1. NCRR American Society of Plant Biologists NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

2. NCRR K-12 Pipeline - Innovative Tools for Teachers and Students

3. NCRR Increase the participation of a diverse population of young people in clinical and basic research careers Established 1991

4. NCRR OD NCI NEI NHLBI NHGRI NIA NIAAA NIAID NIAMS NIBIB NICHD NIDCD NIDCR NIDDK NIDA NIEHS NIGMS NIMH NINDS NINR NLM CIT CSR FIC NCCAM NCMHD NCRR CC NIH 27 Institutes & Centers

5. NCRR OD NCI NEI NHLBI NHGRI NIA NIAAA NIAID NIAMS NIBIB NICHD NIDCD NIDCR NIDDK NIDA NIEHS NIGMS NIMH NINDS NINR NLM CIT CSR FIC NCCAM NCMHD NCRR CC NIH 27 Institutes & Centers

6. NCRR FY 2005 NIH K-12 STEM, $32M NIH Support for K-12 STEM FY 2005 NIH TOTAL BUDGET, $29B SEPA

7. NCRR SEPA - Building a Diverse Pipeline  Encourages and supports partnerships between scientists and clinicians with educators, community organizations and science centers to: FORMAL: Increase the participation of a diverse population young people in clinical and basic research careers INFORMAL: Improve K-12 and public understanding of, and support for, NIH funded medical research FORMAL/INFORMAL PARTNERSHIPS: Science Museum & K-12 STEM K-12 STEM & Science Museum Established 1991

8. NCRR SEPA Target Audiences Informal Science Education (ISE) 27 project sites Science Centers and Museums Huge numbers, moderate contact mode Public outreach & health education Formal (K-12 STEM # ) 50 project sites K-12 students, teachers, parents Small numbers, high contact mode Teacher Professional Development Community outreach

9. NCRR mouse MRI insertion tube SEPA project diversity Basic & Clinical Research Methods (32) Infectious Disease, Immunology & Epidemiology (22) Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine (10) Systems: Aging, Hearing, Brain, Lung, Bone (8) Microbiology, Virology & Disease Vectors (9) Nutrition, Obesity, Diabetes & Cardiovascular (10) Clinical Trials Process (11) Human Genetics & Genomics (13) Public Health, Lifestyle & Health (15) Mentoring, Workforce Development & Teacher Professional Development (19) Evolution (4) Nanotech & Microscopy (8) Plant Genetics (1) Molecular Biology (6) Established 1991

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11. SEPA Resources  K-12 STEM curricula  Must target standards  Rigorously evaluated  Broadly disseminated  Free  Teacher Professional Development  Student and Teacher Internships  Health- and science-related museum exhibits Established 1991

12. NCRR Established 1991 Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Funding Opportunities PAR-10-206 R25 mechanism 5 year, $1.3M All areas of NIH research Rigorous evaluation June 2012 receipt date Dr. L. Tony Beck (BeckL@mail.nih.gov)