NSF Org:	DRL Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF MASS AT BOSTON
Initial Amendment Date:	November 20, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	July 22, 2009
Award Number:	0400403
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Sylvia James DRL  Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	September 1, 2002
End Date:	August 31, 2009 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$3,243,782.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2001 = $25,220.00 FY 2002 = $881,256.00 FY 2003 = $1,259,646.00 FY 2004 = $735,555.00 FY 2006 = $0.00
History of Investigator:	Paul Fonteyn (Principal Investigator) paul.fonteyn@umb.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Massachusetts Boston 100 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLVD DORCHESTER MA  US  02125-3300 (617)287-5370
Sponsor Congressional District:	08
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Massachusetts Boston 100 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLVD DORCHESTER MA  US  02125-3300
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	08
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	CGCDJ24JJLZ1
Parent UEI:	CGCDJ24JJLZ1
NSF Program(s):	AISL
Primary Program Source:	app-0401  04000203DB NSF Education & Human Resource app-0403  04000405DB NSF Education & Human Resource app-0406
Program Reference Code(s):	7582, 9177, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	725900
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

"Community Science Workshops: Beginning a National Movement" is an extension of a successful, NSF-funded project that created a network of community science centers in California. The San Francisco State University will now take this successful venture to a national level by working with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) to establish a new Community Science Workshop (CSW) 8-10 in underserved communities over the next four years. Once sites are selected, CSW directors participate in an intensive two-week training program. This is followed by visits by site mentors, and ongoing support through the WWW and other media, which contributes to the establishment and eventual sustainability of the centers. Each site partners with larger, established museums and science centers locally to gain much needed assistance with exhibits and education programs. Community Science Workshops contain permanent exhibit space, a workshop area for student projects and classroom/storage space. They serve a variety of audiences through after school, family, school and summer science programs. Potential locations include Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and the District of Columbia.

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