§3913 Teacher Institutes

Summary

The Foundation will give competitive grants to colleges, businesses, nonprofits (including schools), school districts, professional science and engineering groups, museums, libraries, public broadcasters, and state agencies. The grants pay for institutes and workshops for supervisors and teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools to improve math and science knowledge and teaching skills. Grants must be spread fairly across the States, and the Foundation must fund at least one institute in each State unless a State has no qualifying proposal. Large proposals that ask for more than $300,000 in any fiscal year and involve more than two partner organizations may be funded at the Director’s discretion. When possible, the institutes should work with advanced technology and other businesses that can help with math and science teaching. The Foundation must also get assurances that school districts will help plan the institute when other groups apply, and that one or more eligible partners will help plan when school districts or state agencies apply.