Chapter 9 ATE Program Services

9.0.0.0.1 For a few ATE projects, the primary purpose is to provide activities, materials, or services to enhance the capacity of ATE grantseekers, grantees, and affiliated interest-holders to plan and conduct successful ATE projects. In some other programs within NSF’s Education and Human Resources directorate, these types of program-oriented services are consolidated and provided by a single organization. The ATE program is configured differently; ATE program- specific support, technical assistance, and other services are delivered by multiple grant-funded entities that focus on narrower areas of expertise, with an array of other projects contributing to program capacity in various ways. The ATE program also has a culture of sharing and support to advance the shared interests of program interest-holders.

9.0.0.0.2 ATE PIs were asked to identify the ways in which their projects supported the ATE community and the number of people served through their service activities.

9.1 ATE Program Services

9.1.0.1 Three percent of projects were funded specifically to serve the ATE program.

Nine ATE projects are funded to provide services and support specifically for ATE grantseekers and grantees and their affiliates. These projects include the following:

• AccessATE: supported ATE projects in making their materials and activities more accessible to all students and faculty, including those with disabilities.
• ATE Central served as the ATE program’s information hub, dedicated to highlighting ATE projects’ work and supporting them in various aspects of their work, such as archiving, outreach, and connecting with others in the ATE community.
• ATE Collaborative Outreach and Engagement raised awareness of the ATE program, primarily through the publication of the ATE Impacts book.
• EvaluATE strengthened the evaluation capacity of those involved with ATE projects through training, networking opportunities, and research, including administration of the ATE Survey.
• Journal of Advanced Technological Education (JATE) supported scholarship and published peer-reviewed publications relevant to the ATE community.
• Mentor-Connect served as a mentoring and leadership development program for two-year institutions of higher education new to the ATE program.
• Mentor Links served as a mentoring initiative to support community colleges in developing new or strengthening existing STEM technician education programs.
• Mentor Up served as a mentoring initiative to support teams in developing and submitting successful ATE proposals.
• Working Partner Workshops provided training to ATE project teams on how to effectively and sustainably collaborate with industry partners.

Collectively, these 9 projects reported the following achievements: