Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and NASA Visitor Centers Plus Other Opportunities (CP4SMP+)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 43.008

Full proposals for NASA Research Announcement 2013 Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and NASA Visitor Centers Plus Other Opportunities (CP4SMP+) Announcement Number NNH13ZHA001N were due April 9, 2013.

Proposers could request a grant or cooperative agreement to support NASA-themed science, technology, engineering or mathematics informal education, including exhibits, within these congressionally directed topics: space exploration, aeronautics, space science, Earth science or microgravity. Proposals from entities outside the U.S. are not considered.

For more information about this opportunity visit: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={37764C2A-F415-01DF-1B30-F1971BE7F8BE}&path=closedPast.

NASA's Office of Education is recruiting qualified reviewers for external peer reviews of proposals submitted to informal education proposal opportunities. See the section below entitled "Volunteer to Become a Reviewer for NASA Informal Education Opportunities."

To keep track of news related to CP4SMP+, including when awards are made, please subscribe to NASA's Education Express listserv at http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/Express_Landing.html.

About the Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums and NASA Visitor Centers

In Fiscal Years 2008, 2009 and 2010, Congress reallocated the NASA Office of Education budget to establish "a competitive program as authorized by section 616 of P.L. 109-155 for science museums and planetariums to enhance programs related to space exploration, aeronautics, space science, Earth science or microgravity." In FY 2008 Congress further advised: "To the extent possible, NASA is urged to use education funds to address the educational needs of women, minorities, and other historically underrepresented groups." (Source: Conference report on http://thomas.loc.gov). For more information please visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/informal/mus-planetariums-index.html.

Click on the links below for information about past awards:

Map of FY2008 - 2012 Awardees (PDF, 489 KB)

Summary of FY2008-2012 Awardees:

• FY2008. Thirteen proposals were selected for funding with FY2008 funds. The solicitation and selection information is available here on NSPIRES.

• FY2009. Nine proposals were selected for funding with FY2009 funds. The solicitation and selection information is available here on NSPIRES.

• FY2010. Nine proposals were selected for funding with FY2010 funds. The solicitation and selection information is available here on NSPIRES.

• FY2012 In FY12, 18 projects, including 7 NASA Visitor Centers, were selected for FY 2012 funds. Short abstracts of these 18 projects and other selections are available here on NSPIRES.

Reverse Site Visits
Representatives from the 2008, 2009, and 2010 cohorts of awardees, as well as NASA Technical Officers and representatives from NASA Visitor Centers, participated in a reverse site visit in June 2012, hosted by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC), Stennis Space Center, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Click here (PDF, 559 KB) to view the agenda.

Representatives from the 2012 cohort of awardees, as NASA Technical Officers, participated in a reverse site visit in January 2013, hosted by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC), Stennis Space Center, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Volunteer to Become a Reviewer for NASA Informal Education Opportunities

NASA's Office of Education is recruiting qualified reviewers for external peer reviews of proposals submitted to informal education proposal opportunities.

Information about opportunities will be posted at NSPIRES, the NASA Headquarters solicitations website.

Qualified reviewers are invited to express their qualifications, interest and availability by registering via the registration form at the following website: https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/reviewer. Be prepared to upload a short (2-3 page max) resume.