H.R. 2253: To establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-21 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nonprofit robotics or STEM competitions; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers. Allows secondary schools to apply for such grants if their LEA does not. Gives priority to grant applications that address the needs of: (1) rural or urban schools, (2) low-performing schools or school districts, or (3) LEAs or schools that serve at least 10,000 poor children or a student population at least 20% of which is poor. Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs or schools. Directs the Secretary to: (1) publicize the grant program and nontraditional STEM teaching methods, (2) evaluate the efficacy of the grant program, and (3) evaluate existing federal STEM education programs to determine whether there are duplicative programs.

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To establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2253.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2253 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112