OpportunityTitle: Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program - Tribal Education Partnership Program
Description: The Department of Energy&#8217;s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has a vital national security mission to protect the American people by maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear weapons stockpile. This mission could not be accomplished without a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) strategies to build capacity, drive innovation, and ensure we have a world class workforce to meet the security demands of the present and future. As quoted from the White House&#8217;s report, Charting A Course For Success: America&#8217;s Strategy for STEM Education, &#8220;The pace of innovation is accelerating globally, and with it the competition for scientific and technical talent. Now more than ever the innovation capacity of the United States&#8212;and its prosperity and security&#8212;depends on an effective and inclusive STEM education ecosystem.&#8221;NNSA continues to be at the forefront of incorporating STEM into its mission priorities. In the recently released NNSA Strategic Vision , the Administrator included mission priority #4 which directly relates to STEM: Strengthen key science, technology, and engineering capabilities.NNSA works with educational institutions and industry partners from across the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) to achieve this mission priority through three major pathways: collaborative research; capacity building/pipeline development; and recruitment, retention, and development of a world class workforce.The Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) is a vital program within the DOE/NNSA Management and Budget, Learning and Career Management which awards grants to Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) to prepare NNSA&#8217;s next-generation technical workforce. MSIPP aligns investments in university capacity and workforce development with DOE/NNSA mission areas to develop the needed skills and talent for DOE/NNSA&#8217;s enduring technical workforce and to enhance research and education at MSIs. The program&#8217;s primary mission is to create and foster a sustainable STEM-pipeline that prepares a diverse workforce of world class talent through strategic partnerships between Minority Serving Institutions and the DOE/NNSA Enterprise. To execute this mission, MSIPP builds a network of NSE ready students through enrichment activities from K-20 to post-doctoral level. Through university-lab consortia partnerships students are exposed to cutting-edge research and activities in their relevant fields. The Tribal Education Partnership Program (TEPP) is a sub-program within MSIPP that specifically awards grants to Tribal College and Universities (TCUs) in support of MSIPP&#8217;s mission.The following MSIPP crucial success factors apply to TEPP and drive this FOA:1. Strengthen and expand MSI (TCU) STEM capacity and research experience in NNSA/DOE mission areas of interest.2. Target collaborations between MSIs (TCUs) and NNSA/DOE Laboratories and Plants that increase scientist-to-scientist interactions, visible participation of MSI (TCU) faculty in NNSA/DOE technical engagements and activities and provide MSIs direct access to NNSA/DOE facilities relative to STEM.3. Grow the number of minority students who graduate with STEM degrees.4. Grow the number of minority graduates and post-doctoral students hired in to NNSA/DOE&apos;s STEM workforce.
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GrantorContactText: Patricia Parrish &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist