NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative - Special Report to the Nation III - Accelerating Collaborative, Systemic Change to Broaden Participation in STEM

Oct 15, 2026

NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative delivers a special report describing nationwide efforts to broaden participation in STEM through diversity and inclusion. Since early funding in 2016, the initiative has supported pilot designs, planning grants, alliances, and conference and partner awards that build shared infrastructure, leadership, partnerships, and measurable goals. The report also outlines how the INCLUDES Coordination Hub leads an interconnected National Network that advances research and practice to scale evidence-based models and strengthen STEM identity for underrepresented and underserved learners.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages64

Reading Time2 h 41 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

Who We Are

A Message from the National Science Foundation

In Memoriam

New Name, Continued Commitment

The Coordination Hub

ASPIRE Alliance

CAHSI Alliance

First2 Network Alliance

IGEN Alliance

STEM Core Alliance

SEAS Islands Alliance

STEM OPS Alliance

AiiCE Alliance

ALRISE Alliance

Engineering PLUS Alliance

Native FEWS Alliance

TAPDINTO-STEM Alliance

All-Spice Alliance

CIRCLES Alliance

NDSA Alliance

RISE UPP

Design and Development Launch Pilots

Planning Grants

Additional Project Types

FY 2023 Award Spotlight

Current Funding Opportunities

Join the Network

INCLUDES Team Members

NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative Special Report to the Nation III ACCELERATING COLLABORATIVE, SYSTEMIC CHANGE to Broaden Participation in STEM 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 Who WeAre 48 Design and Development Launch Pilots 05 A Message from the National Science Foundation 50 Planning Grants 06 In Memoriam 52 Additional Project Types 07 New Name, Continued Commitment 54 Building and Expanding the National Network 08 10 12 58 FY 2023 Award Spotlight 60 Current Funding Opportunities 61 Join the Network 62 INCLUDES Team Members 15 21 24 The Coordination Hub 30 ASPIRE Alliance 31 CAHSI Alliance 32 First2 Network Alliance 33 IGEN Alliance 34 STEM Core Alliance 35 SEAS Islands Alliance 36 STEM OPS Alliance 37 STEM PUSH Alliance 38 AiiCE Alliance 39 ALRISE Alliance 40 Engineering PLUS Alliance 41 Native FEWS Alliance 42 TAPDINTO-STEM Alliance 44 All-Spice Alliance 45 CIRCLES Alliance 4 6 NDSA Alliance 47 RISE UPP 3 WHO WE ARE NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative is a comprehensive, national effort designed to enhance U. S. leadership in discovery and innovation by focusing on diversity, inclusion, and broadening participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at scale. In 2022, the INCLUDES Initiative was renamed in honor of retired Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, U. S. House of Representatives, TX 30th District. Chairwoman Johnson worked to build a legacy of science for all and the INCLUDES Initiative works toward a similar goal, by awarding grants and building and strengthening an engaged National Network to build capacity, raise visibility, and expand opportunity to broaden participation in STEM. Karen Marrongelle, Chief Operating Officer | Eddie Bernice Johnson, Retired U.S. House of Representatives | James L. Moore, III, Assistant Director, EDU | Sylvia Butterfield, Acting Assistant Director, SBE | Tori Rhoulac Smith, Lead Program Director, NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative Credit: Charlotte Geary, NSF 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE NSF It is with great enthusiasm that we share with you the third Report to the Nation for NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative. The INCLUDES Initiative is catalyzing collaborative, systemic efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce on a broad, national scale. This report highlights progress toward these goals. Since funding the first projects in 2016, the INCLUDES Initiative has supported numerous efforts to broaden participation in STEM across different populations, disciplines, and settings. Design and Development Launch Pilot projects have tested new strategies and models for collaborative approaches to broadening participation. Planning grants helped projects build collaborative infrastructure to establish the shared vision, partnerships, goals and metrics, leadership and communication. They supported the potential for expansion, sustainability, and scale that could lead to future networks and centers focused on broadening participation in STEM. Alliances establish large, multifaceted networks to implement systemic strategies and conduct research that will advance broadening participation goals. These projects, along with conference grants, awards co-funded with other NSF programs, federal agency partners, and many allied individuals and organizations, have developed into an interconnected National Network, led and supported by the INCLUDES Coordination Hub. Indeed, the INCLUDES National Network is developing into a dynamic ecosystem of people and projects that span research and practice, working collaboratively to transform STEM education and the STEM workforce through diverse participation and contribution. As a Founda

FAQs

What is the purpose of the NSF’s INCLUDES Initiative?

The initiative is designed to enhance U.S. leadership in discovery and innovation by focusing on diversity, inclusion, and broadening participation in STEM at scale.

How has INCLUDES supported progress since initial funding?

It has supported pilots testing new strategies, planning grants building collaborative infrastructure, and alliances that implement systemic strategies and conduct research aligned to broadening participation goals.

Who leads and connects the National Network?

The INCLUDES Coordination Hub leads and supports an interconnected National Network spanning research and practice, coordinated across NSF efforts and funded projects.

Oct 15, 2026

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