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About SEPA

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are dedicated to teaching future generations about cutting edge research in health and science. To this end, NIH's National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) initiated the Science Education Partnership Award Program (SEPA) in 1991. Through this competitive grants program, SEPA sponsors partnerships among researchers, educators, and community groups to share their knowledge, expertise, and enthusiasm about health and science research with K-12 students and the general public. Designed to improve science and health literacy, these grants have funded projects at health science centers, universities, K-12 schools, science museums, and community organizations across the country (NCRR, 2004). This website has been designed to make the educational materials and expertise produced through these efforts accessible.

• Explore SEPA's History and Objectives
• More About SEPA in NCRR Reporter
• -NCRR Reporter 2007 Fall
• -NCRR Reporter 2006 Fall
• -Learning to Love Science (Spring 2006)
• -Bringing Life Science to Science (2005)
• FAQ about SEPA website

SEPA logos:

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• The jpg low res is suitable for websites. File download
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• Powerpoint slides have also been included which contain the transparent black and white versions. File download

Below is an archived list of past SEPA RFA's:

• 2005 RFA: PAR-06-080 Release Date: November 30, 2005
• 2003 RFA: RFA-RR-04-004 Release Date: December 19, 2003
• 1999 PAR-00-036 Release Date: December 22, 1999
• 1992 RFA: AD-92-01 Release Date: February 21, 1992

Meet the SEPA Website Development Team

The SEPA Website and SEPA Newsletters are managed by the Positively Aging® team, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

If you have comments about the SEPA website or would like to send updated information about your SEPA project, please contact the Positively Aging® team - teachhealthk-12@uthscsa.edu.

Thanks to Our Contributors:

Support for the SEPA website has been provided by a Science Education Partnership Award from the NIH - NCRR. Development of this website was supported in part by a gift from the Ray Ellison Charitable Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, 2004-2006. We are grateful for their help and generosity in creating the SEPA website.