The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $660,000 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE MISSION OF THE CONNECTICUT SPACE GRANT (CTSG) COLLEGE CONSORTIUM IS TO FURTHER THE EFFORTS STARTED THROUGH NASA S EDUCATION STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. THE EDUCATION GROUP HAS BEGUN INITIATIVES WITH THREE MAJOR OUTCOMES: 1. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) WORKFORCE IN DISCIPLINES USEFUL TO NASA, 2. ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS IN STEM DISCIPLINES, 3. PARTNERSHIPS WHICH PROMOTE STEM LITERACY AND AWARENESS OF NASA S MISSION. THE CTSG CONSORTIUM WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL THREE OUTCOMES LISTED ABOVE, ALBEIT WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, LEVELS OF EFFORT AND RESOURCES. VARIATIONS IN RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND THE FUNDAMENTAL MAKEUP OF CONSORTIA (DESIGNATED STATE VS. NON-DESIGNATED STATE) WILL NATURALLY ALLOW SOME OF THESE OUTCOMES TO BE MORE EMPHASIZED AND CONSEQUENTLY MORE STRONGLY SUPPORTED. HOWEVER, OUR GOAL IS TO PRODUCE RESULTS THAT STRENGTHEN EACH OUTCOME. A SUMMARY TABLE OF CONSORTIUM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CAN BE VIEWED IN APPENDIX A. HOWEVER, A BROAD OVERVIEW IS GIVEN BELOW. THE CTSG CONSORTIUM PRESENTLY HAS MEMBERSHIP COMPOSED OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, AND INFORMAL EDUCATION OUTLETS. WITH 13 MEMBER SCHOOLS, WE ARE CLEARLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORT OUTCOME 1, DEVELOPMENT OF A STEM WORKFORCE. WE PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES WITH THE EFFORTS OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUPS THAT HAVE COMPLEMENTARY INTERESTS IN OUR STATE. OUR BROAD-BASED EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF OUTCOME 1 WILL BE CONTINUED THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, IN WHICH STUDENTS WORK ON PROJECTS RELATED TO NASA S MISSION. STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WILL BE AMPLIFIED BY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENT INTERNSHIPS. WE HAVE FIRM COMMITMENTS FROM NUMEROUS LOCAL AEROSPACE COMPANIES TO ACCEPT STUDENT INTERNS (E.G. PRATT&WHITNEY, HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND, ETC). THE CTSG CONSORTIUM WILL CONTINUE OUR EXISTING TIES WITH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GROUPS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF OUR CONSORTIUM TO INFLUENCE OUTCOME 2, ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. THESE GROUPS INCLUDE STATE-WIDE SCIENCE GROUPS, AS WELL AS MAGNET SCHOOLS. THESE MAGNET SCHOOLS HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT OVER THE LAST DECADE. A NUMBER OF MAGNET SCHOOLS FOCUS ON STEM FIELDS AND WE PLAN TO ALIGN WITH THEM SINCE WE BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT OUR STRATEGIC INTERESTS. THE GOAL IS FOR OUR ACTIVITIES TO INFLUENCE STUDENTS TO PURSUE STEM FIELDS IN COLLEGE. BY CONCENTRATING ON MAGNET SCHOOLS, WHICH BOAST A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, WE HOPE TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THE STUDENT POPULATION WITHIN STEM FIELDS IN COLLEGES. FINALLY, WE WILL MAINTAIN EXISTING COMMUNITY LINKS WITHIN THE INFORMAL EDUCATION FIELD (EG. MUSEUMS AND SCIENCE CENTERS) AND SEEK NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO IMPACT OUTCOME 3, PROMOTION OF STEM LITERACY. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT LINKS INCLUDE OUR LONGSTANDING AFFILIATION WITH THE NEW ENGLAND AIR MUSEUM (NEAM), AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE NEWLY OPENED CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER WHICH HAS JUST FINISHED CONSTRUCTING A FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN HARTFORD. AS CONNECTICUT IS A SMALL STATE THIS SCIENCE CENTER IS WITHIN 25 MILES OF MOST CONSORTIUM MEMBERS. THE SCIENCE CENTER HOSTED OUR PROGRAM REVIEW IN JUNE 2009.

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• $48,397 - Wednesday the 18th of July 2012
  Department Of Navy
  OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)

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• $430,000 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE MISSION OF THE CONNECTICUT SPACE GRANT (CTSG) COLLEGE CONSORTIUM IS TO FURTHER THE EFFORTS STARTED THROUGH NASA S EDUCATION STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. THE EDUCATION GROUP HAS BEGUN INITIATIVES WITH THREE MAJOR OUTCOMES: 1. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) WORKFORCE IN DISCIPLINES USEFUL TO NASA, 2. ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS IN STEM DISCIPLINES, 3. PARTNERSHIPS WHICH PROMOTE STEM LITERACY AND AWARENESS OF NASA S MISSION. THE CTSG CONSORTIUM WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL THREE OUTCOMES LISTED ABOVE, ALBEIT WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, LEVELS OF EFFORT AND RESOURCES. VARIATIONS IN RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND THE FUNDAMENTAL MAKEUP OF CONSORTIA (DESIGNATED STATE VS. NON-DESIGNATED STATE) WILL NATURALLY ALLOW SOME OF THESE OUTCOMES TO BE MORE EMPHASIZED AND CONSEQUENTLY MORE STRONGLY SUPPORTED. HOWEVER, OUR GOAL IS TO PRODUCE RESULTS THAT STRENGTHEN EACH OUTCOME. A SUMMARY TABLE OF CONSORTIUM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CAN BE VIEWED IN APPENDIX A. HOWEVER, A BROAD OVERVIEW IS GIVEN BELOW. THE CTSG CONSORTIUM PRESENTLY HAS MEMBERSHIP COMPOSED OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, AND INFORMAL EDUCATION OUTLETS. WITH 13 MEMBER SCHOOLS, WE ARE CLEARLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORT OUTCOME 1, DEVELOPMENT OF A STEM WORKFORCE. WE PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES WITH THE EFFORTS OF A WIDE RANGE OF GROUPS THAT HAVE COMPLEMENTARY INTERESTS IN OUR STATE. OUR BROAD-BASED EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF OUTCOME 1 WILL BE CONTINUED THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, IN WHICH STUDENTS WORK ON PROJECTS RELATED TO NASA S MISSION. STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WILL BE AMPLIFIED BY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENT INTERNSHIPS. WE HAVE FIRM COMMITMENTS FROM NUMEROUS LOCAL AEROSPACE COMPANIES TO ACCEPT STUDENT INTERNS (E.G. PRATT&WHITNEY, HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND, ETC). THE CTSG CONSORTIUM WILL CONTINUE OUR EXISTING TIES WITH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GROUPS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF OUR CONSORTIUM TO INFLUENCE OUTCOME 2, ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. THESE GROUPS INCLUDE STATE-WIDE SCIENCE GROUPS, AS WELL AS MAGNET SCHOOLS. THESE MAGNET SCHOOLS HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT OVER THE LAST DECADE. A NUMBER OF MAGNET SCHOOLS FOCUS ON STEM FIELDS AND WE PLAN TO ALIGN WITH THEM SINCE WE BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT OUR STRATEGIC INTERESTS. THE GOAL IS FOR OUR ACTIVITIES TO INFLUENCE STUDENTS TO PURSUE STEM FIELDS IN COLLEGE. BY CONCENTRATING ON MAGNET SCHOOLS, WHICH BOAST A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, WE HOPE TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THE STUDENT POPULATION WITHIN STEM FIELDS IN COLLEGES. FINALLY, WE WILL MAINTAIN EXISTING COMMUNITY LINKS WITHIN THE INFORMAL EDUCATION FIELD (EG. MUSEUMS AND SCIENCE CENTERS) AND SEEK NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO IMPACT OUTCOME 3, PROMOTION OF STEM LITERACY. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT LINKS INCLUDE OUR LONGSTANDING AFFILIATION WITH THE NEW ENGLAND AIR MUSEUM (NEAM), AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE NEWLY OPENED CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER WHICH HAS JUST FINISHED CONSTRUCTING A FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN HARTFORD. AS CONNECTICUT IS A SMALL STATE THIS SCIENCE CENTER IS WITHIN 25 MILES OF MOST CONSORTIUM MEMBERS. THE SCIENCE CENTER HOSTED OUR PROGRAM REVIEW IN JUNE 2009.

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