# NSF Awards Scientists in the Family Major Grant

**Source**: https://afamstudies.yale.edu/news/nsf-awards-scientists-family-major-grant
**Parent**: https://afamstudies.yale.edu/news/2024-08

National Science Foundation Selects [New York Hall of Science](https://nysci.org/) for Nearly $4 Million in New STEM Grants

[Thomas Allen Harris,](https://afamstudies.yale.edu/people/thomas-allen-harris) Professor in the Practice in African American Studies and Film & Media, ***Scientists in the Family*** project has been awarded a $3.2million grant from the National Science Foundation!

Specifically, the grant will support three critical projects in partnership with the New York Hall of Science:

1) Create a feature-length documentary film directed, written, and produced by Thomas Allen Harris- “My Mom, The Scientist” - that will explore pioneering Black women scientists and engage Black families around STEM learning;

2) Support the Family Pictures Institute’s unique experiential community engagement project, *Scientists in the Family*, to connect audiences in new partnerships with science centers around the country; and

3) Research the use of culturally-responsive strategies to advance educational practices in informal STEM learning.

[Read article](https://qns.com/2024/08/nysci-corona-4-million-stem-grants/)

Friday, August 30, 2024