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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 "Math and Science Partnership" 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 Jul 13, 2010 and posted on Apr 8, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 14, 2010 Full Proposal Deadline(s) July 08, 2010 Institute Partnerships, MSP Start Partnerships, Phase II Partnerships, RETA Projects October 14, 2010 Targeted Partnerships. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $42,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 27 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Organization Limit Proposals may only be submitted by the following Lead institution eligibility for any of the Partnership categories Targeted, Institute, MSP Start or Phase II is limited to an institution of higher education or an eligible non profit organization (or consortia of such institutions or organizations). A non profit organization eligible to serve as a lead institution for a Partnership project is defined as a non profit research institute, or a non profit professional association, with demonstrated experience and effectiveness in mathematics or science education (National Science Foundation Act of 2002, Public Law 107 368). Eligibility for Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects is open to all categories of proposers identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide. Any proposal to the MSP Program should be a single submission that includes support for all partners that are requesting funding from NSF. PI LimitThere is no eligibility requirement for the Principal Investigator of a proposal for any of the Partnership categories. Among the team of the Principal Investigator and co Principal Investigators, there must be ulliat least one mathematician, scientist or engineer who is a college/university faculty member with a regular appointment in a disciplinary unit of a core partner institution of higher education and with a history of publishing in the discipline (not only education of the discipline), AND/liliat least one who is a representative from a core partner K 12 organization./li/ul
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a research and development grant opportunity designed to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science through innovative, evidence-based partnerships. The core goal is not only to raise overall achievement, but also to significantly reduce persistent achievement gaps affecting diverse student populations. NSF expects funded projects to generate strong, research-supported approaches that can serve as credible models for improving math and science education outcomes at scale. A key feature of the program is its intent to align with and complement U.S. Department of Education efforts, so that successful innovations can be disseminated broadly into wider educational practice rather than remaining isolated to a single district or project site.
This solicitation supports five distinct award types, each aimed at a different need within the broader MSP strategy. Targeted Partnerships concentrate on specific problems of teaching and learning, often tied to a defined grade band (for example, middle school algebra readiness or high school physics) or a critical transition point in the education pipeline, and may also focus on a particular disciplinary area within mathematics or the sciences. Institute Partnerships, described as Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century, emphasize developing teacher leaders or master teachers with deep content knowledge and the capacity to serve as intellectual leaders within schools or districts. These projects are oriented toward building sustainable instructional leadership grounded in strong disciplinary understanding, not just general pedagogy.
MSP Start Partnerships are intended for organizations that are new to the MSP program, with particular encouragement for minority-serving institutions, community colleges, and primarily undergraduate institutions. Rather than requiring a fully mature implementation plan immediately, this category supports the front-end work needed to build a competitive full partnership project, including data analysis, project design, evaluation planning, and team-building across partners. Phase II Partnerships are reserved for prior NSF MSP partnership awardees and are meant to extend and deepen work that has already demonstrated credible evidence of potential positive impact. Phase II funding is positioned as a way to continue implementation while also conducting focused research that advances knowledge and understanding in the specific innovation areas being scaled or refined.
The fifth category, Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects, supports efforts that strengthen the field-wide evidence base around MSP work. RETA projects may rigorously study the relationships between MSP activities and student learning using theory-informed and methodologically strong research designs, develop and validate measurement instruments (such as tools for assessing teacher knowledge or student understanding) that can be used by MSPs and others, or provide technical assistance that helps MSP projects evaluate their work more rigorously. In practice, this means RETA awards can function as research engines, measurement development efforts, or evaluation capacity-builders that improve the quality and comparability of MSP outcomes across sites.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (NSF Funding Opportunity Number 10-556; CFDA 47.076, Education and Human Resources) with an estimated total funding amount of $42,000,000 and an expected 27 awards. Individual awards range from a $300,000 floor to a $10,000,000 ceiling, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated. Proposal deadlines in the announcement include July 8, 2010 for Institute Partnerships, MSP Start Partnerships, Phase II Partnerships, and RETA projects, and October 14, 2010 for Targeted Partnerships (listed as the current closing date in the provided data). The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
Eligibility differs by award type. For the Partnership categories (Targeted, Institute, MSP Start, and Phase II), the lead institution must be either an institution of higher education or an eligible nonprofit organization, including nonprofit research institutes or nonprofit professional associations with demonstrated effectiveness in math or science education, consistent with the National Science Foundation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-368). RETA proposals are open to all proposer categories identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide, which generally makes RETA more broadly accessible than the partnership categories. Proposals to the MSP program are expected to be submitted as a single, integrated submission that includes support for all partners requesting NSF funds, rather than multiple separate submissions from different collaborators.
Team composition expectations are also explicit. While there is no special eligibility requirement for who may serve as Principal Investigator (PI) in the partnership categories, the PI and co-PI team must include at least one mathematician, scientist, or engineer who is a college or university faculty member in a disciplinary unit at a core partner institution and who has a record of publishing in the discipline itself (not only in education research about the discipline). In addition, the leadership team must include at least one representative from a core partner K-12 organization. This requirement signals that NSF expects genuine collaboration between disciplinary content experts and K-12 practitioners, with shared responsibility for designing, implementing, and studying interventions that improve classroom teaching and student learning.
Overall, the MSP program is structured to fund partnerships that do more than deliver professional development or curriculum materials. NSF is looking for projects that combine implementation with credible evidence-building, produce measurable improvements in student outcomes, address equity through gap reduction, and create models and tools that can be adopted beyond the original partnership. For applicants, the opportunity is essentially about aligning strong K-12 and higher education collaboration with rigorous research, meaningful evaluation, and a plan for impact that can travel.
NSF Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program FAQs
What is the NSF Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program?
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a research and development grant opportunity focused on improving K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science through innovative, evidence-based partnerships. In addition to raising overall achievement, it is designed to significantly reduce persistent achievement gaps affecting diverse student populations.
What is the main goal of MSP-funded projects?
NSF expects MSP projects to produce strong, research-supported approaches that improve math and science teaching and learning, generate measurable student outcome gains, and reduce achievement gaps. NSF also expects projects to yield credible models that can be used at scale beyond a single district or site.
How is this program intended to connect with U.S. Department of Education efforts?
The MSP program is intended to align with and complement U.S. Department of Education efforts so that successful innovations can be disseminated broadly into wider educational practice, rather than staying isolated to one local project.
How many award types are supported under this solicitation?
This solicitation supports five distinct award types: Targeted Partnerships, Institute Partnerships, MSP Start Partnerships, Phase II Partnerships, and Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects.
What is a Targeted Partnership?
Targeted Partnerships concentrate on specific problems of teaching and learning, often tied to a defined grade band (for example, middle school algebra readiness or high school physics), a key transition point in the education pipeline, or a specific disciplinary area within mathematics or the sciences.
What is an Institute Partnership (Teacher Institute for the 21st Century)?
Institute Partnerships emphasize developing teacher leaders or master teachers with deep content knowledge who can serve as intellectual leaders within schools or districts. These projects focus on sustainable instructional leadership grounded in strong disciplinary understanding, not only general pedagogy.
What is an MSP Start Partnership and who is it for?
MSP Start Partnerships are intended for organizations that are new to the MSP program. The solicitation particularly encourages participation from minority-serving institutions, community colleges, and primarily undergraduate institutions. This category supports early-stage work needed to build a competitive full partnership project, such as data analysis, project design, evaluation planning, and building the partner team.
What is a Phase II Partnership and who can apply?
Phase II Partnerships are reserved for prior NSF MSP partnership awardees. They are meant to extend and deepen work that has already shown credible evidence of potential positive impact. Phase II funding supports continued implementation along with focused research that advances knowledge in the innovation areas being scaled or refined.
What are RETA projects?
Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects strengthen the field-wide evidence base related to MSP work. RETA projects may (1) rigorously study relationships between MSP activities and student learning using theory-informed and methodologically strong designs, (2) develop and validate measurement instruments (for example, tools assessing teacher knowledge or student understanding), or (3) provide technical assistance that helps MSP projects evaluate their work more rigorously.
What kinds of activities can RETA funding support?
Based on the solicitation summary, RETA awards can function as research engines, measurement development efforts, or evaluation capacity-builders that improve the quality and comparability of MSP outcomes across sites.
Is this a discretionary grant?
Yes. The MSP solicitation described is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by NSF.
What is the NSF Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
The NSF Funding Opportunity Number is 10-556. The CFDA number is 47.076 (Education and Human Resources).
How much total funding is expected under this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount is $42,000,000.
How many awards does NSF expect to make?
NSF expects approximately 27 awards.
What is the expected award size range?
Individual awards range from a minimum (floor) of $300,000 to a maximum (ceiling) of $10,000,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated in the information provided.
What are the proposal deadlines mentioned for this solicitation?
The deadlines listed are July 8, 2010 for Institute Partnerships, MSP Start Partnerships, Phase II Partnerships, and RETA projects, and October 14, 2010 for Targeted Partnerships (listed as the current closing date in the provided data).
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
Who can serve as the lead institution for Partnership categories?
For the Partnership categories (Targeted, Institute, MSP Start, and Phase II), the lead institution must be either an institution of higher education or an eligible nonprofit organization. Eligible nonprofits include nonprofit research institutes or nonprofit professional associations with demonstrated effectiveness in math or science education, consistent with the National Science Foundation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-368).
Who is eligible to submit RETA proposals?
RETA proposals are open to all proposer categories identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide, making RETA proposals generally more broadly accessible than the partnership categories.
Do collaborators submit separate proposals, or is there one proposal for the whole partnership?
Proposals are expected to be submitted as a single, integrated submission that includes support for all partners requesting NSF funds, rather than multiple separate submissions from different collaborators.
Are there special eligibility rules for who may serve as Principal Investigator (PI) on partnership proposals?
The information provided states there is no special eligibility requirement for who may serve as PI in the partnership categories. However, there are specific team composition requirements for the PI/co-PI leadership team.
What leadership team composition is required for partnership proposals?
The PI and co-PI team must include at least one mathematician, scientist, or engineer who is a college or university faculty member in a disciplinary unit at a core partner institution and who has a record of publishing in the discipline itself (not only in education research about the discipline). The leadership team must also include at least one representative from a core partner K-12 organization.
Why does MSP require a disciplinary faculty member with a publication record in the discipline?
The stated requirement signals that NSF expects genuine collaboration between disciplinary content experts and K-12 practitioners, with shared responsibility for designing, implementing, and studying interventions that improve teaching and student learning.
What does NSF mean by "evidence-based" partnerships in this program?
Based on the description provided, NSF is looking for projects that combine implementation with credible evidence-building, including rigorous research and meaningful evaluation tied to measurable improvements in student outcomes and reductions in achievement gaps.
Are MSP projects mainly about professional development or curriculum materials?
No. The program is structured to fund partnerships that do more than deliver professional development or curriculum materials. NSF is looking for projects that integrate implementation and credible evidence-building and that produce models and tools that can be adopted beyond the original partnership.
What is NSF looking for in terms of scale and dissemination?
NSF expects funded work to produce credible models, innovations, and tools that can be disseminated broadly and adopted beyond the original partnership, aligning with wider educational practice rather than remaining localized.
Does the program explicitly prioritize equity and achievement gap reduction?
Yes. A core goal described is to significantly reduce persistent achievement gaps affecting diverse student populations, alongside raising overall math and science achievement.
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