NSF Org:	EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers
Recipient:	CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 25, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	April 24, 2007
Award Number:	0338760
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Mary Poats EEC  Division of Engineering Education and Centers ENG  Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	September 1, 2003
End Date:	August 31, 2007 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$449,112.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$450,712.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2003 = $449,112.00 FY 2007 = $1,600.00
History of Investigator:	John Bares (Principal Investigator) bares@cs.cmu.edu Robin Shoop (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Carnegie-Mellon University 5000 FORBES AVE PITTSBURGH PA  US  15213-3890 (412)268-8746
Sponsor Congressional District:	12
Primary Place of Performance:	Carnegie-Mellon University 5000 FORBES AVE PITTSBURGH PA  US  15213-3890
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	U3NKNFLNQ613
Parent UEI:	U3NKNFLNQ613
NSF Program(s):	EWFD-Eng Workforce Development, EDA-Eng Diversity Activities
Primary Program Source:	app-0103  app-0107
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 1359, 9178, OTHR, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	136000, 768000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.041

ABSTRACT

This award provides funding for a 3-year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site program at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), entitled, "Pittsburgh's What is Engineering RET." CMU will team with the Pittsburgh Public and Diocesan School Systems (PPS), FIRST Robotics, and PITSCO, the largest robotics educational materials distributor in the U.S., to provide a year long research experience for 45 regional teachers over a 3-year period.

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