Congress 114 - HR 4803 - Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016

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Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Minority education Minority employment Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's education Women's employment

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Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016

This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in science and engineering, or both:

online workshops,
mentoring programs that partner STEM professionals with students,
internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields,
outreach programs providing elementary and secondary school students with opportunities to increase their exposure to STEM fields, and
programs to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty.

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Sep 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Mar 17, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Mar 17, 2016

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E337)
Mar 17, 2016

Introduced in House

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