[Faculty] Issuance of DCL and Solicitation on the NSF INCLUDES Initiative!

Tue Feb 23 08:44:15 MST 2016

Forwarding on behalf of Sangita Pawar:

From: Federal Demonstration Partnership Main List [mailto:FDPMAIN-L at LSW.NAS.EDU] On Behalf Of Feldman, Jean I.
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:46 AM
To: FDPMAIN-L at LSW.NAS.EDU<mailto:FDPMAIN-L at LSW.NAS.EDU>
Subject: Issuance of DCL and Solicitation on the NSF INCLUDES Initiative!

Dear Colleagues:

A Dear Colleague Letter and associated solicitation was posted late yesterday to the NSF website announcing the NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) initiative.

NSF INCLUDES is a comprehensive national initiative to enhance U.S. leadership by seeking and developing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent from all sectors and groups in our society through access and engagement. It aims to improve the preparation, increase the participation, and ensure the contributions of individuals from groups that traditionally have been underserved and/or underrepresented in the STEM enterprise. The U.S. science and engineering workforce can thrive if women, blacks, Hispanics, and people with disabilities are represented in percentages comparable to their representation in the U.S. population.  According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, we have a long way to go to reach that goal. We can achieve national STEM diversity and its benefits to our Nation if we commit to national STEM inclusion.

The NSF INCLUDES Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 16-048) is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf16048

The NSF INCLUDES Solicitation (NSF 16-544) is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16544/nsf16544.htm

We would greatly appreciate your sharing this information as broadly and rapidly as possible to your community.

Best,

Jean

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Jean Feldman
Head, Policy Office
Division of Institution & Award Support
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
voice: 703.292.8243
email:  jfeldman at nsf.gov<mailto:jfeldman at nsf.gov>

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