Grants will be renewable for up to three years in declining amounts. Application guidelines are available online. The NASA Marslink Initiative is an effort to bring one of the most current NASA missions into the classrooms of various schools across the country. NASA reports Marslink is one of the very first programs designed specifically for the Internet, supported by standards-based, online curricula, and also provides an interactive program which focuses on the areas of science, math, and technology. Schools will be chosen on a first come, first serve basis for the grant, and only for a limited time.
Applications are available online.
The deadline to submit proposals is October 24. No formal request for proposals will be released. For more information see the October 6 printed issue of the Commerce Business Daily or the October 4 CBDNet version. Promotion State science and technology initiatives have been given higher profile in California as the state's lead economic development department changes its name to the Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency. The new Division of Science, Technology and Innovation, led by Deputy Secretary Joe Raguso, will oversee the state's tech-based economic development efforts.