director’s council – march 2007 washington, dc

March 2007 www.spacegrant.org

Director’s Council – March 2007Washington, DC

National Space Grant Foundationhttp://www.spacegrant.org/

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 650 East

Washington, DC 20001

202-536-3030

202-536-3089 (Fax)

[email protected]


Financial Items

• Moved NSGF Accounts to New Bank– Increased Interest Earnings– Simplified Banking Process

• Streamlined Accounting System• Account Statements

– Provide Regular Updates on Sub-Accounts– Contain all Transactions to State Sub-Account– Year End 2006 Statement– Delivered Quarterly– Questions or Did Not Received Year End Statement –

Contact Mark Fischer ([email protected])


Financial Report

Balance as of 31 December 2006

Expendable: $ 506,996

Endowment: $ 127,234

State Balances Available atwww.spacegrant.org/info/accounts.html

Prior Year Balance 474,684

Income Commission 1,691 Contracts 115,740 EAP 2,469,531 Donations 6,160 Interest 11,938 Meetings 24,570 State Deposits 18,869 Total 2,648,500

Expenses Contracts 113,610 EAP 2,285,758 Meetings 18,637 Operating 44,755 Withdrawals 3,396 State Expenses 22,798 Total 2,488,954

Net 159,545

Current Balance 634,230


Sub-Account Balancesas of 31 December 2006

AccountEndowmen

t Expendable

NSGF 5,492.19 99,285.32

Council 5,160.79 13,256.35

To Be Distributed 334.89

EAP 35,376.53

Alabama 1,639.94 1,726.81

Alaska 878.17 6,012.39

Arizona 1,674.63 1,455.40

Arkansas 1,311.09 1,591.63

California 3,134.83 116,189.44

Colorado 1,281.57 578.45

Connecticut 1,168.29 1,117.53

Delaware 965.80 895.85

District of Columbia 715.07 4,517.62

Florida 2,063.01 1,347.49

Georgia 1,398.30 874.52

Hawaii 1,024.11 9,525.64

Idaho 1,612.14 1,709.57

Illinois 1,372.80 1,717.10

Indiana 1,319.24 933.83

AccountEndowmen

t Expendable

Iowa 39,458.50 17,942.21

Kansas 1,411.40 1,776.90

Kentucky 1,079.36 813.38

Louisiana 1,267.39 2,058.98

Maine 1,362.02 1,271.35

Maryland 1,413.41 12,729.87

Massachusetts 1,817.20 1,570.62

Michigan 1,865.28 8,581.86

Minnesota 1,658.44 2,430.69

Mississippi 1,617.11 5,654.86

Missouri 1,401.44 1,501.38

Montana 1,574.61 13,969.24

Nebraska 1,563.58 3,936.37

Nevada 1,276.15 1,262.55

New Hampshire 1,149.20 1,165.97

New Jersey 1,410.77 2,046.02

New Mexico 1,337.22 1,448.33

New York 1,487.94 753.51

AccountEndowmen

t Expendable

North Carolina 956.02 1,909.50

North Dakota 1,146.27 6,824.11

Ohio 1,879.96 1,452.76

Oklahoma 780.30 926.26

Oregon 1,163.68 6,660.37

Pennsylvania 1,608.60 10,602.40

Puerto Rico 1,394.45 1,899.96

Rhode Island 1,958.48 9,971.83

South Carolina 1,646.08 0.00

South Dakota 1,246.84 1,746.74

Tennessee 1,693.16 791.58

Texas 4,333.45 44,608.65

Utah 1,560.83 1,571.29

Vermont 849.03 1,043.92

Virginia 1,843.58 16,074.12

Washington 1,693.26 578.97

West Virginia 1,169.73 1,493.74

Wisconsin 1,828.85 17,720.65

Wyoming 1,783.08 2,093.85

Total 127,233.53 506,996.27


Activities Update

• Education Associates Program– University Students & Faculty Internships & Fellowships

With NASA– Contact: Lisa Brown (PA) or Mike Wiskerchen (CA)– CA Partnership

• Undergraduate Student Research Program– Undergraduate Internships at NASA Centers– Contact: Mary Sandy (VA) or Mark Fischer (NSGF)– VA Partnership– 27 States Participated in Awareness Campaign

AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, IA, IN, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NM, OH, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, WI, and WV


Activities Update

• PathevoTM

– Career Exploration Software– SG Schools Receive Free Licenses the First Year– Contact: Dick Henry (MD) and Adeboyejo Oni (PathevoTM)

• Distinguished Service Award

• Space Grant Services Program

• NASA 50th Year Publication


Activities Update

• Proposal Efforts– Regional Alliances for Persons with Disabilities in

Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education (RAD) – NSF

– Education Associates Program (EAP) – NASA/Ames

– NASA Faculty Fellowship Program (NFFP) – Various NASA Centers

– Aerospace Education Services Program (AESP) – NASA


NSGF Proposal Process

How Does the NSGF Decide

What Calls to Respond to

and Who to Partner With


Sky Walking

• Utah

• Nebraska


Space GrantServices Program Update

Purpose

– Serve Space Grant Network– Increase NSGF’s Value to SG Network– Share Programs/Systems With Network– Provide Economies of Scale


Service ProgramKey Features

• PI: Jaydeep Mukherjee (FL)

• Implementer: Mark Fischer

• Voluntary Participation

• Customer Focused

• Possible Spin-offs to External Contracts


Service ProgramNew Services

• [email protected]• National Website

(http://national.spacegrant.org/)• Credit Card Processing• Longitudinal Tracking• CMIS Forms• Application System• Proposal Submission/Review System• Others on Request


Service ProgramCredit Card Processing

• SmallSat 2006– Contact: Bill Byrd or Carmen Fuchs (IA)– 62% of Attendees Paid By Credit Card

• Southeast Regional– Contact: Richard Hackney (KY)– 61% of Attendees Paid By Credit Card

• Spring National Meeting– Contact: Eric Day (DC)– 71% of Attendees Paid By Credit Card


Service ProgramCredit Card Processing

• Process– SG Determines Items and Costs– NSGF Creates Shopping Cart– Participant Registers With SG– Participant Pays NSGF– NSGF Deposits Funds in SG Expendable Account

• Costs– 3.50% per Transaction Plus– Plus $0.30 per Transaction– Minimum Monthly Transaction Charges and Monthly

Service Charges Covered by NSGF


NSGF Longitudinal Tracking System

• Began in 2006• 13 States Involved As of February

(AR, FL, MD, MN, MS, NC, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, and WA)

• Provides all NASA HQ Requested Longitudinal Tracking Reports

• Monthly Feedback From Former Participants• 3,800 Former Participants• Over 650 Participant Comments


Longitudinal TrackingMajor Features

• Web Base System• Mimics SG Website• Data Ported From Existing Sources

CMIS, SG Databases or Files, Other

• Customer Determines What Data to Include Years, Programs, Award level

• Standardized Forms With Some Customization• Data Resides on NSGF Server• Data Ownership Resides in SG Not NSGF


Longitudinal TrackingData Fields

• Contact Information

• Educational History

• Employment History

• NASA Program Involvement History

• Anecdotal Data


Significant Support

• Flexible “Significant Support” Definition

• Single or Combination of– Single Award Exceeds Set Dollar Amount– Cumulative Awards Exceeds Set Dollar

Amount– Participation in Set Number of Programs– Participation in a Specified Program– Special Individual Designation


Longitudinal TrackingBudget Call Matrix

FY 2006 LONGITUDINAL SUMMARY EDUCATION STEM EMPLOYMENT OTHER

For all students who received a“significant" award in Fellowships/ Scholarships, Higher Education, & Research Infrastructure

Number ofAwardees CompletedFunding inFY2006

StillEnrolled

In CurrentDegree

Program

Graduated &

Pursuing Advanced

STEM Degree

Graduated &

seeking STEM

Employment

Employed in

STEM Position

Employed by

NASA/JPL

Employed in STEM

Academic Field

All Other (e.g. non-

STEM employment, non-STEM academic degree)

Fellowship/Scholarship Recipients

Number of Students 379 203 54 4 18 2 3 95

Percentage of Awards to Underrepresented Students 18.7% 19.2% 16.7% 50.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0%

Percent Male 54.1% 53.2% 50.0% 100.0% 61.1% 0.0% 0.0% 57.9%

Percent Female 43.8% 44.3% 48.1% 0.0% 27.8% 100.0% 100.0% 42.1%

Number of Undgrad 322 163 51 0 14 2 1 91

Number of Graduate 25 16 3 0 3 0 0 3

Number of PhD 32 24 0 4 1 0 2 1


Longitudinal TrackingFinancial Information

• Allowable Expense on Federal Grant• Contacting Mechanisms

– Standard Purchase– Purchase Order– Sole Source Purchase Order– Cost Reimbursable Subcontract– NSGF State Expendable Funds

• Costs– Based Upon

• Number of Participating States• Actual Costs

– $5,350 First Year Maximum– $4,000 Out Years Maximum


Service Program CMIS Forms

• Features– On-line CMIS Based Forms– Available Year Round– Available w/o Username/Password– Reports Formatted for Quick CMIS Entry– State CMIS Contact is Notified of Submission

• What it Does Not Do– Enter Data Into CMIS– Once Submitted Data Can Not be Edited


Application System

• Web Based System• Processes

– Applications– Transcripts– Vitas– Letters of Recommendation

• F&S Programs, Workshops• Currently In Use For 10 Different Programs• Customized Applications• Mimics Space Grant Site• Costs

– $2,500 - $4,500 First Year– $1,750 - $3,250 In Out Year


Proposal Submission/Review System

• Web Based System• Mimics Space Grant Site• Accepts Proposals• Solicits, Collects, and Compiles Reviews• Compiles Report With Submitted Comments for Each PI• Currently In Use For 8 Different Programs• Example

– 45 Proposals in 4 Categories– 45 Reviewers– Each Proposal Reviewed 4-5 times– 190 Reviews

• Costs– $3,500 - $5,000 First Year– $2,500 - $3,500 In Out Years


Questions?


NASA: 50 Years of Exploration and Discovery

• Publication to Commemorate Anniversary

• Distribution– Anniversary Celebrations,

Events and Galas– All NASA Employees– Senior Executives at NASA

Contractors– Members of Congress– 75,000 copies


Executive Committee Approach

• Executive Committee – Solicited Contributions from States– Determined Content– Reviewed Designs– Final Edits Due to Designer March 5th

• Texas Space Grant Produced Graphics• NSGF

– Facilitated Effort– Official Sponsor– Payment Mechanism

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