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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The NASA Glenn Research Center Office of Education is soliciting applications from youth-serving organizations (YSOs) and formal/informal education institutions in NASA Glenn’s
six-state service region (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI). This solicitation is requesting proposals to implement STEM content in out-of-school time (OST) settings for students in grades 5-9 from June 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019 using the new NASA Glenn Engineering
Design Challenge (EDC): </span><em><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Spacecraft Safety</span></em><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> or the Make it NASA: </span><em><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">How
Would You Measure the Moon?</span></em><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> activity. This content received via this opportunity will allow students to work on real-world problems in a collaborative, team-based environment.
Students apply lessons learned to solve problems that STEM professionals may face while gaining a deeper knowledge of how NASA is a part of their everyday lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Documentation:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
Please see the solicitation document below for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><img width="48" height="48" style="width:.5in;height:.5in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.png@01D4D8C8.16972510" alt="https://www.nasa.gov/sites/all/modules/scald_file/icons/application_pdf.png"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_glenn_-_ost_opportunities_summer_2019_-_solicitation.pdf"><span style="color:#428BCA">nasa_glenn_-_ost_opportunities_summer_2019_-_solicitation.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">A reference copy of the questions asked in the application form is available below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Timeline</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Application posted: March 11, 2019<br>
Application URL: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/NASA-Glenn-OST-Application"><span style="color:#428BCA">https://tinyurl.com/NASA-Glenn-OST-Application</span></a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Application receipt deadline: April 14, 2019, 11:59 PM Eastern</span></strong><br>
Award notifications sent: April 22, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">EDC In-person training session: May 23, 2019 9:00 AM -5:00 PM Eastern<br>
Make it NASA In-person training session: May 29, 2019 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern<br>
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OST implementation dates: June 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Glenn EDC webpage: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/glenn-engineering-design-challenges" target="_blank"><span style="color:#428BCA">https://www.nasa.gov/glenn-engineering-design-challenges</span></a><br>
Make it NASA webpage: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/make-it-nasa" target="_blank"><span style="color:#428BCA">https://www.nasa.gov/make-it-nasa</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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