Survey of Programs Supporting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Department of Commerce : STEM Fields

Program	Subagency	Q17 - Does this program focus on specific STEM fields?	Q17A - Agricultural sciences	Q17A - Biological sciences	Q17A - Chemistry	Q17A - Computer science	Q17A - Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences	Q17A - Engineering	Q17A - Mathematics	Q17A - Physics	Q17A - Social sciences	Q17A - Technology	Q17A - Other
NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No answer	Yes	No answer	Yes	No	No answer	No answer
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not checked
Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Climate Communications and Education Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	Not checked	Not checked	Not checked	Not checked	Yes	Not checked	Not checked	Not checked	Yes	Not checked	Not checked
Coral Reef Conservation Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	Not checked	Yes	Yes	Not checked	Yes	Not checked	Not checked	Not checked	Not checked	Not checked	Not checked
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not checked
Environmental Literacy Grants	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No answer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not checked
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No answer	Yes	No answer	Yes	No answer
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Education	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	Yes	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	Not checked
National Estuarine Research Reserve System Education Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	Not checked	Yes	Yes	Not checked	Yes	Not checked	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not checked	Yes
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Education	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Not checked
National Marine Sanctuaries Education Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Not checked
National Ocean Service (NOS) Education	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Not checked
National Sea Grant College Program - Education Component	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No answer
National Weather Service Outreach Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No answer
Teacher at Sea Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Yes	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	Yes	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer

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