MUREP INCLUDES
Funding Agency:
- NASA
NASA RFP URL: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId={A450B10A-FEFB-66E5-E110-A7A9AAF3CFED}&path=open
Announcement: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA or Agency) Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement (OSTEM) Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) solicits proposals from four-year colleges/universities and twoyear institutions designated by the US Department of Education as Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) (see the NASA MSI List) for the MUREP Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (MUREP INCLUDES) awards. The MUREP INCLUDES concept directly responds to the needs noted in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report and leveraging the academic contributions of MSIs. MUREP collaborates with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to complement and contribute to the NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES National Network. MUREP is administered by OSTEM. Through MUREP, NASA provides financial assistance via competitive awards to MSIs, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), and other MSIs, as required by MSI-focused Executive Orders (EOs). These MSI recipient institutions subsequently provide their students financial assistance to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. MUREP investments enhance the research, academic, and technology capabilities of MSIs through multiyear cooperative agreements. Awards assist faculty and students in research and provide authentic STEM engagement related to Agency missions. Additionally, awards provide NASA-specific knowledge and skills to MSI students historically underrepresented and underserved in STEM. MUREP investments assist NASA in meeting the goal of a diverse workforce through student participation in internships and fellowships at NASA Centers and the Agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
The MUREP INCLUDES construct supports networks among academia, industry, and communities of learning. Partners offer additional expertise, knowledge, perspective, and experiences to address complex problems. Having multiple partners enables the coalition to expand its reach, replicate best practices, and establish new paths for reaching students and educators. Partnering with local organizations fosters the student-teacher relationship in development programs. It creates avenues for STEM jobs to be in more places so that people can contribute their ideas and talent where they live (Panchanathan, 2023).
NASA expects to select up to six proposals for MUREP INCLUDES awards. The period of performance for each proposal/resulting award is three years. Funding shall be up to $1,200,000 per three-year award or $400,000 per year. The total maximum amount of funds expected to be awarded is $7,200,000 with a maximum of $2,400,000 awarded annually for each of the three years.
Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME
Program Office Contact Brenda Collins MUREP INCLUDES Activity Manager NASA Ames Research Center Mail Stop 226-8 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Email: NASAMUREP-INCLUDES@nasaprs.com