Survey of Programs Supporting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education
U.S. Government Accountability Office
| U.S. Department of Commerce : 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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| NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
| Climate Communications and Education Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Not checked | Primary Objective | Not checked | Not checked | Primary Objective | Not checked | Not checked | Primary Objective |
| Coral Reef Conservation Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective |
| Environmental Literacy Grants | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
| Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Education | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Secondary Objective | Not checked |
| National Estuarine Research Reserve System Education Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Education | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| National Marine Sanctuaries Education Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not checked |
| National Ocean Service (NOS) Education | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not checked |
| National Sea Grant College Program - Education Component | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective |
| National Weather Service Outreach Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Secondary Objective | Primary Objective | Secondary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective |
| Teacher at Sea Program | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective | Not an Objective | Not an Objective | Primary Objective |
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