I I
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

DOE NNSA, 

EM

Minority Serving Institution 

Partnership Program 

(MSIPP)

I D D D I I

DOE OEERE Algae Technology 

Educational Consortium

D D I

DOE SC Computational Sciences 

Graduate Fellowship

DOE SC American Chemical Society 

Summer School in Nuclear 

and Radiochemistry

D D

DOE SC Community College 

Internship

I D D I

DOE SC National Science Bowl D D I

DOE SC Office of Science Graduate 

Student Research Program

D D I I

DOE SC Science Undergraduate 

Laboratory Internships

D D I I

DOE SC Visiting Faculty Program D D D I

DOE SC U.S. Particle Accelerator 

Training

D I D

DOI USGS EDMAP I D

DOL ETA H-1B Training Activities I I I I I

DOT FAA Air Transportation Centers 

of Excellence (COE)

D D D D D I

DOT FHWA Dwight David Eisenhower 

Transportation Fellowship 

Program

D D D D D I

DOT FHWA Garrett A. Morgan 

Technology and 

Transportation Education 

Program

D D D I D I

DOT FHWA National Summer 

Transportation Institute 

Program (NSTI)

D D D D D I

DOT FHWA Summer Transportation 

Institute Program for 

Diverse Groups (STIPDG)

D D D D D I

DOT FHWA University Transportation 

Centers (UTC) Program 

D D D D D I

ED IES Regional Educational 

Laboratories 

I I I

ED IES Research in Special 

Education 

I I I I I

ED IES Research, Development, 

and Dissemination 

I I I I I I

ED OESE 21st Century Community 

Learning Centers

I I D I I

ED OESE Investing in Innovation 

(now called Education 

Innovation and Research 

(EIR)

D I D I D D

ED OPE Developing Hispanic 

Serving Institutions STEM 

and articulation programs

D D
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

ED OPE Graduate Assistance in 

Areas of National Need 

(GAANN)

D I

ED OPE Minority Science and 

Engineering Improvement 

Program

D D I I

ED OPE Strengthening 

Predominantly Black 

Institutions

D D

ED OPE Teacher Loan Forgiveness I I I I

ED OPE Upward Bound Math and 

Science Program

D D D I

EPA EE Environmental Education 

Grants

D I I I D D

EPA EE National Environmental 

Education and Training 

Partnership

D D I D I I

EPA ORD P3-People, Prosperity & the 

Planet-Award: A National 

Student Design 

Competition for 

Sustainability

D D D D D D

HHS HRSA Health Careers Opportunity 

Program

HHS NIH NIH Big Data to Knowledge 

(BD2K) Enhancing Diversity 

in Biomedical Data Science

D D D

HHS NIH Research Supplements to 

Promote Diversity in 

Health-Related Research

D D

HHS NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National 

Research Service Award 

Institutional Research 

Training Grants (T32, T35)

I D I

HHS NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA 

for Individual Predoctoral 

Fellows, including 

Underrepresented 

Racial/Ethnic Groups,

Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, and 

Predoctoral Students with 

Disabilities

D D

HHS NIH Summer Research 

Education Experience 

Programs

I D

HHS NIH Team-Based Design in 

Biomedical Engineering 

Education

I D D

HHS NIH Graduate Program 

Partnerships

D

HHS NIH Post-baccalaureate 

Intramural Research 

Training Award Program

D
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

HHS NIH Student Intramural 

Research Training Award 

Program

D

HHS NIH Undergraduate Scholarship 

Program for Individuals 

from Disadvantaged 

Backgrounds

D D

HHS NIH Cancer Education Grants 

Program

I D

HHS NIH Center for Cancer Research 

Cancer Interns

D D

HHS NIH Center for Cancer Research 

Cancer/John Hopkins 

University Master of 

Science in Biotechnology 

Concentration in Molecular 

Targets and Drug Discovery 

Technologies

D

HHS NIH National Cancer Institute 

Cancer Education and 

Career Development 

Program

I D

HHS NIH NCI Predoctoral to 

Postdoctoral Fellow 

Transition Award (F99 

Portion Only)

D

HHS NIH NCI Youth Enjoy Science 

(YES) Research Education 

Grant (R25)

D D D

HHS NIH Werner H Kirsten Student 

Internship Program

D

HHS NIH Initiative for Maximizing 

Research Education in 

Genomics; Diversity Action 

Plan

D D

HHS NIH Short-Term Research 

Education Program to 

Increase Diversity in 

Health-Related Research

D D

HHS NIH Summer Institute for 

Training in Biostatistics

D D

HHS NIH Aging Research 

Dissertation Awards to 

Increase Diversity

D D

HHS NIH National Institute on Aging 

Medicine, Science, 

Technology, Engineering 

and Mathematics: 

Advancing Diversity in 

Aging Research (ADAR) 

through Undergraduate 

Education

D D

HHS NIH Courses for Skill 

Development in Biomedical 

Big Data Science

I D D
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

HHS NIH Mathematics and Science 

Cognition and Learning 

(MSCL) Program

D D

HHS NIH Short Courses in 

Population Research 

(Education Programs for 

Population Research R25)

I D

HHS NIH Drug Abuse Dissertation 

Research

D D

HHS NIH Research Education Grants 

for Statistical Training in 

the Genetics of Addiction

I D

HHS NIH Training in Computational 

Neuroscience: From 

Biology to Model and Back 

Again (R90 portion only)

I D D

HHS NIH National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and 

Kidney Diseases Research, 

Education Program Grants 

for Summer Research 

Experiences (R25)

I D

HHS NIH Short-Term Research 

Experience for 

Underrepresented Persons 

(STEP-UP; R25)

D D

HHS NIH Undergraduate Research 

Education Program (UP) to 

Enhance Diversity in 

Environmental Health 

Sciences

D D

HHS NIH Bridges to the 

Baccalaureate Program

D D

HHS NIH Bridges to the Doctorate D D

HHS NIH Initiative for Maximizing 

Student Development

D D

HHS NIH MARC U-STAR NRSA 

Program

D D

HHS NIH RISE (Research Initiative for 

Scientific Enhancement)

D D

HHS NIH Science Education 

Partnership Award

D I

HHS NIH Short Courses on Mathematical, Statistical, and 

Computational Tools for 

Studying Biological Systems

I D D

HHS NIH Medical Research Scholars 

Program

D

HHS NIH NIMHD Minority Health and 

Health Disparities 

International Research 

Training (T37)

D D

HHS NIH Blueprint Program for 

Enhancing Neuroscience 

Diversity through 

Undergraduate Research 

Education Experiences

D D
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

HHS NIH Diversity Research 

Education Grants in 

Neuroscience

D D

HHS NIH National Library of 

Medicine Institutional 

Training Grants for 

Research Training in 

Biomedical Informatics and 

Data Science

I D D

HHS NIH NIH Building Infrastructure 

Leading to Diversity 

(BUILD) Initiative (RL5 

portion only)

D D

HHS NIH NIH Building Infrastructure 

Leading to Diversity 

(BUILD) Initiative (TL4 

portion only)

D D

HHS NIH Postbaccalaureate 

Research Education 

Program (PREP)

D D

NASA Office of 

STEM 

Engagement

MUREP I D D I D

NASA Office of 

STEM 

Engagement

NextGen STEM Project 

(NGS)

I I D D I I

NASA Office of 

STEM 

Engagement

Space Grant - National 

Space Grant College and 

Fellowship Program

D I D D D

NASA SMD GLOBE Program D D I I D I

NASA SMD SMD Science Activation 

Program

D D I D D I

NSF CISE CyberTraining D I D D D D

NSF CISE, 

EHR, 

MPS

Harnessing the Data 

Revolution (HDR): Data 

Science Corps (DSC)

D I D D D D

NSF EHR Advanced Technological 

Education (ATE)

D D D D D D

NSF EHR Advancing Informal STEM 

Learning (AISL), formerly 

Informal Science Education 

(ISE)

D D I D D I

NSF EHR Alliances for Graduate 

Education and the 

Professoriate (AGEP)

D D D I

NSF EHR Cybercorps: Scholarship for 

Service (SFS)

I D D I

NSF EHR Discovery Research PreK-12 

(DR-K12)

D D I I D D

NSF EHR EHR Core Research (ECR) I I I I I I
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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

NSF EHR Excellence Awards in 

Science and Engineering 

(EASE)

I I

NSF EHR Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions (HSI)

D D D D D I

NSF EHR Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities 

Undergraduate Program 

(HBCU-UP)

I D D D D D

NSF EHR Improving Undergraduate 

STEM Education (IUSE)

D D D D D D

NSF EHR Innovative Technology 

Experiences for Students 

and Teachers (ITEST)

D D D D I I

NSF EHR Louis Stokes Alliances for 

Minority Participation 

(LSAMP)

D D D D I

NSF EHR NSF Inclusion across the 

Nation of Communities of 

Learners of 

Underrepresented 

Discoverers in Engineering 

and Science (NSF 

INCLUDES)

D I D

NSF EHR NSF Research Traineeships 

(NRT)

D D D I

NSF EHR NSF Scholarships in 

Science, Technology, 

Engineering, and 

Mathematics (S-STEM)

I D D I I I

NSF EHR Research Experiences for 

Undergraduates (REU)

I I D I I

NSF EHR Robert Noyce Scholarship 

(Noyce) Program

D D D I D D

NSF EHR Tribal Colleges and 

Universities Program 

(TCUP)

D D D D D

NSF EHR, 

CISE

Computer Science for All 

(CSforAll)

NSF EHR, 

CISE

STEM+C Partnerships (Will 

be replaced with Computer 

Science for All)

D D D I D D

NSF EHR, OIA Graduate Research 

Fellowship Program (GRFP)

D D

NSF ENG Emerging Frontiers in 

Research and Innovation 

(EFRI) Research Experience 

and Mentoring (REM)

D D D I

NSF ENG, 

CISE

Research Experiences for 

Teachers (RET) in 

Engineering and Computer 

Science 

D D D D D D

NSF OISE International Research 

Experiences for Students 

(IRES)

I D I I
2020 PROGRESS REPORT ON THE FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STEM EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN

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Agency SubAgency/

Office

Program Name Goal:

Build strong 

foundations 

for STEM 

literacy

Goal:

Increase 

diversity, 

equity 

and 

inclusion 

in STEM

Goal:

Prepare 

the STEM 

workforce 

for the 

future

Pathway:

Develop 

and 

enrich 

strategic 

partnerships

Pathway:

Engage 

students 

where 

disciplines 

converge

Pathway:

Build 

computational 

literacy

SI STEM Informal Education 

and Instruction

D D D D D I

USDA 1890 STEM Scholars D D D I I

USDA APHIS AgDiscovery D D D D I

USDA APHIS Florida A&M University Vet 

Tech Program

D D D D I I

USDA NIFA 1890 Facilities Grant 

Program

D D D I I

USDA NIFA 1890 Institutions Capacity 

Building Grants Program: 

Extension

I D

USDA NIFA 1890 Institutions Capacity 

Building Grants Program: 

Teaching

D D D I I

USDA NIFA 1890 National Scholars 

Program

USDA NIFA 4-H Science, 4-H Youth 

Development Program

D I D I

USDA NIFA Agriculture in the 

Classroom

D D D I

USDA NIFA Alaska Native-Serving and 

Native Hawaiian-Serving 

Institutions Education 

Competitive Grants 

Program

D D D

USDA NIFA Hispanic serving 

Institutions Education 

Grants Program

D D D

USDA NIFA Insular Programs D I D D I

USDA NIFA Multicultural Scholars, 

Graduate Fellowship and 

Institution Challenge 

Grants

D D D D I I

USDA NIFA NIFA Fellowship Grants 

Program

D D I I

USDA NIFA Secondary Postsecondary 

Agriculture Education 

Challenge Grants (SPECA)

D D D I I

USDA NIFA Women and Minorities in 

Science, Technology, 

Engineering and 

Mathematics Fields 

Program (WAMS)

D D D D I

VA Edith Nourse Rogers STEM 

Scholarship

D D D D I D

VA Veteran Employment 

Through Technology 

Education Courses (VET 

TEC)

D D D D D D
2020 PROGRESS REPORT ON THE FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STEM EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN

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Appendix 4. Agency STEM Education Implementation Actions Alignment to

Pathways and Objectives

GOALS FOR AMERICAN STEM EDUCATION

* Build Strong Foundations for STEM Literacy *

* Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM *

* Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future *

Pathways Objectives

DOC

DOD

DOE

DOI

DOL

DOSDOT

ED

EPA

HHS

NASA

NSF

SI

USDA

Develop and 

Enrich 

Strategic 

Partnerships

Foster STEM Ecosystems that 

Unite Communities             

Increase Work-Based 

Learning and Training 

through Educator-Employer 

Partnerships

            

Blend Successful Practices 

from Across the Learning 

Landscape

        

Engage 

Students 

where 

Disciplines 

Converge

Advance Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship Education          

Make Mathematics a Magnet      

Encourage Transdisciplinary 

Learning            

Build 

Computational 

Literacy

Promote Digital Literacy and 

Cyber Safety       

Make Computational 

Thinking an Integral Element 

of All Education

        

Expand Digital Platforms for 

Teaching and Learning       

Operate with 

Transparency 

and 

Accountability

Leverage and Scale EvidenceBased Practices Across STEM 

Communities

Report Participation Rates of 

Underrepresented Groups

Use Common Metrics to 

Measure Progress

Make Program Performance 

and Outcomes Publicly 

Available

Develop a Federal 

Implementation Plan and 

Track Progress