PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL STEM EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN - An interim update on FC-STEM activities and investments

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Progress Report on the Implementation of the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan presents an interim update on Federal activities supporting STEM education across August 2019 through May 2020. It summarizes FC-STEM progress, analyzes agency actions aligned with the Strategic Plan’s objectives, and highlights major focus areas in the STEM education community. The report describes how Federal agencies collaborate to address shared challenges and inventories Federal STEM education programs, including actual FY2019 investments, estimated FY2020 investments, and requested FY2021 funding levels.

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About the National Science and Technology Council

About the Office of Science and Technology Policy

About the Federal Coordination in STEM Education Subcommittee

About this Document

National Science and Technology Council Leadership and Committee Members

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL STEM EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN A Report by the OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY December 2020 About the National Science and Technology Council The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is the principal means by which the Executive Branch coordinates science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development enterprise. A primary objective of the NSTC is to ensure science and technology policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President's stated goals. The NSTC prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals. The work of the NSTC is organized under committees that oversee subcommittees and working groups focused on different aspects of science and technology. More information is available at [http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/nstc](http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/nstc). About the Office of Science and Technology Policy The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of resources, among other topics. OSTP leads interagency science and technology policy coordination efforts, assists the Office of Management and Budget with an annual review and analysis of Federal research and development in budgets, and serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government. More information is available at [http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp](http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp). About the Federal Coordination in STEM Education Subcommittee The Federal Coordination in STEM Education (FC-STEM) is a subcommittee of the NSTC Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM), which was established pursuant to the requirements of Section 101 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. §6621) . In accordance with the Act, CoSTEM reviews science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs, investments, and activities, and the respective assessments of each, in Federal agencies to ensure that they are effective; coordinates, with the Office of Management and Budget, STEM education programs, investments, and activities throughout the Federal agencies; and develops and implements through the participating agencies a Federal STEM education strategic plan, to be updated every five years. FC-STEM advises and assists CoSTEM and serves as a forum to facilitate the formulation and implementation of the strategic plan. About this Document The intent of this progress report is to provide Congress and the wider STEM education stakeholder community with a window into ongoing and planned Federal activities, with the goal of leading by example toward the North Star vision of the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan. This progress report includes: a summary of FC-STEM progress on the implementation of the STEM strategy, an analysis of actions developed by the agencies of FC-STEM in support of the Strategic Plan’s objectives, a discussion of major focus areas across the Federal STEM education community, a description of the ways Federal agencies will work together to address common challenges, and an inventory of Federal STEM education programs. The annual report also includes actual investments for FY2019, estimated investments for FY2020, and requested funding levels for FY2021 by agencies’ Federal STEM programs. This report provides an interim update, covering from August 2019 through May 2020 on STEM education

FAQs

Which bodies coordinate STEM education policy described in the report?

The report is organized under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), with STEM education coordination handled through the NSTC Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) and its subcommittee FC-STEM.

What time period does this progress report cover?

It covers STEM education activities of FC-STEM and Interagency Working Groups under CoSTEM from August 2019 through May 2020.

What funding information does the report include?

It includes actual investments for FY2019, estimated investments for FY2020, and requested funding levels for FY2021 by agencies’ Federal STEM programs.

Oct 15, 2026

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