Fiscal Year 2027 Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) STEM Innovator
NASA funds nonprofit informal education institutions to run mission-connected STEM outreach for middle school youth, with possible extension to older youth, families, and community partners.
RESTRICTED TO: NONPROFITS
⚑ Eligible lead applicant must be a U.S.-based nonprofit Informal Education Institution; a higher education institution may lead only if it is also an eligible IEI or applies on behalf of an integrated eligible IEI. · NASA Center may lead only as a NASA Visitor Center. · Primary audience must be youth in grades 5-8. · Cooperative agreement instrument.
This is an informal STEM education program tied to NASA missions and aerospace career awareness, which is outside IPPRA’s core research lines. The team could maybe contribute evaluation expertise on the margins, but none of the named researchers has this as a primary PI-level program.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-11-04
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); university can only partner, not lead; capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 20 weak | technical depth: minor; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
NASA's Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), through the Next Gen STEM Project, invites proposals for the FY 2027 Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) STEM Innovator opportunity. TEAM II supports informal education programs that connect learners to NASA missions and aerospace careers through immersive, mission-connected experiences that build STEM identity, technical skills, career awareness, and problem-solving. Eligible lead applicants are U.S.-based nonprofit Informal Education Institutions, including science museums and centers, planetariums, libraries, and youth-serving organizations. Projects must serve youth in grades 5-8 as the primary audience and may also engage youth in grades 9-12, families, communities, and education partners.
Eligibility
U.S.-based nonprofit Informal Education Institutions (IEIs), including science museums/centers, planetariums, libraries, and other nonprofit youth-serving informal education organizations. A state, local, or federally recognized tribal government agency or higher education institution may lead only if it is also an eligible IEI or submits on behalf of an integrated eligible IEI. A NASA Center may lead only in its capacity as a NASA Visitor Center.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Emily D Kuehn Grantor <TEAMII@nasaprs.com>
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