Opportunity Information: Apply for 13 601
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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Discovery Research K 12" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.076 Education and Human Resources.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 15, 2014 and posted on Sep 9, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 16, 2014 Full Proposal Deadline(s) December 06, 2013 October 16, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $50,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 45 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12) grant opportunity is a discretionary research and development funding program designed to strengthen how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is taught and learned in preK-12 settings. The program supports projects that create and study innovative resources, models, and tools (often called RMTs) intended to improve STEM outcomes for both students and teachers. A key expectation is that participating teachers and students will deepen their understanding and use of STEM content, practices, and skills, with projects grounded in solid STEM education research and justified by prior evidence and theory rather than starting from scratch.
DRK-12 is meant to tackle both current, practical problems in preK-12 STEM education and forward-looking challenges that anticipate major shifts in how schools, teaching, and learning could function in the future. In other words, proposals can focus on immediate needs (such as better assessments or improved classroom supports) while also exploring new designs for learning environments, instructional systems, or school-based STEM experiences that may look quite different from traditional models.
The program organizes supported work into four main strands, while acknowledging that strong projects often cut across multiple strands. The Assessment strand centers on developing and validating ways to measure STEM learning, thinking, and practices in meaningful and useful ways. The Learning strand focuses on how students learn STEM concepts and practices and on designing tools or materials that improve learning, often including built-in measures of learning outcomes. The Teaching strand is aimed at resources and supports for teachers, including teacher education and professional development, and frequently connects to curriculum or instructional materials that teachers will use. The Implementation Research strand (which replaces the older "Scale-up" strand mentioned in prior solicitations) examines how STEM innovations actually get adopted, adapted, sustained, and used in real educational systems; it can connect to any combination of the other strands and typically emphasizes what it takes for an intervention to work beyond a small pilot context.
DRK-12 supports three types of projects across all four strands. Exploratory projects are generally intended to test early-stage ideas, establish feasibility, and generate evidence that can justify larger work. Full Design and Development projects support more comprehensive design, iterative development, and rigorous study of RMTs and related approaches, often with stronger evidence-building and broader usability goals. The program also funds Conferences, Workshops, and Syntheses to bring experts together, build shared research agendas, and produce integrative reviews or syntheses that move the field forward.
From the funding and administrative details provided, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 13-601; NSF Publication 13-601) is offered by NSF under CFDA 47.076 (Education and Human Resources). It projected around 45 awards with an estimated total funding level of $50,000,000. Individual award sizes range from a $100,000 floor to a $3,000,000 ceiling, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications in the official solicitation. Key full proposal deadline dates listed include December 6, 2013 and October 16, 2014, with the opportunity later archived on November 16, 2014. For access issues, the listing points applicants to NSF Grants.gov support (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov) and the official announcement link for complete requirements and submission guidance.
NSF DRK-12 (Discovery Research K-12) Grant Opportunity FAQs
What is the NSF Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12) program?
DRK-12 is a discretionary research and development funding program from the National Science Foundation (NSF) designed to strengthen how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is taught and learned in preK-12 settings. It funds projects that create and study innovative resources, models, and tools intended to improve STEM outcomes for both students and teachers.
What does DRK-12 fund or support?
DRK-12 supports projects that develop and study innovative resources, models, and tools (often referred to as RMTs) for preK-12 STEM education. Projects are expected to deepen participating teachers' and students' understanding and use of STEM content, practices, and skills, and to be grounded in STEM education research and justified by prior evidence and theory.
Who is the target audience for DRK-12 projects?
The target audience is preK-12 STEM education, including both students and teachers. Projects are expected to improve STEM teaching and learning outcomes in these settings.
What are "resources, models, and tools (RMTs)" in the DRK-12 context?
Within DRK-12, RMTs refer to the innovative resources, models, and tools that projects develop and study to improve STEM education outcomes. These can include supports for learning or teaching, assessment approaches, or other designed innovations aligned to STEM content and practices.
What is the expectation around research grounding and prior evidence?
A key expectation is that projects are grounded in solid STEM education research and justified by prior evidence and theory, rather than starting from scratch. DRK-12 emphasizes building on what is already known to create and study new or improved approaches.
Does DRK-12 focus on current classroom problems, future-looking innovations, or both?
Both. DRK-12 is intended to address current, practical problems in preK-12 STEM education as well as forward-looking challenges that anticipate major shifts in how schools, teaching, and learning might function in the future. Proposals can focus on immediate needs (like improved assessments or classroom supports) while also exploring new designs for learning environments or instructional systems.
What are the four DRK-12 strands?
DRK-12 organizes supported work into four main strands: Assessment, Learning, Teaching, and Implementation Research. The program notes that strong projects often cut across multiple strands.
What is the Assessment strand?
The Assessment strand focuses on developing and validating ways to measure STEM learning, thinking, and practices in meaningful and useful ways.
What is the Learning strand?
The Learning strand focuses on how students learn STEM concepts and practices and on designing tools or materials that improve learning. It often includes built-in measures of learning outcomes.
What is the Teaching strand?
The Teaching strand emphasizes resources and supports for teachers, including teacher education and professional development. It frequently connects to curriculum or instructional materials that teachers will use.
What is the Implementation Research strand?
The Implementation Research strand examines how STEM innovations get adopted, adapted, sustained, and used in real educational systems. It can connect to any combination of the other strands and typically emphasizes what it takes for an intervention to work beyond a small pilot context.
Is "Implementation Research" the same as the former "Scale-up" strand?
The opportunity notes that the Implementation Research strand replaces the older "Scale-up" strand referenced in prior solicitations.
Can a single project span more than one strand?
Yes. DRK-12 acknowledges that strong projects often cut across multiple strands, even though the program describes four main strands.
What project types does DRK-12 support?
DRK-12 supports three types of projects across all four strands: Exploratory projects; Full Design and Development projects; and Conferences, Workshops, and Syntheses.
What are Exploratory projects?
Exploratory projects generally test early-stage ideas, establish feasibility, and generate evidence that can justify larger work.
What are Full Design and Development projects?
Full Design and Development projects support more comprehensive design, iterative development, and rigorous study of RMTs and related approaches. These projects typically emphasize stronger evidence-building and broader usability goals.
What are Conferences, Workshops, and Syntheses under DRK-12?
These awards support activities that bring experts together, build shared research agendas, and produce integrative reviews or syntheses intended to move the field forward.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and NSF publication number for this DRK-12 opportunity?
The listing identifies Funding Opportunity Number 13-601 and NSF Publication 13-601.
Which NSF program area and CFDA number are associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by NSF under CFDA 47.076 (Education and Human Resources).
How much total funding is projected for this opportunity?
The opportunity projects an estimated total funding level of $50,000,000.
About how many awards does NSF expect to make?
The opportunity projects around 45 awards.
What is the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual award sizes range from a $100,000 floor to a $3,000,000 ceiling.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications in the official solicitation.
What were the key full proposal deadline dates listed?
The listing includes full proposal deadline dates of December 6, 2013 and October 16, 2014.
Is this opportunity still open?
The listing indicates the opportunity was later archived on November 16, 2014.
Where should applicants look for complete requirements and submission guidance?
The listing points applicants to the official announcement link for complete requirements and submission guidance.
Who should applicants contact for Grants.gov access issues related to submission?
For access issues, the listing directs applicants to NSF Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
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