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Teachers and Students for Community-Oriented Research and Education: Linking Industry Partners, Faculty, and Teachers (TSCORE LIFT)

Award Number: R25GM137272
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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Teachers and Students for Community-Oriented Research and Education: Linking Industry Partners, Faculty, and Teachers (TSCORE LIFT) - 21st-century changes in healthcare have rapidly outpaced advancements in science education, leaving many high school students without access to high-quality, experiential science learning essential for preparing future health professionals. There is a critical need to strengthen connections between science education and real-world healthcare applications to avoid ongoing gaps in engaging science content and career preparation. For the past five years, we have addressed this issue through a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the NIH by focusing on teachers as key drivers of change. Our previous SEPA project (2015–2020), Teachers and Students for Community-Oriented Research and Education (TSCORE), supported teachers in Kansas in delivering innovative, health-focused science curricula and developing model instructional units. Through this work, we learned that CTE educators lack the professional development, instructional materials, and content depth required to implement high-quality, NGSS-aligned science instruction. In addition, schools often lack the necessary partnerships with universities or industry to provide students with experiential learning opportunities that connect classroom science to potential careers. These partnerships are critical for developing and delivering STEM education that prepares students for future workforce needs. With these findings in mind, we propose TSCORE LIFT (Linking Industry, Faculty, and Teachers), a continuum of educational strategies integrated within the Kansas Health and Bio Sciences Career Pathway. TSCORE LIFT will: 1) establish partnerships in five Kansas communities involving local health systems, university faculty, and public high school teachers. Each of the five Kansas school districts will include a public high school, a local health system partner, and a K-INBRE university partner. These local teams will work together to develop NGSS-aligned high school biology storylines, a Health Science Academy for career exploration, and a capstone course to provide work-based learning experiences that address local healthcare workforce needs. 2) We will equip teachers to work alongside health system and university partners to co-develop and implement a curricular continuum of NGSS-aligned, localized science education programming. This will be supported through summer professional development aligned with the rollout of the curriculum; an end-of-grant Teacher Summit; and a virtual network site to increase teacher connectivity, enable resource exchange, and support the emergence of a critical mass of practitioners focused on expanding rigorous health science education opportunities for students interested in health science careers.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	5/13/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $250,292 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	7/8/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,292
														Subtotal = $250,292

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $254,815 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	9/6/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$254,815
														Subtotal = $254,815

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $259,425 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	6/16/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$259,425
														Subtotal = $259,425

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $263,404 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	8/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$263,404
														Subtotal = $263,404

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $271,155 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	8/24/2021	NEW	$271,155
														Subtotal = $271,155

Grand Total All Awards = $1,299,091

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Teachers and Students for Community-Oriented Research and Education: Linking Industry Partners, Faculty, and Teachers (TSCORE LIFT)

Award Number: R25GM137272

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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