Families Learning Across Boundaries (FamLAB) Spark Grants

Families Learning Across Boundaries (FamLAB) Spark Grants

Organization: Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop

Overview: FamLAB is a program designed to identify, support, and promote innovative approaches to help kids aged 3-12 learn more deeply across home, community, and school settings. The program focuses on STEM learning that extends from the classroom into real-world applications.

Funding Details

• Total Awards: $100,000 combined across four recipients
• Focus Areas: STEM learning integration across home, community, and school; public media engagement; family learning; place-based curricula
• Geographic Scope: United States (demonstrated projects in Washington, California, Idaho, and South Carolina)
• Target Population: Children ages 3-12; families in underserved communities

Eligibility

• Partnerships between researchers, practitioners, and developers
• Projects demonstrating scalability and potential to positively influence partnerships nationally
• Focus on innovative approaches to cross-boundary learning

Recent Recipients (2018)

1. Science in the Park - Partnership between National Park Service and National Writing Project 2. Family Math - Partnership between Zeno and Washington STEM (serving low-income Latinx communities in Central/Eastern Washington) 3. El Círculo Familiar - Partnership between USC Viterbi School of Engineering, PBS SoCal, and Critical Media Project at USC Annenberg 4. Let Our Powers Combine - Idaho's Early STEM Network Initiative led by Idaho STEM Action Center

Funding Sources

• Heising-Simons Foundation
• Bezos Family Foundation
• Oath Foundation