Sec. 510. Broadening participation
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The Director shall invest in broadening the participation of underrepresented groups, including minorities, women, and students from rural areas, in STEM fields. Investments shall include competitively awarded grants— to support institutions of higher education in providing academic and social support for underrepresented groups; to facilitate student research activities; to establish, maintain, and expand partnerships, including research collaborations, between national research laboratories, Federal agencies, industry, and minority-serving institutions (as described in section 371 of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) )), including community colleges; to promote activities to improve, among parents and students in underrepresented groups, awareness of educational and career opportunities in STEM fields; to conduct data collection and research activities relevant to recruitment, retention, instruction, and curriculum development in STEM fields; and to expand those projects that broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in STEM fields.
Grants to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in STEM fields shall support activities such as— mentoring programs that partner STEM professionals with students; internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM; outreach programs that provide elementary and secondary school students with exposure to STEM fields; and additional programs as the Director may determine. The Director, for each broadening participation program or portfolio of programs, shall— identify and include measurable objectives and milestones in each program's solicitation; encourage the collection of quantitative data as relevant to the measurable objectives and milestones under paragraph (1); engage external analysts in evaluating the program or portfolio against the objectives and milestones under paragraph (1); ensure that program or portfolio evaluations focus on the educational outcomes and not just the inputs, activities completed, or number of participants; and whenever relevant, conduct longitudinal or comparison group studies.
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