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Mini-Grant Program

The OSGC mini-grant program is designed to support innovative projects and programs from disciplines demonstrating interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and is available to Ohio K-12 teachers. For mini-grants, NASA requires 100% in cost sharing (i.e., 1:1 match Matching funds can be either cash and/or “in-kind” contributions (i.e., dollar estimate of the Principal Investigator (PI) and other personnel time, contributions, transportation costs, equipment supplied by other sources, volunteer time, etc.) Matching funds must be equal to or greater than the OSGC funds requested. Funding is restricted to one year. All mini-grant awards are contingent on available funding. Total OSGC budget request limited to $1,500.

Click here to download the mini-grant program flyer.

In order to receive funding, a completed OSGC application proposal must contain the following information:

• Brief description of project (including time-tables and deliverables)
• Project impact and procedure
• Planned method of evaluation
• Potential benefits to the school/institution
• Demographics of school/institution (diversity)
• Detailed budget including matching funds (outlining cost sharing)
• Curriculum Vitae of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator(s) (if applicable)

We favor programs that...

• Promote STEM education
• Target females and underrepresented minorities
• Will have impact beyond the grant period
• Are readily replicated at other schools
• Involve inter-classroom, inter-disciplinary, and multi-teacher initiatives
• Result in increased parental involvement

Proposal Deadlines: Accepted At Any Time

Application

Click here to download the mini-grant application in Microsoft Word.

After completing the mini-grant application and securing the appropriate signatures, the following options are available to submit your completed application package which includes the following: application (with signatures), budget (outlining cost sharing), and curriculum vitae.

Submission

1. Send completed application and any accompanying documents as a single PDF file via online submission.
   Click here to submit PDF file.
   
   
2. Send completed application and any accompanying documents as a single PDF file via email to: osgc@oai.org
   
   
3. Send completed original completed application and any accompanying documents via U. S. Mail to:
   Dr. Gary L. Slater
   Director
   Ohio Space Grant Consortium
   22800 Cedar Point Road
   Cleveland, OH 44142

Reporting Requirements

As an OSGC grant award recipient (Principal Investigator), you are required to complete the following reporting requirements as specified below. Failure to submit these grant requirements will result in the ineligibility of the grant recipient (Principal Investigator) to receive future funding.

1. Your Final Report - A brief final report meeting the reporting requirements stated below is due no later than one year after your grant is awarded. Your final report should include the following:
   
   
   • Project procedure, including any revisions of original concept;
   • Demographics of students, including numbers of male and female students, numbers of students from underrepresented groups, again by numbers of male and female;
   • Comments of teachers and students regarding the project (i.e., photographs, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, etc.);
   • Principal Investigator’s evaluation, with suggestions for implementation of the project model;
   • Final budget and expense report;
   • Presentation and interpretation of the results obtained;
   • Critical discussion of the success of the project;
   • Discussion of future work based on the project.
   • Publications – Advise us if any publications are written as a result of this award.
   • Future Funding – Advise us if you receive any other funding as a result of this award.
   • Public Relations - OSGC publishes a quarterly newsletter. Please send us any photos, CDs, or attendee feedback commentary to feature your award.
2. OSGC Precollege Report (to be downloaded below) - NASA Office of Education mandates that all Federal funding be reported into their OEPM (Office of Education Performance Measurement) database system which includes specific demographics and other data. The OSGC Precollege report is due December 31. The report will reflect progress of your project and/or projected results to that date.

Online Reporting Requirements Submissions

Click here to submit your final report (as outlined in Number 1 above.)
Click here to submit your completed Precollege report (as outlined in Number 2 above.)

Recent OSGC Mini-grant Recipients

• Susan R. Crites, Bishop John King Mussio Elementary, Steubenville, Ohio, "Return to the Moon"
• Erin E. Durkee, Bishop John King Mussio Elementary, Steubenville, Ohio, “Rendezvous with a Planet"
• FIRST Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition, held at Cleveland State University Wolstein Center, April 7-9, 2011
• Dean Regas, Cincinnati Observatory Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, "Astro Thursdays"
• Sally Stolly, Benjamin Logan Elementary School, Bellefontaine, Ohio, "Continuing the First Tech Challenge Endeavor"
• Sally Stolly, Benjamin Logan Elementary School, Bellefontaine, Ohio, "Getting SERIOUS about 21st Century Skills"
• Arthur Stormer, Benjamin Logan High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio, "Electronics: The On-Ramp to STEM"
• Jackie R. Thompson, Benjamin Logan High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio, “BLURR – Benjamin Logan Raider Robotics”
• University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, “Women in Engineering Camp”, July 10-15, 2011
• Dale F. Bonifas, Tipp City Exempted Village Schools, Tipp City, "Creating a STEM Club at Tippecanoe Middle School"
• FIRST Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition, held at Cleveland State University Wolstein Center, March 22-24, 2012
• Kevin P. Czajkowski, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, "Inspiring Student Science Interest Through Real-World Climate Change Projects"
• Beverly L. Ketron, iSPACE, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, Travel Support to the SEEC - 2012 Space Exploration Conference"
• Ryan L. Fogt, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, "Antarctic Climate Change Education through Meteorological Measurements at Schools (ACCEMMS)”
• James M. Less, Bettsville Local Schools, Bettsville, Ohio, "Exploring Science in the Real World"
• Kelly Cohen, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, "Flight Camp at the University of Cincinnati for High School/Middle School"
• Todd M. Alkire, North Canton Middle School, North Canton, Ohio, "All-American Soap Box Derby Gravity Race Challenge"
• E. Catherine Ujvagi, St. Piux X, Toledo, Ohio, "Mission to Mars/Science Olympiad"
• Wade L. Zwingler, Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville, Ohio, "Math Game Group (MGG)"