Math and Science Grants for Women and Minorities (H.R. 4833)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is H.R. 4833?
(Updated July 18, 2017)
Argument in favor
Science, math and tech fields harbor severe gender and racial underrepresentation; this bill would help to correct that.
Argument opposed
One could make the case that the bill is too well-meaning, and $10 million per year across so many venues won't do much.
Impact
The bill has the potential to impact participation in the fields of math and science by women and minorities.
Cost of H.R. 4833
The grant totals would be $10 million annually and authorized for three years.
Additional Info
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Eligible grantee entities would be:
• A department of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at an institution of higher education, including one-, two-, and four-year institutions
• A consortium of those educational departments
• An organization that is partnered with an educational institution
• Nonprofit organizations that represent science and engineering disciplines and/or advance the participation of underrepresented segments of the population in science and engineering
Authorized activities would be:
• Online workshops
• Student and professional mentoring programs
• Professional internships for undergraduate and graduate STEM students
• STEM education outreach programs for secondary school, undergraduate and graduate school students, and other programs to increase and retain women and minority participation in STEM education and industries.
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