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block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="body-1"><p><strong>A diverse and capable workforce is vital to maintaining the nation's standard of excellence in STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.</strong></p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The U.S. National Science Foundation is committed to expanding the opportunities in STEM to people of all racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and to persons with disabilities.</p><p>We value diversity and inclusion, demonstrate integrity and excellence in our devotion to public service and prioritize innovation and collaboration in our support of the work of the scientific community and of each other.</p><p>While broadening participation in STEM is included in NSF's merit review criteria, some programs go beyond the standard review criteria. These investments — which make up NSF's <em>Broadening Participation in STEM Portfolio</em> — use different approaches to build STEM education and research capacity, catalyze new areas of STEM research, and develop strategic partnerships and alliances.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="cta__link"> <a href="/funding/opportunities?f%5B0%5D=advancing_diversity_inclusion%3A1" title="Find broadening participation funding" class="link-button usa-button " > Find broadening participation funding </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--dark-blue layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--base full-browser-width"> <div class = "nsf-layout--outer"> <div class = "nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--main"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-quote"> <div class="field field-block-quote-ref"> <section class="blockquote__wrapper node node--type-quote node--view-mode-default" class="node node--type-quote node--view-mode-default" data-media-id="561" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2021-05/drpanch_update_medium.jpg" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2021-05/drpanch_update_medium.jpg?VersionId=jE09wJ1ok2wHUxrrlKpjiexOU51SxBMC&amp;itok=qSJ7vyP9" data-caption="Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan" data-credit="National Science Foundation/Photo by Stephen Voss" data-component-id="nsf_theme:blockquote"> <figure class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote__image"> <img class="" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/medium_cropped/s3/2021-05/drpanch_update_medium.jpg?VersionId=RCAr8UEd0M5Z3sfG3.Zlg1Y.WXI5OYoe&itok=_IgGaKSZ" alt="Portrait of the Director" /> </div> <div class="blockquote__content"> <blockquote> <div class="blockquote__icon"> <div class="icon__quote"> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote__text"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-quote-body"><p>World-class science is shaped by a wide range of perspectives. Our nation needs every person who is interested in pursuing a STEM career to be able to do so.</p></div> </div> <div class="blockquote__icon blockquote__icon--closing"> <div class="icon__quote icon__quote--closing"> </div> </div> </blockquote> <footer class="cite"> <span class="cite__author"> <div class="field field-quote-attrib">Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan</div> </span> <span class="cite__position"> <div class="field field-quote-position">Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation</div> </span> </footer> </div> </figure> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="building-a-diverse-inclusive-and-capable-stem-enterprise-24b" class="text__title">Building a diverse, inclusive and capable STEM enterprise</h2> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockdivider"> <hr class="divider"> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>NSF works to ensure the nation leads the world in research and innovation, to the benefit of all, without barriers to participation.</p><p>The agency makes strategic investments across four strategic goals, described below, that focus on improving accessibility and enhancing demographic, geographic and institutional diversity. Read more in <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/strategic_plan/index.jsp">NSF's strategic plan</a> or explore the goals and featured broadening participation programs below.</p></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="1271" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-03/Education%20%283%29_0.png" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-03/Education%20%283%29_0.png?VersionId=nD6DnPkwJU2q4FfY29CEwhk0jh_tq8p1&amp;itok=2OmXc0jP" data-caption="" data-credit="U.S. National Science Foundation" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2022-03/Education%20%283%29_0.png?VersionId=iUMAg8wSF4h6hUMxdaTxXek70k6PZOJI&itok=qsyOvEld" alt="" /> </div> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> 1. Empower talent to participate in science & engineering </h2> <div class="cta__content"> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><ul><li>NSF <strong>ensures accessibility and inclusivity </strong>by increasing the involvement of communities underrepresented in STEM and enhancing capacity across the nation.</li><li>NSF <strong>unleashes STEM talent </strong>by growing a diverse STEM workforce to advance science and technology.</li></ul></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="1303" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-03/PF7224_pace_h.jpg" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-03/PF7224_pace_h.jpg?VersionId=4T8Xre_K3Y10juOfV_WEVLbdpmUSLTuq&amp;itok=A7pwDc9i" data-caption="Instruction at the People with Disabilities Achieving Career Employment (PACE) center at the University of Pittsburgh – Human Engineering Research Laboratories helps prepare individuals with disabilities to work in advanced manufacturing or to continue their STEM education." data-credit="<em>Photo from&nbsp;<em>ATE Impacts 2018-2019</em>&nbsp;book</em>" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2022-03/PF7224_pace_h.jpg?VersionId=6_.KRAj5YoizNrdL2rzsLReW0uvR0f.5&h=e975bdf8&itok=8oHVeugt" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p>The <a href="/funding/opportunities/ate-advanced-technological-education/5464" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="05cc8bd4-c2fc-4f24-a976-4e023262a282" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Advanced Technological Education (ATE)"><strong>Advanced Technological Education</strong></a> program funds the People with Disabilities Achieving Career Employment Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The center prepares individuals with disabilities to work in advanced manufacturing or to continue their STEM education.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section data-component-id="nsf_theme:related-links" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockrelated-links-with-files nsf-component"> <div class="related-links nsf-component related-links--bullets"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Featured programs </h2> <ul class="link-list"> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/bpe-broadening-participation-engineering">Broadening Participation in Engineering</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/cise/broadening-participation">Broadening Participation in Computing</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/b2-build-broaden-enhancing-social-behavioral-economic-science/505864">Build and Broaden</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/cise/graduate-fellowships">Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/csforall-research-rpps-computer-science-all/505359">Computer Science for All</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/hbcu-eir-historically-black-colleges-universities-excellence-research/505765">Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/hsi-program-improving-undergraduate-stem-education-hispanic-serving/505512">Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions</a></div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section data-component-id="nsf_theme:related-links" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockrelated-links-with-files nsf-component"> <div class="related-links nsf-component related-links--bullets"> <ul class="link-list"> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/lsamp-louis-stokes-alliances-minority-participation/13646">Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/nsfs-eddie-bernice-johnson-inclusion-across-nation">NSF INCLUDES</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/launching-early-career-academic-pathways-mathematical/505892">MPS: Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/reu-research-experiences-undergraduates/5517">Research Experiences for Undergraduates</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/rui-roa-pui-facilitating-research-predominantly-undergraduate">Research Opportunity Awards</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/s-stem-nsf-scholarships-science-technology-engineering-mathematics/5257">Scholarships in STEM</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/sprf-sbe-postdoctoral-research-fellowships">SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/tcup-tribal-colleges-universities-program/5483">Tribal Colleges and Universities</a></div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="1557" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-04/Innovation_2_color_0.png" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-04/Innovation_2_color_0.png?VersionId=HDXfFgZ_Qit6tagFk_Gr_5fKLGb1wGAK&amp;itok=2rRWTPd9" data-caption="" data-credit="National Science Foundation" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2022-04/Innovation_2_color_0.png?VersionId=yir7hQO.i2JTa9IV25qrNM9z2OebkT73&itok=pc7UFuxl" alt="" /> </div> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> 2. Discover new knowledge about the world and ourselves </h2> <div class="cta__content"> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><ul><li>NSF <strong>advances research frontiers and nurtures innovative ideas </strong>by investing in inclusive communities, diverse leadership perspectives and infrastructure that uses the principles of universal design.</li><li>NSF <strong>enhances the nation's research capacity for all </strong>by advancing the state of the art in research and education practice, while expanding geographic diversity.</li></ul></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="1316" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-03/MemStimEPSCoR.jpeg" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-03/MemStimEPSCoR.jpeg?VersionId=gL3CLID8GKTswPuNttXLPtJne.zmXNiG&amp;itok=INVmbgqU" data-caption="" data-credit="Kentucky NSF EPSCoR" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2022-03/MemStimEPSCoR.jpeg?VersionId=v6ejmxwEg6C8cBeBKQ2sI.UnlWmvmHEl&itok=sTzTRt_i" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p><a href="/funding/initiatives/epscor" data-entity-type="group" data-entity-uuid="64cc41bc-804f-40eb-861c-e918f008a4f5" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)"><strong>The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)</strong></a> supports the scientific workforce across the nation. Through Kentucky EPSCoR, undergraduate students are being placed in internships with MemStim, a global medical device manufacturer.</p> </div> </div> </div> <section data-component-id="nsf_theme:related-links" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockrelated-links-with-files nsf-component"> <div class="related-links nsf-component related-links--bullets"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Featured programs </h2> <ul class="link-list"> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/drk-12-discovery-research-prek-12">Discovery Research PreK-12</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/ehr-core-research-building-capacity-stem-education-research">EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/epiic-enabling-partnerships-increase-innovation-capacity/506124">Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/iuse-edu-improving-undergraduate-stem-education-directorate-stem/505082">Improving Undergraduate STEM Education</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/innovations-graduate-education-program/505473">Innovations in Graduate Education</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/mri-major-research-instrumentation-program/5260">Major Research Instrumentation</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/paare-partnerships-astronomy-astrophysics-research-education/501046">Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education</a></div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="1563" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-04/Earth%202_v3.png" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-04/Earth%202_v3.png?VersionId=nAx.hbv7yzUTze2TTJK1fZ_hWxTNVplJ&amp;itok=ZWl5oWkU" data-caption="" data-credit="National Science Foundation" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2022-04/Earth%202_v3.png?VersionId=1uIegqrYeOW2Fn7nOp1yGjGkNxNEa6P5&itok=p8DhSb5t" alt="" /> </div> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> 3. Impact society by translating knowledge into solutions </h2> <div class="cta__content"> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><ul><li>NSF <strong>delivers benefits from research </strong>by accelerating innovation that addresses societal challenges, including those relating to diversity, equity, inclusion and access.</li><li>NSF <strong>leads globally</strong> by cultivating inclusivity within the global STEM community through shared values and strategic cooperation.</li></ul></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="1458" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-03/PF6090_ocean3_h.jpg" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-03/PF6090_ocean3_h.jpg?VersionId=YQkKvOuNAbJZehlCPub5_VergzCsNPR7&amp;itok=zK6DBFmG" data-caption="" data-credit="Ocean Discovery Institute" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2022-03/PF6090_ocean3_h.jpg?VersionId=vIXrQCx1j1PAOkvLw5etW_dYZQViYaZh&itok=lIgcIq6P" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p><a href="/funding/opportunities/ctgc-cultural-transformation-geoscience-community/506003" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="274a69a3-ac54-451e-948b-ef456f951909" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community (CTGC)"><strong>Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community</strong></a> supports cohorts of individuals at specific career stages that focus on designing inclusive research programs, conducting community engagement to identify research needs, or participating in community-driven research projects.</p> </div> </div> </div> <section data-component-id="nsf_theme:related-links" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockrelated-links-with-files nsf-component"> <div class="related-links nsf-component related-links--bullets"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Featured programs </h2> <ul class="link-list"> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/art-accelerating-research-translation">Accelerating Research Translation</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/aisl-advancing-informal-stem-learning/504793">Advancing Informal STEM Learning</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/initiatives/convergence-accelerator">Convergence Accelerator</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/exlent-experiential-learning-emerging-novel-technologies/506091">Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/gold-en-geoscience-opportunities-leadership-diversity">Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/ires-international-research-experiences-students">International Research Experiences for Students</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/edu-racial-equity-racial-equity-stem-education">Racial Equity in STEM Education</a></div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="1480" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-03/Award_ribbon_color.png" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-03/Award_ribbon_color.png?VersionId=eorthUi_W5Uf7KHENPuGQNvgP5C9c8YB&amp;itok=GV68aAdr" data-caption="" data-credit="U.S. National Science Foundation" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2022-03/Award_ribbon_color.png?VersionId=ZbpiKpiHa5g9.f9FPAAP_q3RHLe1plQk&itok=lMxEuhsW" alt="" /> </div> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> 4. Pursue excellence through policies and support structures </h2> <div class="cta__content"> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><ul><li>NSF <strong>broadens participation at speed and scale</strong> by pursuing policies, practices and activities that strengthen the agency's and the nation's ability to sustain excellence in the STEM enterprise.</li><li>NSF <strong>invests in people from all sectors of society </strong>by attracting, empowering and retaining a talented and diverse workforce, while reducing barriers to participation and advancement.</li></ul></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="40071" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2024-05/CEOSE-Report-2023-cover-crop.jpg?VersionId=.VS62ARPDL6lCjih_g96HqUXQ84RTk.R" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2024-05/CEOSE-Report-2023-cover-crop.jpg?VersionId=QgapeVshrVMxNJPAWyfUOdRYrsUunpDc&amp;itok=grL6onpt" data-caption="2023 CEOSE report cover." data-credit="U.S. National Science Foundation" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2024-05/CEOSE-Report-2023-cover-crop.jpg?VersionId=I93bJXKRG6GhhI_Jius3KzPDg6iSjdmn&itok=Q-zo3--C" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p>The latest <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/CEOSE-Report-2023_1.pdf"><strong>Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Education</strong></a><strong> </strong>report illuminates the dynamics of intersectionality in the STEM enterprise and how more information about intersectional identities is needed to remove barriers to participation in STEM. </p> </div> </div> </div> <section data-component-id="nsf_theme:related-links" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockrelated-links-with-files nsf-component"> <div class="related-links nsf-component related-links--bullets"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Featured programs and opportunities </h2> <ul class="link-list"> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/funding/opportunities/advance-advance-organizational-change-gender-equity-stem-academic/5383">ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions</a></div> </div> </div> </li> <li 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