1. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Director’s Council – March 2007 Washington, DC National Space Grant Foundation http://www.spacegrant.org/ 101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 650 East Washington, DC 20001 202-536-3030 202-536-3089 (Fax) president@spacegrant.org

2. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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 (fischer@spacegrant.org)

3. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Financial Report Balance as of 31 December 2006 Expendable: $ 506,996 Endowment: $ 127,234 State Balances Available at www.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 Balance634,230

4. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Sub-Account Balances as of 31 December 2006 AccountEndowmentExpendable NSGF5,492.1999,285.32 Council5,160.7913,256.35 To Be Distributed334.89 EAP35,376.53 Alabama1,639.941,726.81 Alaska878.176,012.39 Arizona1,674.631,455.40 Arkansas1,311.091,591.63 California3,134.83116,189.44 Colorado1,281.57578.45 Connecticut1,168.291,117.53 Delaware965.80895.85 District of Columbia715.074,517.62 Florida2,063.011,347.49 Georgia1,398.30874.52 Hawaii1,024.119,525.64 Idaho1,612.141,709.57 Illinois1,372.801,717.10 Indiana1,319.24933.83 AccountEndowmentExpendable Iowa39,458.5017,942.21 Kansas1,411.401,776.90 Kentucky1,079.36813.38 Louisiana1,267.392,058.98 Maine1,362.021,271.35 Maryland1,413.4112,729.87 Massachusetts1,817.201,570.62 Michigan1,865.288,581.86 Minnesota1,658.442,430.69 Mississippi1,617.115,654.86 Missouri1,401.441,501.38 Montana1,574.6113,969.24 Nebraska1,563.583,936.37 Nevada1,276.151,262.55 New Hampshire1,149.201,165.97 New Jersey1,410.772,046.02 New Mexico1,337.221,448.33 New York1,487.94753.51 AccountEndowmentExpendable North Carolina956.021,909.50 North Dakota1,146.276,824.11 Ohio1,879.961,452.76 Oklahoma780.30926.26 Oregon1,163.686,660.37 Pennsylvania1,608.6010,602.40 Puerto Rico1,394.451,899.96 Rhode Island1,958.489,971.83 South Carolina1,646.080.00 South Dakota1,246.841,746.74 Tennessee1,693.16791.58 Texas4,333.4544,608.65 Utah1,560.831,571.29 Vermont849.031,043.92 Virginia1,843.5816,074.12 Washington1,693.26578.97 West Virginia1,169.731,493.74 Wisconsin1,828.8517,720.65 Wyoming1,783.082,093.85 Total127,233.53506,996.27

5. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

6. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Activities Update Pathevo TM –Career Exploration Software –SG Schools Receive Free Licenses the First Year –Contact: Dick Henry (MD) and Adeboyejo Oni (Pathevo TM ) Distinguished Service Award Space Grant Services Program NASA 50 th Year Publication

7. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

8. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 NSGF Proposal Process How Does the NSGF Decide What Calls to Respond to and Who to Partner With

9. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Sky Walking Utah Nebraska

10. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Space Grant Services Program Update Purpose –Serve Space Grant Network –Increase NSGF’s Value to SG Network –Share Programs/Systems With Network –Provide Economies of Scale

11. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Service Program Key Features PI: Jaydeep Mukherjee (FL) Implementer: Mark Fischer Voluntary Participation Customer Focused Possible Spin-offs to External Contracts

12. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Service Program New Services director@xx.spacegrant.org National Website (http://national.spacegrant.org/) Credit Card Processing Longitudinal Tracking CMIS Forms Application System Proposal Submission/Review System Others on Request

13. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Service Program Credit 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

14. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Service Program Credit 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

15. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

16. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Longitudinal Tracking Major 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

17. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Longitudinal Tracking Data Fields Contact Information Educational History Employment History NASA Program Involvement History Anecdotal Data

18. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

19. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Longitudinal Tracking Budget 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 of Awardees Completed Funding in FY2006 Still Enrolled In Current Degree 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 Students379 20354 41823 95 Percentage of Awards to Underrepresented Students 18.7% 19.2%16.7% 50.0%11.1%0.0% 20.0% Percent Male54.1% 53.2%50.0% 100.0%61.1%0.0% 57.9% Percent Female43.8% 44.3%48.1% 0.0%27.8%100.0% 42.1% Number of Undgrad322 16351 01421 91 Number of Graduate25 163 0300 3 Number of PhD32 240 4102 1

20. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Longitudinal Tracking Financial 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

21. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

22. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

23. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

24. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Questions?

25. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 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

26. www.spacegrant.org March 2007 Executive Committee Approach Executive Committee –Solicited Contributions from States –Determined Content –Reviewed Designs –Final Edits Due to Designer March 5 th Texas Space Grant Produced Graphics NSGF –Facilitated Effort –Official Sponsor –Payment Mechanism

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