Survey of Programs Supporting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education
U.S. Government Accountability Office
| National Science Foundation : Program Objectives |
| Program | Subagency | Q13 - Attract and prepare students to pursue classes or coursework in STEM areas through formal or informal education activities | Q13 - Attract students to pursue degrees (2-year, 4-year, graduate, or doctoral degrees) in STEM fields through formal or informal education activities | Q13 - Provide training opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students in STEM fields | Q13 - Attract graduates to pursue careers in STEM fields | Q13 - Improve teacher (pre-service or in-service) education in STEM areas | Q13 - Improve or expand the capacity of K-12 schools or postsecondary institutions to promote or foster education in STEM fields | Q13 - Conduct research to enhance the quality of STEM education provided to students | Q13 - Other |
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| Advanced Technological Education (ATE) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective |
| Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not checked |
| Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
| CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education (CPATH) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked |
| Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
| Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective |
| Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked |
| East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) | National Science Foundation | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| Engineering Education (EE) | National Science Foundation | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective |
| Enhancing the Mathematical Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century (EMSW21) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| Ethics Education in Science & Engineering (EESE) | National Science Foundation | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked |
| Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
| Geoscience Education | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective |
| Geoscience Teacher Training (GEO-Teach) | National Science Foundation | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective |
| Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not checked |
| Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education Program (GK-12) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not checked |
| Informal Science Education (ISE) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked |
| Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program | National Science Foundation | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective |
| International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked |
| Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked | Secondary Objective |
| Math and Science Partnership | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective |
| Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education in Engineering | National Science Foundation | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
| Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective |
| Polar Education Program | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) | National Science Foundation | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked |
| Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective |
| Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective |
| Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective |
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective |
| Transforming Undergrad Education in STEM (TUES) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked |
| Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) | National Science Foundation | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective |
| Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) | National Science Foundation | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not checked | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
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