§3912 Functional objectives; uses of funds

Summary

The Foundation must focus its science and engineering education work on five goals: helping the public understand science and technology, improving faculty skills, educating and training students, creating better teaching tools and equipment, and producing and sharing educational materials. Funds under this law must be used for nine types of activities, including informal public outreach (like broadcasting, museums, clubs), building and training faculty at two‑ and four‑year schools and teacher colleges, improving precollege math and science, encouraging students—especially underrepresented or underserved—to enter science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and critical foreign languages, developing postsecondary instructional equipment and systems, and creating networks to share successful curricula and materials.